Valley Stream Education

Valley Stream District 24 students give high marks for classrooms

Students across all three schools in the Valley Stream District 24 are thriving in newly redesigned classrooms that foster student agency, collaboration, and technological skills. Developed as part …

Valley Stream Crime

Valley Stream healthcare executive accused of exploiting teen girls for child porn

A healthcare executive from Valley Stream man was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors for luring nearly a dozen teen girls to produce child porn for his consumption. Jacob Walden, 38, …

New state tax credit for small businesses introduced

The Lift Our Communities, Advertise Locally Act would provide small businesses with up to $4,000 for marketing in community media.

Valley Stream Neighbors in the News

A Q&A with Mayor Fare on Valley Stream Toys for Tots 2024

As the holiday season fades into memory and January 2025 settles in, Valley Stream residents once again rallied around their annual Toys for Tots drive this holiday season, collecting hundreds of …

Valley Stream Neighbors in the News

This Valley Stream composer’s life in music is now in print

Leonard J. Lehrman, a prolific composer, conductor, and translator, has released his autobiography, “Continuator: The Autobiography of a Socially-Conscious, Cosmopolitan Composer.” …

Editorial

Act would help main streets, local newsrooms

Small businesses are the heartbeat of our communities. Yet these vital businesses often face significant challenges in reaching new customers and growing their operations in an increasingly competitive economy.

Columnist

Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick: Tackling the tough issues: what New York needs in 2025

Across the state, families are grappling with the rising cost of living, businesses are struggling under the weight of strict regulations, and public safety concerns remain at the forefront of many New Yorkers’ minds. Additionally, illegal immigration continues to place a significant fiscal burden on our communities, straining resources and compounding these challenges.

Columnist

Jordan Vallone: Conspiracy has no place after tragedy

For those unfamiliar with the scale of destruction, the fires that began igniting near Los Angeles in early January have scorched over 40,000 acres, claimed at least 27 lives, injured more than 20 people and destroyed over 15,000 structures.

Columnist

Howard Kopel: Does Seth Koslow really want to put politics aside?

I feel compelled to respond to a recent column by Nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow — who is running for county executive — titled, “Let’s put politics aside and just save lives,” about his proposed bill to equip police patrol cars with epinephrine auto-injectors, or EpiPens. Koslow’s article is long on emotion and political attacks, but woefully short on facts, knowledge and analysis.