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Facing closure, nursery school bids farewell Long Island. The news broke when Grace United Methodist Nursery Few places occupy the same announced on its private Facecommunity significance in Val- book page that the childhood education center ley Stream as Grace would “not be offerUnited Methodist ing programs for Nursery School has the 2024-2025 school done for more than year.” While the half a century. post said the Scores of stuschool’s committee dents, often the chilhad reached that dren of former studecision after dents, have graced weighing a host of its halls. In its most factors, it did not recent years, it has say in certain terms drawn in a diverse that the nursery crowd of families school was closing of varying faiths down. It didn’t have and cultures; not to to. mention some with Perceptive Faceunique early lanbook readers took guage and learning the post as an needs. acknowledgment of Its defining the school nearing motto, “Play is the ChRISTINA BREEN its end; their comwork of children,” teacher, ments poured in. has been praised by Grace United Many of them, countless families Methodist Nursery identifying themwho say their child School selves as alumni or has reaped the the parents of rewards of learning through hands-on play under alumni, shared fond memories, thanked school staf f, and the watch of a nurturing staff. Its storied run seems to be mourned over the impending drawing to a close at a particu- loss. Director Diane Panzarino did larly rough time for many faithbased childcare programs on Continued on page 10
By JUAN lASSo
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Valley Stream resident and Hofstra journalism student Fatima Moien traveled with fellow radio journalists to cover the new Hampshire primary alongside reporters from across the country.
From campus to the campaign: Hofstra covers N.H. primary By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
Ask Hofstra journalism student, Fatima Moien, about her future career plans, she’ll tell you she will feel right at home reporting from the frontlines of crime-ridden areas and scarred battlegrounds. Last month, far closer to home, New Hampshire became a political battleground, where presidential hopefuls clashed for their party’s nomination. The Valley Stream resident joined three other Long Island radio journalism students, who help run the campus radio station, WRHU-FM, to cover the moment-by-moment happenings of the nation’s primary of the
2024 presidential election. “Within a year, I’ve worked my way to report on serious news and dabbled in conversations around politics and community reporting,” said Moien, who was born in Pakistan. “So when I found out about the program, I very quickly asked permission to take a few days off from my internship, got permission, applied, was accepted, and was all set to go.” The program, coordinated by John T. Mullen, offers students a rare chance to rub shoulders and schmooze with professional journalists. From a career-building standpoint, Mull noted it’s the kind of event that can jumpstart a career and debut one’s Continued on page 16
n the beginning, they can barely walk without stepping on each other, and by the end of it, at graduation, they’re just more confident.