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Maria Cassano performed the Heimlich maneuver on one of her students who was choking.
Wheeler teacher aids choking child
A teacher’s quick thinking may have saved the life of a student at the Wheeler Avenue School two weeks ago. more
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Maintenance Supervisor Charles Brocher shows board member Frank Nuara and other District 24 trustees new boilers that were installed at the William L. Buck School.
No major projects ahead
Valley Stream District 24 officials invited the public for a tour of its three buildings last Saturday, showcasing the capital projects and upgrades made at the three elementary schools. more
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District 24 Board of Education President Carole Meaney congratulates Superintendent Dr. Edward Fale on his award from the state superintendents’ council.
Schools chief gives back to profession
District 24 Superintendent Dr. Edward Fale likes to look at his job beyond Valley Stream. Through his work with the New York State Council of School Superintendents, Fale has helped put together a comprehensive report about his profession. more
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Republican Peter Schmitt, the presiding officer of the county Legislature, decided on Friday that he would call for a bill to rescind the pay raises for three top legislators, including himself.
Schmitt: pay raises will be rescinded
Following four days of intense criticism after the Republicans' passage of a significant pay raise for three lead county legislators, Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt said he would call for a bill that would rescind the stipend increases. more
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Singing for a cause
Opera singer Andrea Arias-Martin felt that she has to do something when she heard about the devastation in Haiti. “The best I could do is what I do every day,” she said. more
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Assemblyman David McDonough, right, chairman of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Crime in Our Communities, met with 20 lawmakers, law-enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at the Levittown Library on Thursday to discuss Nassau’s growing heroin epidemic. Among the officials was Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt.
Heroin, a scourge that crosses all lines
"This isn’t cocaine. This isn’t a Saturday-Sunday drug. It’s 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," Bill Flanagan, the Nassau County Police Department’s second deputy commissioner, told the assembly of 20 elected leaders, law enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at Levittown Public Library on Thursday. more
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Christine Santos, Rebecca Schwartz and Kim LiVecchi led the congregation in song at the Bethlehem Assembly of God’s prayer service last Sunday evening for the victims and survivors of the Haiti earthquake.
Haiti tragedy hits home
As Haiti struggles to dig out of the rubble caused by last week’s devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake, Haitian families in Valley Stream are desperately trying to reach their loved ones to make sure they’re safe. more
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The Valley Stream Kiwanis CLub and Monica Village Crochet Club presented a pediatric trauma kit to Willow Road School officials last week. It is the fourth emergency kit presented to a Valley Stream school.
Willow Road is ready for the worst
The Valley Stream Kiwanis Club donated its fourth pediatric trauma kit to a local school through a partnership with Monica Village. Willow Road School in District 13 was the recipient. more
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One of two shopping centers on Gibson Boulevard where a new housing development is planned.
Gibson developer back with changes
A Hewlett developer submitted modified plans for his proposed condominium development on Gibson Boulevard to the village’s Board of Zoning Appeals on Jan. 12, after his request to change the project was denied last August. more
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Anna Jean-Gilles is greeted by her great-grandson Patrick Gilles, 17, during a party to celebrate her 100th birthday at the Coral House in Baldwin last Saturday evening.
Haiti native turns 100
Anna Jean-Gilles has spent the last nine years living in Valley Stream and the soon-to-be centenarian said she enjoys the serene atmosphere of the village, especially when comparing it to life growing up in Haiti. more
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