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Bethlehem Assembly of God church in Valley Stream reopened for indoor services on July 12.

V.S. houses of worship open for in-person services

In the past six months, houses of worship, like many time-honored institutions have undergone a number of changes, as coronavirus restrictions forced many to switch to virtual services. Now, as those … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 9/18/20

At orientation late last month, Memorial Junior High School seventh-graders had their first taste of in-person schooling since the coronavirus forced the closure of all schools in mid-March.

Valley Stream schools reopen at limited capacity

When Jessica Tibaquira-Gomez first dropped her fifth-grade daughter off at Shaw Avenue Elementary School on the morning Sept. 3, she was struck by how quiet it was. Speaking on Sept. 10, shortly … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/18/20

Levi Agamiem, 9, gives tummy rubs to Bella, a 10 and half year old chocolate lab at the Friends of Valley Stream Dogs annual Doggie Pool Party on Sept. 8 at the Hendrickson Park pool complex. Bella has been attending the parties since they began six years ago

Friends of Valley Stream Dogs celebrates sixth annual pool party

While the world’s humans might be stuck wearing masks for some time yet, their furry, four-legged canine companions have no such restrictions, and so on Sept. 8 the Friends of Valley Stream … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/18/20

Deeple with her husband, Ted. She served in the Royal Air Force Women’s Auxiliary during World War II after escaping to England from Nazi Germany.

Sandra Deeple, WWII veteran and longtime Valley Streamer turns 100

Longtime Valley Streamer Sandra Deeple, who escaped Nazi Germany and served in the Royal Air Force during World War II, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sept. 14. After fleeing to England, Deeple … more

9/18/20

Members of Valley Stream BSA Troops 99 and 116 saluted the fallen at the 2020 Valley Stream Sept. 11 memorial ceremony at Hendrickson Park on Friday.

Valley Stream honors those lost on 9/11

It was a nearly cloudless morning, early, on Sept. 11, 2001, when Valley Stream resident Samuel Gay, who was in college and working as a taxi driver at the time, recalled he had made his routine … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 9/18/20

Danielle Santos Atkinson, Hofstra University, Women’s Basketball Head Coach

Herald Inside LI webinar to address delay of high school, college sports

Nassau and Suffolk counties have both opted to postpone high school sports until January of 2021, and many colleges have moved their fall sports to the spring, as well. With sports on pause, student-athletes — especially high school seniors — and parents are left not only disappointed, but also with many lingering questions. more

9/15/20

Susan Hutchins was among seven readers to recite the names of Nassau’s 348 9/11 victims at the county cderemony. Hutchins’s son Kevin Colbert, 25, of West Hempstead, died in the World Trade Center attacks.

Nassau County hosts socially distant 9/11 ceremony

In a nearly 40-minute, socially distant ceremony last Friday morning, elected and appointed Nassau officials and families of local 9/11 victims paused to remember the 348 county residents who died in … more

By Scott Brinton | 9/14/20

Phil Alvarez, brother of Sept. 11 first responder Luis Alvarez, who died of 9/11-related cancer in 2019, was the keynote speaker at the Town of Hempstead's annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in Point Lookout. To his right was Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, and to his left, Councilman Bruce Blakeman.

Brother of 9/11 hero Luis Alvarez stirs crowd at Town of Hempstead memorial

They gathered in the early-morning light Friday at the Hempstead Town Park at Lido to honor those killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and also to salute the thousands . . . more

By James Bernstein | 9/11/20

About 30 students now attend Academic Munchkins, a pre-school and day-care center in Valley Stream that recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. That is half the number of students the center saw before the pandemic erupted in March.

Despite need, V.S. day care center struggles amid pandemic

When Valley Streamer Suriya Wilkins first took her then 18-month-old son, Carter, to Academic Munchkins pre-school and day-care center in Valley Stream in 2017, he was shy, she said, and struggled to … more

By Nicole Alcindor | 9/10/20

Valley Stream trustee elections set for Sept. 15

Village elections are scheduled for Sept. 15 this year. Originally, voting was scheduled to take place on March 18, but was postponed as the coronavirus pandemic worsened. In 2020 two trustee … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/10/20

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