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A chart showing the number of active shooter incidents at schools since 1999, the year of the Columbine High School massacre.
Valley Streamers react to state ban on arming teachers
By Nicole Alcindor nalcindor@liherald.com Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation banning the arming of teachers in New York classrooms on July 21. The law was co-sponsored by State Sen. Todd … more
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A four-person State Supreme Court appellate panel unanimously ruled that the Nassau County comptroller does not have the authority to audit the Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency.
Town IDA wins appeal against former comptroller
The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency successfully overturned a Nassau County Supreme Court decision that had allowed the county comptroller to have subpoena power over IDA … more
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Valley Streamer Shari James hugged a supporter at her campaign kickoff on Saturday. She will be running in November for the Town of Hempstead 3rd Council District against Bruce Blakeman.
Valley Stream’s James kicks off 3rd Council District campaign
Valley Stream resident Shari James this Saturday officially kicked off her campaign for the Town of Hempstead’s 3rd Council District seat at her headquarters on South Franklin Avenue. James, … more
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PSEG to replace wires in North Valley Stream, Elmont
Crews from PSEG Long Island will be replacing existing electrical wires, installing new and more durable poles and installing and replacing switching equipment in North Valley Stream and Elmont over … more
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Matthew Cohen, vice president of government affairs for the Long Island Association, far left; Valley Stream District 13 Superintendent Constance Evelyn; State Sen. Monica Martinez; Pre-K Initiative Coordinator Lucinda Hurley; State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages and Sara Morrison, who represented the Family Leadership Network, attended the check presentation on July 23. The group had helped secure $475,000 to explore ways to expand pre-kindergarten services on Long Island.
State earmarks $475,000 to expand preschool access on Long Island
Long Island could be getting one step closer to implementing a universal preschool program with the allocation of $475,000 from the state budget to fund an initiative called the Regional Pre-K … more
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A proposed 18-unit apartment complex at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place failed to get a supermajority of support, and will not move forward with development.
Valley Stream BZA rejects Roosevelt apartment proposal
The Valley Stream Board of Zoning Appeals failed on July 16 to gain a supermajority vote needed to approve an 18-unit apartment complex at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Cochran Place, and overturn a decision by the Nassau County Planning Commission last month rejecting the proposal. more
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Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen, with 5th District candidate Lora Webster, left, and Clerk Sylvia Cabana, held a news conference in Merrick to introduce the slate of Democratic town candidates.
Democrats introduce slate of Hempstead Town candidates
Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced the full slate of Democratic candidates for the upcoming November election on July 23 at Wynsum Avenue Park in south Merrick. more
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Valley Stream village opens three cooling centers
Valley Stream residents can beat the extreme heat this weekend at the village’s three cooling centers. The Community Center and the Fireman’s Field Clubhouse will be open from 9 a.m. to 10 … more
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An audit filed with the state Public Service Commission faults New York American Water’s longer billing season and lack of communication for the higher water bills last summer.
Audit blames NYAW for high bills
A lack of communication coupled with a longer-than-average billing period contributed to the shock that New York American Water customers had when they opened their bills last year, according to an audit that the state Public Service Commission accepted on July 11. more
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David Cornell, from Lynbrook, a Marine Corps veteran who fought in Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait, had his hair cut by Will Torres, of Queens Village, a student at the Barber and Beauty Institute of New York.
Summer stand-down serves Nassau’s veterans
The Nassau County Veterans Service Agency’s annual summer Veteran Stand Down welcomed hundreds of Long Island vets on Tuesday in Freeport. The biannual event last took place in November, shortly … more
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