A suspect in a North Valley Stream home invasion is dead, likely from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he exchanged gunfire with police inside the house he was trying to rob on Monday night. A second suspect is under arrest, facing burglary and weapons charges.
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By Andrew Hackmack and Brian Croce
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1/16/12
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PTAs welcome Santa
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The Clear Stream Avenue and Howell Road School PTAs recently hosted their annual Breakfast with Santa events for children and parents. Clear Stream's breakfast was on Dec. 10, and Howell Road held its event on Dec. 17.
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12/21/11
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Kind, courteous, beautiful and respectful. Those were just some of the dozens of adjectives used to describe Nicholas Lakharam, a 12-year-old from North Valley Stream who died on Dec. 16 at home, surrounded by family, after fighting bone cancer for a year and a half.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/21/11
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The sights and sounds of the holidays were quite prevalent in North Valley Stream on Monday night. Friends of North Valley Stream hosted its annual Christmas and Hanukkah celebration at the corner of Dutch Broadway and Corona Avenue.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/14/11
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Fifth-grade students at Howell Road School became scientists last week, participating in a DNA extraction lab. The school’s library became their laboratory on Nov. 21, as children learned about a component of every living thing.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/30/11
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Teachers, parents and administrators got to together on Oct. 22 to begin construction on a new garden at Howell Road School that will be used for learning.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/2/11
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Willow Road School hosted its annual Wonder Walk on Monday afternoon. The Halloween parade traveled through the streets of Franklin Square as children proudly marched in their costumes.
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11/2/11
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Federal authorities arrested 11 people, 10 of them Long Islanders, including a Rockville Centre doctor, last week and charged them with fraud for participating in a multimillion dollar Long Island Rail …
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Lee Landor
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10/28/11
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Forest Road School is a place of academic excellence among “critical needs” groups, according to an independent report from the University of Albany’s School of Education. The District 30 elementary school was the subject of a recent case study on best practices in education.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/27/11
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In a new “pledge” to commuters, the Long Island Rail Road promises to respond quickly and improve communication during service disruptions.
The eight-point pledge, released in draft …
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Lee Landor
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10/26/11
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