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Carrié Solages
Nassau Democrats back Solages in re-election bid
Nassau County Democrats announced on Feb. 13 that County Legislator Carrié Solages had earned their official endorsement in his upcoming re-election bid. The backing marks a full return for … more
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Lori Lang, left, spoke about the need for after-school busing for private school students at a Board of Education meeting in October.
CHSD officials deny after-school busing request for private school students
About five months after Lori Lang asked the Valley Stream Central High School District Board of Education to implement a policy that would provide private-school students with after-school transportation, Superintendent Bill Heidenreich said he would not recommend that the board move forward with the request for the next school year. more
Moody's announced on Feb. 15 that is has downgraded Valley Stream's bond rating to Ba1, which is considered junk, and could lead to increased borrowing costs.
Moody's downgrades Valley Stream's bond rating to junk
Moody’s Investors Service, an investment advisory firm that issues loan risk assessments grades, downgraded the Village of Valley Stream’s bond rating on Feb. 15 from Baa3 to Ba1. The … more
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Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin with Kate Murray.
Clavin to challenge Gillen in November
Surrounded by dozens of supporters, Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Donald Clavin announced on Feb. 19 his candidacy for Hempstead Town supervisor. “We need a supervisor that will put the … more
Valley Stream's village elections are set for March 19
Valley Stream village elections set for March 19
Valley Stream will hold its village election on March 19, and two slates of candidates are vying for village mayor, two trustee seats and the position of village court justice. The trustee race is at … more
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State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, left at lectern, and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins announced that a package of tighter gun restrictions was passed by the State Legislature on Jan. 29.
Legislators tighten New York's gun laws
On Jan. 30, state lawmakers approved the first new gun control laws since the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act passed in 2013. Gun control advocates cheered the further tightening … more
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Members of Valley Stream’s Downtown Revitalization Task Force gathered at the village courthouse to hear about the methods three village mayors in Nassau County have employed to revitalize their downtowns.
Downtown revitalization talks continue, mayors offer advice
Members of Valley Stream’s Downtown Revitalization Task Force gathered at the village courthouse on Jan. 29 to hear from three Nassau County mayors how they improved their downtowns, the … more
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Members of Local 66 had placed an inflatable rat outside Village Hall in response to rumors that non-union labor was being used for a village construction project. The contractor hired to carry out the work has since agreed to bring Local 66 workers onto the job.
Arlington contractor agrees to use union labor
Responding to criticism of non-union labor at the $5.5 million Arlington Avenue sanitation transfer station reconstruction project, Racanelli Construction, the contractor hired by the village to … more
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Construction is progressing at the Arlington Avenue transfer station amid accusations that the project is using non-union labor.
Claims of non-union work at Arlington transfer station
It is a spectacle that has become less frequent as private-sector union labor has declined over the past three decades, but there it was in Valley Stream last week: a 12-foot-tall rodent standing in … more
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The N1 will have an additional 6:45 a.m. bus that begins at Hempstead Turnpike and Elmont Road and heads south to the Long Island Rail Road station in Gibson.
Despite troubled service, commuters rejoice at return of N1 early bus
The morning commute for Elmont and Valley Stream residents used to be simple. More than a decade ago, they could hop aboard the northbound N1 bus and ride to the Jamaica subway station, or the … more
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