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Shane Sackichand shows off his Lego city on display at the Waldinger Library.

Rarely does a day go by when 10-year-old Shane Sackichand isn’t building something with his Legos. The Valley Stream youngster has many of his creations on display in the children’s room at the … more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/27/10

Valley Streamers weigh flood map options

A small group of Valley Stream residents met with Nassau County Legislator Fran Becker last weekend, seeking his help for relief from high flood insurance premiums. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/27/10

District 13 is the only one of the four Valley Stream districts that provides transportation to and from school for students.

The nuts and bolts of school consolidation

While consolidation would create one set of standards in Valley Stream, the four school districts already cooperate behind the scenes, and work together to purchase goods and services to ensure the best possible price. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/27/10

Volunteers, from left, Joshua Rivlin, Zachary Dukoff, Jordan Bernstein and Carli Feldman serve food from Mother Kelly’s of Cedarhurst.

A taste of the South Shore

At one table, there was steak. Another featured sushi and yet another had a Mexican delights. Then there was dessert. More than 30 local restaurants, bakeries, chocolate stores and other eateries set up shop at the Woodmere County Club for a night for the Peninsula Counseling Center’s annual A Tasteful Evening fundraiser. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/27/10

Angela Ogurick is the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce’s businessperson of the year.

For Valley Stream saleswoman, customers come first

Angela Ogurick said that networking is the key to business success. The Mary Kay Cosmetics independent saleswoman was named the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce’s businessperson of the year for 2010. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/20/10

The Green Acres Mall is part of the large commercial tax base which gives District 30 residents the lowest school taxes of the three elementary districts.

School merger would be only a tax benefit for some

While many school district leaders want consolidation studied for educational purposes, a merger of Valley Stream’s four districts would likely have an impact on people’s taxes — some for the better and some for the worse. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/20/10

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy talked to Mill Brook residents about the FEMA flood maps and the efforts of federal officials at Forest Road School on Oct. 12.

Mill Brook continues flood map fight

All 811 homes in the Mill Brook community are in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new high-risk flood zone, and civic leaders are fighting to reduce that number to zero. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/20/10

Christine Sciglibaglio teaches Spanish to third-graders at the Robert W. Carbonaro School. The Spanish program is unique to District 24 among Valley Stream’s three elementary school districts.

One district would mean one education

A consolidated Valley Stream school district, for the first time, would create a unified elementary education in the community. This is one of the benefits that school leaders say would be brought about by a merger if it were to happen. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/13/10

Fourth-graders, from left, David Huang, Elijah St. Furcy, Michael McGuiness, Vyctoria Dinglas, Jared Stevenson and Josiah Kolthoff participated in the quiz competition during the Brain Challenge on Oct. 5 at the William L. Buck School.

A battle of the brains at Buck school

Students at the William L. Buck School had their wits challenged last week during an assembly program featuring mental and physical competitions. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/13/10

Carol Crupi, who has been leading the fight against the new flood maps, addresses FEMA officials at Central High School on Oct. 7.

Valley Streamers blast FEMA — again

Given another chance to express their outrage over the new federal flood maps, Valley Stream residents came out in full force to do just that last week at Central High School. Nearly 300 people attended an Oct. 7 meeting organized by Hempstead Town Councilman Jim Darcy. more

Andrew Hackmack | 10/8/10

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