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The Valley Stream Downtown Revitalization Task Force is seeking a $10 million state grant for Rockaway Avenue.
Rockaway Avenue revitalization talks begin
It was clear early on during the Valley Stream Downtown Revitalization Task Force’s second official meeting on Nov. 27 that the challenges of turning the stretch of Rockaway Avenue from Sunrise … more
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The 250 members of the Valley Stream Fire Department will soon get cancer coverage under New York State’s Volunteer Firefighter Enhanced Cancer Disability Law.
Valley Stream firefighters to get cancer coverage
All 250 of Valley Stream’s firefighters will be eligible for cancer coverage when New York States Volunteer Firefighter Enhanced Cancer Disability Law goes into effect on Jan. 1. more
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The Residency Advisory Committee met on Nov. 19 to discuss students who do not live in the Valley Stream Central High School District.
Illegal students removed from Valley Stream schools
Eleven nonresident students were removed from District 24 and the Central High School District between May and October, Clifford Odell, the high school district’s assistant superintendent for personnel and administration, reported at the Residency Advisory Committee’s semi-annual meeting on Nov. 19. more
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Village officials entered into a deal with New York American Water and National Grid to repave Roosevelt Avenue after the utilities had tore up the street to perform repair and replacement work. National Grid employees could be seen continuing work on Nov. 27.
Village of Valley Stream enters agreement to repave Roosevelt
The Village of Valley Stream board of trustees approved an intermunicipal agreement on Nov. 19 to re-asphalt Roosevelt Avenue, which utility companies have been tearing up over the past few months to … more
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Nayyer Zubair, of Valley Stream, petitioned the state to install better traffic signals at Exit 13 of the Southern State Parkway.
Outcry continues over Southern State Parkway Exit 13
Mohamed Tarek, a 14-year-old Elmont High School student, was walking home from a basketball game when an unlicensed driver who was trying to move into the eastbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway from North Central Avenue struck him, leaving him in a coma. In the aftermath, representatives of the State Department of Transportation agreed to conduct a traffic study at Exit 13. more
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Nassau County police are working to improve security at local synagogues following the shooting last month at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Police work to improve security at local synagogues
Following a shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa. that killed 11 congregants, local rabbis met with elected and Nassau County police officials late last month to discuss security. more
Levittown resident Chris Wright, center, facing podium, asked the Town Board about the practice of banking on employee retirements to fund tax cuts in their 2019 budget at the Town of Hempstead budget hearing last week.
Hempstead Town Board passes $432.5 million budget
The Republican-majority Hempstead Town Board on Oct. 30 passed its $432.5-million budget by a vote of 6-1. Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, a Democrat, did not endorse the spending plan, which, she said, relied on uncertain savings to fund an $11-million tax cut. more
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Kathleen Rice earned a third term in New York’s 4th Congressional District. Hers was one of a string of Democratic victories in the state.
Rice is victorious in 4th C.D.
Election night 2018 yielded significant gains for state Democrats, with hotly contested races leading to the party’s first true Senate majority since 1965. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, of … more
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Vote 2018: Find your Herald Voter's Guides, Endorsements here
Herald Community Newspapers editors and reporters have spent the past two months reporting on Election 2018, and on Tuesday, November 6th, it will all boil down to a single factor: your vote.  more
It’s Michaelle Solages in the 22nd A.D.
The Herald endorses Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Valley Stream, for the 22nd Assembly District seat. Solages was first elected to the office in 2012, when the district was formed from parts … more
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