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A Few Clouds Community garden plans to grow fresh produce for neighbors by neighbors
Against the backdrop of concrete-paved streets often devoid of nature and clogged with traffic, residents, village officials, and environmental experts are planning to bring more green to the village …
This long-awaited Long Island Cares pantry plans to open next spring
The long-awaited and long-promised onsite emergency food pantry facility, run by the Freeport-based regional food bank, Long Island Cares, may finally be up and running by this spring. While the …
Valley Stream student allegedly kidnapped and raped by school bus driver
A school bus driver was arrested and charged for allegedly raping and kidnapping a Valley Stream student who rode on his bus route between January and July of this year.
Three charged in alleged postal service mail carrier robbery
Three people have been taken into custody after allegedly flashing guns to intimidate United States Postal Service mail carriers in Hempstead and Queens to hand over their postal and vehicle keys and selling them online.
Four years of free meals for all Valley Stream schools, explained
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, students in public schools across the state, including Valley Stream, received breakfasts and hot lunches at no charge, but the pandemic emergency benefit …
Community
Thanksgiving drives galore this November
Amid a season of gratitude piled high with festive celebrations for many families, for others, the holidays can just as easily be a source of lack and financial stress. To ease the hardships some …
Community
ANCHOR campers dance the night away
For yet another year, the Valley Stream American Legion Post 854 hall hosted residents from the Town of Hempstead’s ANCHOR program for an evening of dinner and dance last Tuesday. For …
Community
About 100 cases of food were donated to Paw It Forward
The Baldwin Harbor Animal Hospital is collecting items for their second annual pet pantry. The animal hospital is working with Paw It Forward Pet Pantry in Valley Stream to collect cat and dog …
Obituary
Valley Stream Herald’s founding editor dies at 87
Martha Lipchitz Jacovides, the founding editor of the Valley Stream Herald in 1991, came to the end of her life on November 4th, 2023. She was 87 years old and had been living in Belmont, MA. The …
Community
Photo Spread: Valley Stream Veteran's Day 2023
Residents came out, with patriotic spirit to spare, in recognizing the valiant efforts of the nation’s veterans during its annual Veterans Day ceremony at the Village Bandshell on Nov. 11. The …
Editorial
Staying safe: The county’s 13-second challenge
How long is 13 seconds? If you ask Google, it’s long enough to run 100 meters. Send a text message. Make a paper airplane. In Nassau County, however, it’s also the amount of time — on average — between car crashes.
Jerry Kremer
The boys and girls are back from recess
The older you get, the more you think about the times when things were simple and pleasurable. That especially applies to my years in school, when my only cares were . . .
Op-Ed
N.Y. needs to boost financial education in our schools
Young people in New York have a great knowledge of many subjects, but they have much to learn about personal finance.
Op-Ed
A rabbi’s musings on where antisemitism comes from
What does it mean to be antisemitic? Can Jews do better in fighting against it? This is a complex issue, and a difficult one. It requires looking outside and inside our community.