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‘Everybody, on your feet!’ Adriana Devers, of Cuentos de Triadas Inc. cultural programming, dancing for a lively crowd at the Valley Stream Bandshell during the Valley Stream Latino Society’s inaugural Hispanic Heritage Month celebration last Saturday.
By JUAN lASSo jlasso@liherald.com
Last year, Mayor Edwin Fare stood with County Executive Bruce Blakeman in calling on Long Island Rail Road officials to make swift overhauls to the Valley Stream train station. The message did not produce the results Fare had hoped for from the Metropolitan Transportation A u t h o r i t y, t h e LIRR’s parent company. There was no response directed to the mayor’s desk. No urgent inspection and reassessments of the station. No repairs on the village’s sta- ED FARE tion. Mayor The station remains plagued with the same visible deterioration that, according to Fare, visibly chips away at the assurances made by the MTA that the station was and has always been “structurally safe.” “How is it safe for commuters to walk or park under the station when, regularly, the
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Four teens from Troop 116 earn Boy Scouts’ highest honor By NIColE FoRMISANo nformisano@liherald.com
Four young men from Valley Stream Troop 116 have attained the highest rank in scouting this year, becoming Eagle Scouts. And each planned and completed a project to help fill a need, and is being recognized for his years of service to the community.
Alexander Butts Alexander Butts, a recent graduate of Valley Stream Central High School, has continued a family scouting tradition. The 18-year-old first joined as a Tiger Cub at age 6, and has been dedicated to
service ever since. Butts’ Eagle Scout project involved beautify the community by giving each railing and bench on the Village Green a new coat of paint. He also planted a tree in honor of the many generations of scouts in Valley Stream. “It’s important to give back to the community, because your community has impacted your life,” Butts said, “and you would want to do something to contribute to it as well.” Butts sold chocolates and had a GoFundMe campaign for his project, and raised $1,375. He coordinated with troop leaders and the village Parks Department, and led a team of 20 volunContinued on page 19
concrete is falling?” Fare asked. “The waiting room roof at the main Valley Stream station has had a ‘temporary’ patch for at least three years in response to chronic leaking that has resulted in a water-logged waiting room that forced its closure at one point,” he added. “Either commuters are subject to slipping hazards or forced outside in any weather condition. How is this safe?” Fare recently returned to the Valley Stream station to lob the same complaints publicly. But this time around, he shared the stage with new friends. Flanked by Re publicans and D e m o c r at s f ro m nearly every level o f g o ve r n m e n t , officials echoed shared grievances and made no efforts to hide their frustration at the one person they claimed should be held responsible: the LIRR’s interim president, Catherine Rinaldi. “We appreciate the current
ow is it safe for commuters to walk or park under the station when, regularly, the concrete is falling?
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