In the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last Saturday that the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant will see at least $730 million in upgrades thanks to funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state government, residents are now hopeful that they will soon be rid of the loud, annoying noise of generators and the overpowering smell of sewage at Nassau County’s largest waste facility.
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Part four in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, whose All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach was all but destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, finds hope in the stories that pet owners tell in the superstorm’s aftermath.
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Rally attendees in Valley Stream and Elmont supporting international intervention in Haiti want to stop increased gang violence that plagues the island nation.
Last month, in a speech to the …
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By Rei Wolfsohn
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10/27/23
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Top teen poets honored at Waldinger
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The Henry Waldinger Memorial Library held an awards ceremony for its young adult poetry contest on May 7.
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5/19/10
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Costume contest in Valley Stream
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The Valley Stream Recreation Department hosted it annual costume contest on Oct. 22 at Hendrickson Park. It was open to children of all ages. Judging was on the scariest, funniest and best storybook character costumes.
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10/27/11
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Valley Stream District 30’s current and former school administrators, students, principals, and teachers celebrated the district and Clear Stream Avenue School’s 100th-year anniversary on …
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By Juan Lasso
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9/15/23
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The Valley Stream District 24 recently honored the legacy of retired teacher, Jim Friel, who died this past February with a ribbon cutting of a bench dedicated in his name. Friel’s family …
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By Juan Lasso
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10/27/23
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Union Rags wins!
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A gallery of the Herald's images from Saturday's Belmont Stakes.
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Photos by Christina Daly
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6/9/12
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order on Monday, Nov. 5 which provides for any voter in Nassau County who was displaced by Hurricane Sandy to vote by affidavit ballot at any poll site in New …
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By Alex Costello
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11/5/12
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Valley Stream South High School has been recognized among the nation’s 1,000 best public high schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual list for 2023. The ranking placed …
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By Juan Lasso
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9/15/23
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