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a letter from the

publisher hello, residents!

We are proud to present our annual Valley Stream Guide, a special supplement to the Valley Stream Herald.

Those of us who live here know that Valley Stream is a wonderful place. In this compact book, you’ll find many of the organizations and institutions that make it so very special.

The purpose of the Guide is to expand upon what the Herald does each week: describe and celebrate this unique community and its many services and organizations.

Stuart For newcomers, the Guide provides a comprehenRichner sive look at all the community has to offer. Longtime residents and business leaders will also find it a handy reference.

We hope you enjoy this year’s Guide. We’ve tried to make it the best guide Valley Stream ever published. We also hope you enjoy reading the Valley Stream Herald 52 weeks a year.

And no matter how far from home you find yourself, you can read an online version of the Herald at www.LIHerald.com. At our website, you can access the latest stories and special coverage of breaking news including election results.

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INSIDE A Look at the past.........................14 Calendar of Events ........................24 Civilian Patrol ................................39 Community Fest ............................15 Doo Wop .......................................26 Eid Ul Fitr .......................................31 Elected Officials.............................41 Fireworks .......................................25 Greeting From The Mayor .............10 Historical Time Line ................. 12-13 Lego Creations ..............................16 Library ...........................................22 Lights on For Education ...............23 Love My Park.................................44 Mayor For A Day ...........................11 Medical Services Directory ............30 Oktoberfest ...................................27 Omega Gamma Delt .....................33 Parks ..............................................28 Performing Arts .............................35 Places of Worship ..........................36 Reaching The Herald .....................29 Scout Salute ..................................21 Seniors...........................................38 South Nassau Communities Hospital ..................32 Splash ............................................28 Spooky Dogs .................................34 Town And County..........................40 Valley Stream Chamber Of Commerce .......... 42-43 Valley Stream Schools ............. 17-20 W.A.N.T.E.D......................................9

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W.A.N.T.E.D. Project empowers young black men

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n March 2011, Kymberly ClemonsJones’s then 16-year-old son, Jeyson, was walking home from school when several kids hit him with a brick from behind. He had a concussion and could not remember any details from the four days before the assault.

“I was praying and saying our kids are wanted, and God gave me that acronym,” Clemons-Jones said, referring to worthy, accountable, named, thankful, empowered and determined.

It was at that moment that ClemonsJones decided to create the W.A.N.T.E.D. Project, a free, seven-week program, funded by donations and grants, to teach young black men between the ages of 12 to 18 to be good and responsible citizens.

Now in its seventh year, the program brings 18 to 24 students to the Valley Stream Presbyterian Church every Thursday, from 7 to 9 p.m. Clemons-Jones serves as the church’s pastor.

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Elijah Johnson, pictured here in 2014, has participated in the W.A.N.T.E.D. Project for the past five years.

speakers share their life stories. They also learn interviewing skills and are visited by local elected leaders Once, they even performed spoken word poetry about the W.A.N.T.E.D. Project at the UniverSoul Circus in New York City. At the end of the program, the students receive a certificate of completion and celebrate their accom-

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Greetings from the

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From summer concerts on the Village Green to a wealth of enriching activities for children and adults at Valley Stream’s Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, the t is my pleasure to extend greetings on behalf Village Green Campus is fast becoming an oasis of the of our entire village board: Deputy Mayor arts. A variety of children’s and adult activities, including Vincent Grasso; Trustees John Tufarelli, Dermond arts and crafts, yoga and zumba, to name just a few, Thomas and Sean Wright; Village Justice Virginia are available at the Community Center on Hendrickson Clavin-Higgins; and Village Clerk Robert Fumagalli.

Another year has passed, and we welcome this Lake. Our village staff works hard to provide great latest edition of the Valley Stream Guide. I am grateful services so that there is truly something for everyone in to the Herald Community Newspapers for the excelValley Stream. lent work they do in providing this comprehensive The Valley Stream school system, consisting and informative publication, and I am happy to have of three elementary districts that share a common Ed Fare this opportunity to keep our residents updated on the Central High School District, provides an excellent many interesting and exciting aspects of our beautiful education for our youth. Although many of our Gibson Incorporated Village of Valley Stream. residents belong to the Hewlett-Woodmere School District, they are Established in 1843 and incorporated in 1925, Valley Stream has part of our village family and can participate fully in the programs a rich history. In the mid-1800s, the Long Island Rail Road estaboffered through the village. lished one of its first major train junctions, making Valley Stream a Abounding in civic spirit, Valley Stream is fortunate to have a primary stop for many travelers on their way to and from New York dedicated group of citizens who donate their time and talents to City. In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt kicked off his successful gubernathe betterment of our community. Our village’s volunteers include torial whistle-stop train campaign right here in Valley Stream. Such the members of the Historical Society, the brave men and women luminaries as Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh and Jimmy Doolittle of the Fire Department, first-rate Auxiliary Police and Civilian Patrols, flew from Curtiss-Wright Airfield, the current site of the Green Acres and organizations catering to residents of all ages, from our Youth Mall.

Council to our Silver Threads.

Today, nearly 38,000 people reside in Valley Stream. Although I am a firm believer in communication, and the village website at it is a mere 30 minutes away from Midtown Manhattan, Valley www.vsvny.org provides a great way to stay apprised of everything Stream is truly a beautiful suburban oasis, rich in recreational, social that is going on around Valley Stream. The Mayor’s Helpline — and community character. We are home to more than 100 acres of (855) 99-MAYOR — is another way for you to be in touch and let beautiful parkland, affording our residents lots of green open spaces. us know of issues of concern so they can be immediately addressed.

From baseball and soccer fields to basketball and tennis courts, a You can also follow me on Twitter @VStreamMayor to stay informed miniature golf course and a fantastic state-of-the-art pool complex, of news and events year round. recreational opportunities for all ages abound.

As a lifelong Valley Streamer, I am proud to call this village I am proud to note that our magnificent re-claimed municipal my home. The entire village board joins me in urging you to take building and courtroom at 195 Rockaway Ave. has now officially advantage of all that is offered here! opened. In addition to permanently housing all court operations, Sincerely, the village’s Departments of Public Safety, Code Enforcement and Auxiliary Police are headquartered there, providing an added presence along our busy downtown business district.

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Mayor Ed Fare and Judge Robert Bogle cut the ribbon on the new courthouse and municipal building on May 16, 2018.

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Department of Public Works employee Jared Andre showed Daniel Paz and Rose Rodriguez how the village monitors potholes.

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Preteens become

‘Mayor for the Day’

By Melissa Koenig

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wo sixth-graders learned how the Village of Valley Stream functions in February 2018, when Mayor Edwin Fare relinquished his authority to the students as part of the seventh annual Mayor For a Day. Rose Rodriguez, an 11-year-old student at Robert W. Carbonaro School, and Daniel Paz, a 12-year-old student at Wheeler Avenue School, became temporary mayors after writing essays that were selected out of more than 100 entries.

The day began at Village Hall, where they sat in the mayor’s seat and received certificates from him. Rose and Daniel then got into a village vehicle, Fare said that one of them should sit in the front seat and alert the “base” at the Arlington Avenue Department of Public Works that they were arriving for their first job of the day.

The junior mayors met David Sabatino, who works for the village’s Department of Public Works, where he taught them how to weigh trucks and wave them through using the department’s computer system.

Fare and Rose then tracked down the village’s pothole crew, which took some calling around on the radio — perfect for practicing the commands they had learned. Then Jared Andre, a Public Works employee, taught the young mayors how to sweep water out of the potholes and fill them with hot tar. Rose and Daniel later said that this was their favorite part of the day.

To apply for Mayor for the Day, students must write an essay on what they think the mayor does for the community. The essay contest is open to all sixth-graders in districts 13, 24 and 30.

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Valley Stream

HISTORICAL More than 160 years • 1852

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A branch line of the South Side Railroad was opened in Far Rockaway. Valley Stream was the juncture point and appeared for the first time on the timetable.

Valley Stream received its name from Robert Pagan.

He so named it, he said, “on account of the many hills to the north of her, and of the abundance of small streams in the vicinity.”

• 1870

E.B. Litchfield, a land owner, and William Olmsted, an architect, laid out the first streets and built the first homes off Rockaway Avenue. The Valley Stream train depot was also built on the east side of Rockaway Avenue.

• 1858

The City of Brooklyn purchased Valley Stream ponds for its water system.

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The Curtiss-Wright Flying Service purchased the Reisert farm for a reported $2 million in 1929 to build the Curtiss-Wright airfield.

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Valley Stream Firemen’s Athletic Association gave the village “Firemen’s Field.”

• 1956

Green Acres Shopping Center opened.

• 1955

Henry Waldinger Memorial Library opened.

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• 1995

Green Acres community changed its name to Mill Brook.

• 1992

Hanukkah menorah lit for the first time at the Valley Stream Long Island Rail Road station.

Franklin General Hospital opened.

The Valley Stream pool opened.

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“Valley Stream Mail and Gibson Herald” newspaper becomes “The MAILeader.”

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Band Shell and Village Hall opened on the village green.

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Anton Bruns hotel, known as the Valley Stream hotel, opened as the first hotel south of Merrick Road.

• 1921

Valley Stream became part of Nassau County, with a population of about 800.

“The Valley Stream Record” was published by Ernest George Washington Williams.

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• 1880

Seven acres of Salvany Langdon’s farm was turned over to the Valley Stream Firemen’s Athletic Association.

Valley Stream began to develop as a village.

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“The Outlaw” newspaper was published

by Wat Howe.

“The Outlaw” changed its name to the “Valley Stream Mail and Gibson Herald.”

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The Gibson Corporation purchased 700 acres of woodland and farmland south of Sunrise Highway.

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The Curtiss-Wright Flying Service (named by the once competing aviation pioneers Glenn Curtiss and the Wright brothers) purchased the Reisert farm for a reported $2 million. They moved their commercial airport and school for pilots and mechanics from Mineola to Valley Stream.

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Population increases to 37,646.

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Green Acres community opened, and the Green Acres Civic Association formed.

Irwin Chanin, who built skyscrapers in New York City, bought Curtiss-Wright airfield property to build the Green Acres com-

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The Advanced Aircraft Corp. leased land on the western edge of the Reisert farm and opened the Advance Sunrise Airport.

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The Valley Stream Historical Society was formed in 1973 The Valley Stream Historical Society was formed in 1973 to preserve Valley Stream’s more than 100-year history. to preserve Valley Stream’s more than 100-year history.

Valley Stream was founded in the 1800s, before Valley Stream was founded in the 1800s, before which it was generally referred to as “the land which it was generally referred to as “the land between Near Rockaway and Jamaica." Then, in between Near Rockaway and Jamaica." Then, in 1834, Robert Pagan moved into the area and built a 1834, Robert Pagan moved into the area and built a general store. His house still stands, and is now the general store. His house still stands, and is now the Pagan-Fletcher Restoration.

Pagan-Fletcher Restoration.

By the 1900s, many of the area’s residents were By the 1900s, many of the area’s residents were originally from cities. They decided that a village form originally from cities. They decided that a village form of government would be best. A resolution was proof government would be best. A resolution was proposed to the residents in September of 1922, but did posed to the residents in September of 1922, but did not pass with a majority of the votes. Finally, in 1925, not pass with a majority of the votes. Finally, in 1925, the vote to incorporate won with an overwhelming the vote to incorporate won with an overwhelming majority.

More information about Valley Stream’s history can

More information about Valley Stream’s history can be found on the village website at www.vsvny.org or on be found on the village website at www.vsvny.org or on the guide’s timeline page. the guide’s timeline page.

Stark’s Flats on East Hawthorne Avenue were two-story apartments built by George Stark and his son Leon.

Photos curtesy Valley Stream Historical Society

In its heyday, Rockaway News on Rockaway Avenue delivered many papers, including The New York Times, the Daily News, the New York Post and Newsday.

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Community Fest

Returns To Valley Stream

By Alicia Mcgowan

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he annual Community Fest will be held this year in Valley Stream on Sept. 29.

Marie McNair, who is this year’s chairwoman, said that the committee is currently working to secure sponsors.

The first Community Fest was created in 2012 by James Giordano, a Gibson resident and vice president of Envision Valley Stream, and David Sabatino, owner of Sip This on Rockaway Avenue and president of Envision Valley Stream.

More than 10,000 people attended the festival last fall. Last year’s Community Fest featured a new food court in the center of the street fair with a petting zoo and train. People also watched dancers from Layla’s Dance and Drum as they performed different dances.

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Nigel Nunez and Angelina Cruz, members of the Enchanted Bella Boutique, showed off some of the colorful decorations they had at last year’s Community Fest.

Jay Wright petted some of the goats and other animals from the Long Island Pony Partie.

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Students Show Off Lego Creations

By Melissa Koenig

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anjeev Singh showed off the rocket boosters and superheroes he made out of LEGO at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library in January 2018.

“I made a U.S. Army battleship, where if they ever need to go in war, they can use this battleship,” said Sanjeev, a fourth-grader at Brooklyn Avenue School.

The ship took him several hours to assemble for the library’s 21st Annual Children’s LEGO Exhibit.

He said that he decided to make a battleship with superheroes because he recently got the LEGO Superheroes set in December.

His younger brother, Rajiv, also created a battleship that he dubbed “The Mighty Speeder.” It was complete with wings, lights and five rocket boosters.

“I just found these wings and I just thought of making this flying, training thing,” said Rajiv, a second-grader at Brooklyn Avenue School.

Their ships, along with 10 other LEGO works from residents between the ages of 3 and 30, were on display at the library. The original creations could be no more than 9 inches deep or 36 inches wide so that they could fit into the display cases.

The creators did not have a theme, so creations ranged from 16-year-old Bryon Phillip’s city scene to 8-year-old Alexis Sepulveda’s house. All of the participants received a certificate of achievement.

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Rajiv and Sanjeev Singh made battleships out of LEGOs for the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library’s 21st Annual Children’s LEGO Exhibit.

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Students at South High School linked arms during the National School Walkout in March 2018.

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lounded in 1925, the Valley Stream Central High School District offers a variety of programs to prepare students for college. There are culinary, science research, performing arts and technical programs, along with SAT preparation classes and college workshops. There are also writing enrichment classes at the middle school and 23 Advanced Placement courses at the high schools.

There are about 4,600 students in four schools, with a professional staff of about 450 in the Valley Stream Central High School District, which is one of only three New York state districts that covers only grades seven to 12.

Central High School is grades 10 to 12 and opened on Fletcher Avenue in 1929. Before that, students attended school

High Schools Board of Education President: John Maier Vice President: James Lavery Trustees: Kenneth Cummings, Sean Douglas, Armando Hernandez, William Stris, Lisa Pellicane, Antoinette Pomerantz, Ingrid Wyllie-Dacon District Clerk: Gina Zaccari Business meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at Memorial Junior High School.

Administrative Offices 1 Kent Road, Valley Stream 11580 (516) 872-5600 www.vschsd.org

Dr. William Heidenreich, superintendent of schools Dr. Thomas Troisi, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction Wayne Loper, assistant superintendent for finance and operations Clifford Odell, assistant superintendent for personnel and administration Central High School (Grades 10-12) 135 Fletcher Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-4400 Principal: Dr. Joseph Pompilio Assistant principals: Robert

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on Wheeler Avenue. That building was torn down after the new high school was built.

Memorial Junior High School is grades seven to nine. It opened in 1952 when Central High School became too crowded.

A year later, North and South high schools were approved on the same referendum and built in identical styles. They opened in 1955 and are the two junior and senior high schools, serving grades seven to 12.

Students attend these schools after graduating from elementary districts 13, 24 or 30. The district’s nine-member Board of Education consists of three representatives from each elementary school district board and holds meetings that are open to the public.

Milani, Matthew Pearson Memorial Junior High (Grades 7-9) 320 Fletcher Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 872-7700 Principal: Bret Strauss Assistant principals: John Squadrito, Kamillah Dawkins Central/Memorial PTSA President: Tina Castelluzzo, Christine O’Toole North High School (Grades 7-12) 750 Herman Ave., Franklin Square 11010 (516) 564-5500

Principal: Rachel Green Assistant principals: Robin Small PTSA Presidents: Donna Manza, Helen Vendome Spartan Club Presidents: Paul Kay South High School (Grades 7-12) 150 Jedwood Place, Valley Stream 11581 (516) 791-0300 Principal: Maureen Henry Assistant principals: Kara Feigenbaum, Jacquelin Allen PTSA President: Petra Tarrant Parents Club Presidents: Tom Walsh, Patty Walsh

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Elementary District 13 among the very best

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alley Stream District 13 is the oldest and largest of Valley Stream’s elementary school districts. Its first wooden schoolhouse was built in 1858 after the New York State Legislature passed “An Act for the Establishment of Common Schools” in 1812.

Before this building, District 13 students walked to nearby districts to attend school. The schoolhouse was replaced in 1872 and 1891; in 1905, the schoolhouse was built as a clapboard school.

The present Wheeler Avenue School was built in 1925.

The James A. Dever School, then named Corona Avenue, was built in 1950, followed

by Howell and Willow Road Schools in 1953.

There are about 2,200 students and 200 staff members in the four District 13 schools that serve grades kindergarten to 6. Wheeler Avenue, James A. Dever, Howell Road and Willow Road run by the motto, “Where children come first.”

The district encompasses part of the Village of Valley Stream, North Valley Stream, Malverne, Franklin Square and Elmont.

District 13 Board of Education President: Sean Douglas Vice President: Milagros Vicente Trustee: Frank Chiachiere, Antoinette Pomerantz, Patricia Farrell, Vinny Pandit, William Stris District Clerk: MaryAnn Rosamilia Business meetings are the fourth Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at the James A. Dever School, unless otherwise noted in the school calendar. Each school hosts one board meeting during the year.

Administrative Offices James A. Dever School (516) 568-6100 www.valleystream13.com Dr. Constance Evelyn,

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This mother-daughter team programmed their “Makey Makey” microprocessor to make music from the touch of seashells.

superintendent of schools Gerard Antoine, assistant superintendent for business and human resources Judith LaRocca, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction Lisa Sells-Asch, assistant superintendent for special services Andrea DiMango, director of technology James A. Dever School (Grades K-6) 585 Corona Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 568-6120 Principal: Darren Gruen PTA Presidents: Fiona Malcolm, Shelisian Persaud Howell Road School (Grades K-6) 1475 Howell Road,

Valley Stream 11580 (516) 568-6130 Principal: Frank Huplosky PTA President: Michelle Augustine Wheeler Avenue School (Grades 1-6) 1 W. Wheeler Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 568-6140 Principal: Dr. Gayle Steele PTA Presidents: Lisa Castillo, Debbie Albano Willow Road School (Grades K-6) 880 Catalpa Drive, Franklin Square 11010 (516) 568-6640 Principal: Rosalie Ambrosio PTA Presidents: Jeanette Scaccio, Lauren Quinlan

Parochial Schools Holy Name of Mary R. C. School (Nursery, Pre K - 8) 90 South Grove St., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-4009 www.hnomschool.org Principal: Pamela Sanders Valley Stream Christian Academy (Grades K-12) 12 E. Fairview Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 823-0022 or 561-6122 www.vscacademy.org Superintedent: Leslie Fowley; Principal: Sandra Shanhai

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Elementary District 24 among the very best

Students at the William L. Buck School made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

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istrict 24 was formed in 1894 from sections of Hewlett-Woodmere District 14 and Valley Stream District 13. Its first schoolhouse, which was built around 1879, was replaced in 1896 and then again in 1907 with the present Brooklyn Avenue School. The William L. Buck School opened in 1952, followed by the Robert W. Carbonaro School in 1954, then called Harbor Road School.

There are about 1,100 students and 220 professional staff members in the three elementary schools that serve kinderarten

District 24 Board of Education President: Donna LaRocco Vice president: Armando Hernandez Trustees: Paul DePace, Anthony Iadevaio, John Maier, Kimberly Wheeler, Lisa Pellicane District Clerk: Lana Plinto Business meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month at 8:30 p.m. at the William L. Buck School.

Administrative Offices (516) 256-0153 www.valleystreamdistrict24.org Dr. Don Sturz, superintendent of schools Jack Mitchell, director of finance and operations Dr. Lisa Conte, director of curriculum

Brooklyn Avenue School (Grades K-6) 24 Brooklyn Ave., Valley Stream 11581 (516) 434-2850 Principal: Dr. Scott Comis PTA Presidents: Christine Pagan William L. Buck School (Grades K-6) 75 Horton Ave., Valley Stream 11581 (516) 434-2840 Principal: Susan Leggett PTA Presidents: Isabel DeMoura Robert W. Carbonaro School (Grades K-6) 50 Hungry Harbor Road, Valley Stream 11581 (516) 434-2860 Principal: Rosario Iacono PTA President: Lourdes Onesto

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through sixth grade. The district prides itself on its students’ high academic achievements and scores on the New York state tests.

The district’s 20,000 residents have long supported the schools by approving the annual budget and getting involved.

Brooklyn Avenue hosts its annual read-aloud in June, and each class has a visitor read to them. William L. Buck students promote healthy hearts by participating in Jump Rope for Heart this March. Kindergarteners at the Robert W. Carbonaro School make gingerbread houses with their families and classmates in winter.

Hewlett-Woodmere District 14 Administrative Offices 1 Johnson Place, Woodmere 11598 (516) 792-4800 www.hewlett-woodmere.net Ralph Marino, Jr., superintendent Board of Education President: Mitchell Greebel Vice President: Melissa Gates Trustees: Scott McInnes, Judy Menashe, Cheryl May, Debra Sheinin, Daniella R. Simon George W. Hewlett High School (Grades 9-12) 60 Everit Ave., Hewlett 11557 (516) 792-4100 Interim principal: Jack Lenson Woodmere Middle School (Grades 6-8) 1170 Peninsula Blvd., Hewlett 11557

(516) 792-4368 Principal: Al Bauer Franklin Early Childhood Center (Pre K-K) 1800 Henrietta Place, Hewlett 11557 (516) 792-4600 Principal: Lorraine Smyth Hewlett Elementary School (Grades 1-5) 1570 Broadway, Hewlett 11557 (516) 792-4500 Principal: Colleen O’Hara Ogden Elementary School (Grades 1-5) 875 Longview Ave., Valley Stream 11581 (516) 792-4700 Principal: Dina Anzalone

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Elementary District 30 among the very best

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Courtesy Valley Stream District 30

Sixth-graders Zaid Ahmed, left, and Saweara Ahmad helped kindergartner Alisha Carey with her swing.

District 30 Board of Education President: Kenneth Cummings Vice President: Ingrid Wyllie-Dacon Trustees: James Lavery, Carolyn Torres, Matthew Khan District Clerk: Anne O’Brien Business meetings are held the fourth Monday of each month at 8 p.m. in the Shaw Avenue School library.

Administrative Offices 175 N. Central Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 434-3600, www.valleystream30.com Dr. Nicholas Stirling, superintendent of schools Brian Phillips, assistant superintendent for business Roxanne Garcia France, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction Nicole Schimpf, director of special services Jennifer Lewner, administrative director for 21st Century learning

Clear Stream Avenue School (Grades K-6) 60 Clear Stream Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 434-3550 Principal: John Singleton PTA Presidents: Natasha Moore, Robert Myers Forest Road School (Grades K-6) 16 Forest Road, Valley Stream 11581 (516) 434-3800 Principal: Erin Malone PTA Presidents: Sharon Yhap-VanDijk Shaw Avenue School (Grades K-6) 99 Shaw Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 434-3700 Principal: Alejandro Rivera PTA President: Leeann Pollard

Nursery Schools Grace United Methodist Nursery School 21 S. Franklin Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-2354

istrict 30 was formed in 1923 from parts of Valley Stream School Districts 13 and 24, and Elmont District 16.

Clear Stream Avenue opened in 1924 and Shaw Avenue opened in 1951; Forest Road School opened in 1953, followed by the Washington Avenue School, which later closed.

The three schools in District 30 serve roughly 1,500 students in grades kindergarten to six. In 2012, Shaw Avenue was nominated by the New York State Education Department as a National Blue Ribbon School because of its achievement on the 2011 New York State state assessments.

The education department has also designated each school in District 30 as a “Reward School.”

The three schools offer a variety of activities, such as performing arts programs, gifted and talented education, before and after school clubs, integrated technology projects and home-school connections.

Programs implemented in recent years included Latin for grades four to six, an elementary science program for third grade, lab write-up instruction for sixth grade and an integrated ELA/ social studies curriculum for all students.

Director: Diane Panzarino gmns21@aol.com www.sites.google.com/site/ gmnsvs/ The Wooden Shoe Nursery School 1049 Hunter Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-6558 Director: Rosemarie Meyer www.thewoodenshoe.com mail@thewoodenshoe.com New Hope Lutheran Day School 60 Oliver Ave., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-9782 Director: Samantha Bowrosen www.newhopelc.tripod.com newhopeluth@optonline.net Mother’s Care Day Care and Pre-K Center 865 Prescott St., North Valley Stream 11580 (516) 872-2826 Director: Annmarie Moreno Academic Munchkins Nursery School 47 S. Central Ave.,

Valley Stream 11580 (516) 256-0096 Director: Vivian Stein www.academicmunchkins.com Precious Spirit Childcare 50 Rose Ave., Valley Stream, 11580 (516) 341-7333 Director: Catherine Reyes Holy Trinity Nursery School 87 7th St., Valley Stream 11581 (516) 872-4702 Director: Sally Weiss nurseryschoolvalleystream.com Holy Name of Mary School 90 S. Grove St., Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-4009 Principal: Pamela Sanders www.hnomschool.org

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Cub Scouts Samuel Seung-Ju Na, 10; Marco A. Alvarez, 11; Logan Thomson, 10; Benjamin Charles Amirazodi, 11; and Darwin Thomas Hinson II, 10, welcomed members of Cub Scout Pack 367 to the Blue and Gold ceremony on March 3, 2018.

Cub Scouts in Webelos Den 1 walked into the Blue and Gold ceremony.

Valley Stream Cub Scouts bridge over to Boy Scouts

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bout 200 family members and friends gathered at the Holy Name of Mary School on March 3 to watch as 55 members of Cub Scout Pack 367 moved up in rank, and five boys became Boy Scouts.

“It’s my favorite cub scouting event of the year,” said Cub Master Patrick Burke.

At the ceremony, known as the Blue and Gold ceremony, Burke and Scoutmaster Carlos Caban congratulated the boys for their hard work and told the Cub Scouts what they could expect as Boy Scouts. “It’s kind of like a graduation from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts,” Burke explained.

The five boys who advanced to Boy Scouts earned the highest degree, the Arrow of Light, and were presented with a plaque

with a golden arrow on it. “It’s almost like Eagle Scouts for the Boy Scouts,” George Schuchman, the Charter Organization Representative, said about the Arrow of Light rank.

The five boys also had the opportunity to choose the theme for this year’s ceremony. They chose a “Guardians of the Galaxy” theme, and Caban dressed up as Groot, a character from the movie.

“We decorate it and we compare what they’re doing in Cub Scouts to how a star forms,” Burke said, explaining that an analogy helps the younger Cub Scouts understand their role in the organization.

“I’m very proud of these boys,” Burke added.

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Libraries Henry Waldinger Memorial Library

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Children had summer fun while exploring the properties of water at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library.

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he Henry Waldinger Memorial Library serves the village and South Valley Stream, and the Elmont Library serves North Valley Stream.

Both are friendly, welcoming places for residents, and their services are available for patrons of all ages. Books, DVD’s, audio and digital books, defensivedriving classes, crafts, book discussions, concerts, movies, and computer classes are just some of the great activities that happen there. Check them out — and check out a book while you’re there!

Serving the Village of Valley Stream and South Valley Stream (516) 825-6422 60 Verona Place, Valley Stream 11582 (behind Village Hall) www.nassaulibrary.org/valleyst Regular Hours: (September through May): Monday, Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday Noon to 4 p.m.

Summer Hours (June through August): Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday Closed Programs and services: Adults: Movie matinees, book discussion group, computer and technology classes, one-on-one computer and technology tutoring, Homebound delivery service Teens: Anime club, crafts, movie and video game nights, summer reading club Children: Lego Club, story times, movies, crafts and games, Reader’s theater, cultural performances, summer reading club Families: Free museum passes, Public Internet access, Semiannual book sale

Elmont Memorial Library

Serving North Valley Stream and East Franklin Square (516) 354-5280 700 Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont 11003 www.elmontlibrary.org Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Wednesday 10 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Sunday Noon to 4:45 p.m.

Programs and services: Adults: Movies, musical performances, book discussions, poetry writing workshop, exercise programs, support groups, technology classes Teens: Cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts, book discussions, fitness programs Children: Story times, fitness programs, movies, chess club, book clubs, arts and crafts.

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library

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Library Director Mamie Eng is always looking for ways to modernize the library.

Serving the Hewlett-Woodmere School District (516) 374-1967 1125 Broadway, Hewlett 11557 www.hwpl.org Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday (September through June) 12:30 to 5 p.m.

Programs and services: Adults: Movies, book discussions, theatrical performances, technology classes Teens: Reading club, art exhibits Children: Story time, Lego club, Homework Helpers, summer reading club

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Photos courtesy Valley Stream Central High School District

Then-president Bill Stris cut the ribbon for the Central High School District’s 57th annual Lights on for Education.

Schools Turn ‘Lights on for Education’

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tudents, staff, families, Board of Education members and administrators from Valley Stream’s 14 elementary and secondary schools gathered at Memorial Junior High School on April 26 for the Valley Stream Council of Parent Teacher Associations’ 57th annual Lights On for Education program.

The event allowed the Central High School District, District 13, District 24 and District 30 to showcase student achievements in academics, the performing arts, display arts and physical education. During the opening ceremony, the North High School a cappella group, the 7:10 Downbeats, performed the National Anthem, as American Sign Language students signed along. The superintendents spoke on behalf of their districts, and students from each elementary school presented quotes that reflected the event’s theme, “Light the Path through Vision and Exploration.”

Students then helped to officially kick off the event by cutting a yellow ribbon.

Attendees traveled around the building to experience the different programs offered in each district.

Students in the Central’s career and technical education program demonstrated their skill at polishing nails and cutting hair. Students in the commercial foods program prepared and served food to the community.

Elementary students showcased their makerspaces and performing art skills and presented displays in academics, interdisciplinary art and technology.

Next year’s Lights On for Education will be held at Memorial Junior High School on April 19 from 7:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.

Cosmetology students polished the nails of community members.

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Calendar of EVENTS

Oct. 9 St. Francis Hospital Community Outreach van The St. Francis Hospital Community Outreach van will be at the Henry Waldinger Memorial Library parking lot on Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to provide free health screenings and flu shots.

Apr. 19 Light’s On The Valley Stream Central High School District’s 58th annual Light’s On for Education will be held on April 19 from 7:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.

Parents are encouraged to see students’ work at each of the four Valley Stream school districts.

May 27 Memorial Day The Village of Valley Stream will hold its annual Memorial Day parade on May 27. It will feature marching bands from the different high schools.

Oct. 27 Howloween The Friends of Valley Stream Dogs will hold its annual Howloween dog costume contest and party at the Valley Stream Dog Park on Oct. 27 from noon to 4 p.m. Vendors will be there to sell their dog supplies.

May 4

I Love My Park Day Nov. 1 College fair

Help clean up the Valley Stream State Park as part of New York State’s I Love My Park Day on May 4.

June 6 Shakespeare in the courtyard North High School students will perform Shakespeare at 6 p.m.

The Valley Stream Central High School District will hold its annual college fair at the Central High School gymnasium on Nov. 1 at 8:30 p.m.

Nov. 15 District 30

parent fair

Parents of students in District 30 can go to the annual Taste of Service parent fair on Nov. 15 at Shaw Avenue School from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. to find out what kinds of services and programs the district offers.

May 21 Budget vote Vote on each of the school district’s budgets on May 21 at your local polling place.

July 2 Community band concert The Valley Stream Community Band will perform at the bandshell on the village green on July 2 at 8 p.m.

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Burst over Fireman’s Field

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housands sat on Fireman’s Field on July 4 to watch as fireworks exploded over Valley Stream in celebration of Independence Day. “We had beautiful weather and we had a beautiful display,” said Dominick Minerva, the president of the Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce. “I think people were entertained and I think we had a good turnout.”

The show featured musicians from Pennsylvania-based Ace DJs, who performed songs for children. The children also had the opportunity to play with beach balls and get their faces painted before the show. To cap it all off, Bethpage-based Bay Fireworks presented a spectacular fireworks display.

“It is always so much fun to watch the reaction of the kids,” said Jay Hunter, the director of operations for the show.

Mayor Ed Fare also said he “thought it was better than ever.”

The Romero family, Avril, Alesandra and Carmen, filmed the fireworks.

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shines in Valley Stream

The Duprees performed “Be My Love” at a concert on July 18, 2018.

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oo wop shoo bop. The Duprees and The Chiclettes performed at Doo Wop Under the Stars II at the Valley Stream Band Shell in July 2018.

“We have concert series all summer long,” said Chuck Ristano, supervisor of the recreation department. “It’s our biggest concert - a major concert for the summer season.”

This is the second year of the Doo Wop Under the Stars event. Around 1,200 people attended the performance, a boost up from last year’s audience of 900. On top of the performances, community members enjoyed a car show featuring 25 classic and custom cars.

“It was brought back this year by popular demand,” said Mayor Ed Fare.

“I think The Chiclettes, and especially The Duprees, were a big draw.”

The Duprees’ first single was “You Belong to Me,” a cover from Jo Stafford.

The song reached the United States’ top ten in 1962. The Duprees incorporated romance, energy and fun into their songs and performances. The Chiclettes represent the women artists from different musical backgrounds from the 70s, 80s and 90s.

The band focuses on tributes to many female artists, using high energy and upbeat

The Chiclettes performed a tribute to female artists throughout the decades to a packed Village Green.

tunes in their music.

The Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event, along with the Valley Stream Soccer Club and Advantage Toyota of Valley Stream.

The concert is part of the Valley Stream Recreation Department’s Free Summer Concert Series, with upcoming performances from Captain Jack, a Billy Joel tribute band; the Nassau Pops Symphony

Orchesgtra, which will be performing music from Broadway, television and the movies; and Bonjourney, a Bon Jovi and Journey cover band. All concerts begin at 8 p.m. at the Band Shell.

“If we continue with the doo wop with such a great response, [next year] it will be Doo Wop Under the Stars III,” Ristano said.

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Seniors gather for Oktoberfest feast at Valley Stream Community Center

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bout 30 Valley Stream seniors joined in a chorus of “Edelweiss,” the song Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II popularized in the musical “The Sound of Music,” at the Valley Stream Community Center’s inaugural Oktoberfest in October 2017. There, they ate German food catered by Brancard’s Delicatessen, played Valley Stream trivia, won raffles and danced to German music.

“I think it’s great,” Marge Bates, who lives at The Meadows in North Valley Stream, said at the event. “The food’s delicious, the company’s great. What could you complain about?”

For Gayle Andersen, 73, it was her first time at a Silver Threads program, even though she has lived in Valley Stream for 50 years. “I’m just starting to go to these things, and they do an amazing job, they really do,” Andersen said, adding that she was surprised that the raffles and entertainment were free for senior citizens.

The event was organized by SallyAnn

Esposito, the manager of the community center who wanted to have a party for the community’s seniors to enjoy every month.

“I look forward to doing this for them, because some of them live alone, so this is their way of celebrating a holiday,” she said.

“I give her credit for innovation and always trying something new for our Silver Threads Senior Enrichment program to enjoy,” Mayor Ed Fare said of Esposito.

“The event itself was quite festive and fun. Trivia and traditional German dancing were a great idea.”

Ellen and Steve Wenz led the seniors in traditional German dancing.

Sixth-grade students at James A. Dever School built structures using ancient techniques.

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Barrett Park recreationists make the most of the summer

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etween 250 and 300 Valley Stream children take part in the Barrett Summer Recreation Program each year, and some even return as counselors when they are older.

“We pride ourselves on the children having a fun and safe time while providing them a chance to have fun and play outside,” said Nicole Winter, the program director.

Every half-hour in the program, the children are doing something new. Their group, assigned based on their grade, rotates between sports, arts and crafts and a free choice in which children get to choose their own activities. “There’s chalk and jump ropes and scooters,” said Winter.

Children in the program also go to a Learning Corner, where they can experiment with Mentos in CocaCola or make their own volcano. The younger children use the opportunity to play with musical instruments.

On other days, children may go on trips, which might include Long Island destinations such as Adventureland, Splish Splash and the Cradle of Aviation Museum.

Some days are also designated for special purposes.

Last July, a “spirit week,” gave children the chance to dress up in colors and costumes.

Emily Harrydath poured water over Alyssa Prashad’s head.

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Valley Stream lifeguards dive in for the summer

By Alicia Mcgowan

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alley Stream’s Arthur J. Hendrickson Pool is open throughout the summer season with Nassau County certified lifeguards on deck, watching carefully as children and adults paddle and float.

Some of the lifeguards at Arthur J. Hendrickson teach swimming lessons to younger swimmers. Brianna Coxall, of Valley Stream, has been a lifeguard for two years at the pool and taught swimmers just starting out.

“Lifeguarding is essential to life, building friendships and communication skills,” Coxall said.

Michael Russ spent three years as a lifeguard, working about 40 hours a week. He and other lifeguards rotated different “sits” in the lifeguard chairs at the diving pool, Olympic pool and kiddie pool. He has made a few saves in his time at the pool, and he aims to keep people safe.

“There’s a shock when you need to save someone’s life,” Russo said. “You just jump in, and it’s second nature at that point.”

The pool is open every day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the summer, from Memorial Day until Labor Day weekend.

Photos by Alicia McGowan/Herald

Brianna Coxall, second-year lifeguard, appreciates her lifeguarding experiences and the people surrounding her at the pool.

Michael Russo, third-year lifeguard, believes the job is prestigious in his eyes and looks forward to returning each summer.

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Roslyn 11576 562-6000 St. John’s Episcopal Hospital 327 Beach 19th St. Far Rockaway 11691 718-869-7000 South Nassau Communities Hospital One Healthy Way Oceanside 11572 632-3000 South Nassau Urgent Care Center at Long Beach 325 E. Bay Drive Long Beach 11561 870-1010 Winthrop University Hospital 259 First St., Mineola 11501 663-0333

Services Drugs, Alcohol Dependencies Alcoholics Anonymous 292-3045 Hotline: 292-3040 www.nassauny-aa.org Al-Anon and Alateen (For families and friends of alcoholics) 433-8003 Families Anonymous 1-800-736-9805 Gam-Anon Hotline Gamblers Anonymous (718) 352-1671 LINK Center for Drug Info Inc. 185 Merrick Road, Suite 2D Lynbrook 11563 887-4848 L.I. Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 1025 Old Country Road Mineola 11501 747-2606 Mineola Community Treatment Center 366 Jericho Turnpike Mineola 11501 742-4015 Narcotics Anonymous 827-9500 Nassau County Alliance for Addiction Services Hotline: 679-1111 Admin: 897-1330 Northwell Health Project Outreach 600 Hempstead Turnpike, Suite 250 West Hempstead 11552 481-2890

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Uniondale 11553 227-7399

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South Nassau Communities Hospital Mental Health Counseling Center 2277 Grand Ave Baldwin11510 377-5000 South Shore Child Guidance Center 91 Guy Lombardo Ave. Freeport 11520 378-2992 (Outpatient services for children 18 and under)

Special Services AHRC Nassau 189 Wheatley Road Glen Head 11545 626-1000 HIV, AIDS, STD Hotline (800) 462-6785 American Cancer Society (800) 227-2345

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Nassau County Department of Mental Health 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd.

Suite 200, Uniondale 11553 227-7057

American Heart Association 125 E. Bethpage Rd., Suite 100 Plainview 11803 777-8447

Arthritis Foundation 150 Broadhollow Rd., Suite 222 Melville 11747 631-427-8272 www.arthritis.org Birthright International (Anti-abortion counseling) 1859 Wantagh Ave. Wantagh 11793 785-4070 Hotline: 1-800-550-4900 Breast Cancer Hotline 800-877-8077 Breast Cancer Action Coalition 1 in 9: Hewlett House 86 East Rockaway Road Hewlett 11557 374-3190 (Programs for breast cancer patients and survivors) Planned Parenthood 540 Fulton Ave. Hempstead 11550 750-2500 The Safe Center LI Against Domestic Violence 542-0404 - www.cadvnc.org

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Radiology Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology (516) 992-6437 631-992-6437 Locations in Lynbrook, Elmont, Merrick and more.

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Valley Stream

Celebrates Eid ul-Fitr

By Melissa Koenig

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alley Stream’s growing Muslim population celebrated the end of Ramadan, the holy month during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, with several celebrations during the course of the week. On June 13, 2018, women and children gathered at Masjid Hamza to prepare for Eid ul-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.

Next year’s Ramadan runs from May 5 to June 4 or 5, depending on when the new moon can be seen in the night sky.

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Aisha Zubair, 3, got a henna tattoo at Masjid Hamza in Valley Stream as part of the mosque’s weeklong Eid ul-Fitr celebrations.

More than 500 Muslims gathered at the community center on June 16, 2018, for an Eid celebration.

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Services South Nassau Communities Hospital is committed to delivering standard-setting, patient-centered health care. It is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,000 employees.

The hospital is an acute-care, not-forprofit teaching hospital that provides stateof-the-art care in cardiac, cancer, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. It is a designated Stroke Center, boasts Long Island’s first and only Gamma Knife® and Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery technologies for superior cancer care, expert orthopedic services, and emergency and elective angioplasty. South Nassau has been designated as an Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center by MBSAQIP and is also a recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s “Get With The Guidelines®”-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite.

South Nassau’s beautiful North Addition houses two 36-bed medical surgical units, a 36-bed inpatient behavioral health unit and comprehensive maternity services center with 26 private postpartum rooms, spacious labor and delivery rooms and a neonatal intensive care unit.

South Nassau’s Emergency Services department is one of the largest and most advanced on Nassau County’s South Shore. Designated a regional stroke center and Level II Trauma Center by the Ameri-

South Nassau Communities Hospital 1 Healthy Way Oceanside, N.Y. Emergency: 911 Non-emergency line: (516) 632-3000 www.southnassau.org can College of Surgeons, the department houses 35 treatment rooms and specialty care, including a high-speed CT-scan and x-ray facility, pediatric emergency room and psychiatric emergency room.

And that capacity will soon be expanding. South Nassau is working on building a new four-story, 58,000-square-foot wing.

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care wing, and will also help prepare the hospital in case of another hurricane like Sandy.

South Nassau is the only hospital on Nassau’s South Shore permitted to perform angioplasty in an emergency or an elective basis. In the event you or a loved one need angioplasty, it can be performed on the spot at South Nassau’s Center for Cardiovascular Health, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

South Nassau’s Cancer Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) and has received the Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) for three consecutive survey cycles (2009, 2012, 2015). With leading-edge cancer fighting technologies, including Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery, daVinci robotic-assisted surgery, the Long Island Gamma Knife® and world-class physician talent specializing in cancer, South Nassau offers South Shore residents expert cancer care without the need to travel to points north or into the city.

For more information about South Nassau Communities Hospital and its services, call (877) 768-8462 or (516) 632-3000, or go to www.southnassau.org. We encourage you to “like” us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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Omega Gamma Delta brothers help veterans

By Melissa Koenig

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ack Mahoney is the oldest living alum of Central High School’s chapter of Omega Gamma Delta, which he pledged one year after its 1937 founding. Mahoney served in World War II as a Navy pilot from 1942 to 1945, and was the last person to land a plane at the old Pan Am terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport.

“I’m just so glad I became a Navy pilot,” said Mahoney, 94.

When his fraternity brother Jerry Lange discovered that Mahoney was living at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook, a 350-bed long- and short-term care facility, he decided to honor Mahoney at the chapter’s 80th anniversary celebration in August 2018. Lange then contacted with Long Island State Veterans Home Executive Director Fred Sganga to arrange transportation for Mahoney to attend.

At the anniversary celebration, fraternity brothers sold T-shirts and insignias and ran a 50-50 raffle to raise money for the Veterans Home. By the end of the night, they had raised $1,500 for the nursing home and rehabilitation facility.

Mahoney also received a Veterans Day procla-

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Omega Gamma Delta brothers Jerry Lange, back left, Jimmy Foller, Chris Argento and Pat Longo presented Frank Sganga, front left, and brother Jack Mahoney, front right.

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www.liherald.com Linda Troy, of Valley Stream, won first-place in the Best Group Costume category last year for dressing her dogs up as ‘Thing 1’ and ‘Thing 2’ from the Dr. Seuss book “The Cat in the Hat.” Melissa Koenig/Herald

Luna was dressed as a pirate for the sixth annual Howl-O-Ween fundraiser at the Valley Stream Dog Park in October 2017. She and 12 other dogs strutted for a chance to win a $25 Pet Supply gift card, a $5 Red Mango gift card and a medal.

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Valley Stream dog park celebrates ‘Howl-O-Ween’

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ogs and their owners dressed up in themed costumes in celebration of the Howl-O-Ween event at the Valley Stream Dog Park on Oct. 28, 2017.

Dogs Mimi and Sasha dressed up as ‘Thing 1’ and ‘Thing 2,’ characters from Dr. Seuss’ “Cat in the Hat.” Other dogs strutted around the parking lot wearing costumes ranging from a butterfly to a werewolf for a chance to win a $25 Pet Supply gift card, a $5 Red Mango gift card and a medal.

“Leo won it last year, and we’re going for it again,” Regina VanHandswyk, a Levittown resident, said of her dog who was dressed as the Bachelor, with a rose lapel in his suit. “How could you not love the Bachelor? Everybody wants the Bachelor.”

Leo’s competition included Niko and Nova Wright, who were dressed as Dracula and a butterfly, respectively. Their owners,

Courtney and Shannon, felt the costumes fit their dogs’ personality. “He’s like a terror, so it was just like this Dracula costume fit him, and she’s as pretty as a butterfly,” Courtney said.

The event offered 18 raffle baskets, including wine, dog treats and sign-ups with a Valley Stream groomer. All of the proceeds raised from the raffles and from the $10 costume contest entrance fee benefitted the Valley Stream Dog Park.

In the end, Mimi and Sasha won for best-duo Costume; Sofia Wiener won for the most original costume, with her corn dog outfit; and Bella Scala won funniest costume for her handmade “teeny-weeny itsy-bitsy yellow polka-dot bikini” outfit.

This year’s costume celebration will be at the Valley Stream Dog Park on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 from noon to 4 p.m. The parade will start around 1 p.m.

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V.S. Central program stresses creativity, self-confidence

By Timothy Denton

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hree students from the Valley Stream Central High School District’s performing arts program turned in stellar results at Hofstra University’s 69th annual Shakespeare Scene and Design competition in March 2018.

Courtney Chamblin took home best actor honors; Willow Chamblin won the award for best scenic design; and Ayana Frank brought home her second consecutive first prize for costume design.

Such standout results should not have come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the program, which draws from the student bodies of all four of Valley Stream’s high schools but is located at Central High School. Under the direction of Elizabeth Kott, students have received professional-level training in a variety of disciplines for the past 15 years.

“I was working as an intern at the Long Wharf Theater in New Haven when I began to think about the educational possibilities of theater,” Kott said. After her two-year internship at Long Wharf and a degree from New York University, “I went to a job fair and I met people from the school district. They were planning to start a performing arts program, and they offered it to me. I’ve been here ever since.”

The program consists of four disciplines: acting, dance, musical theater and theater production. The latter includes set design, lighting and costume design — all the technical “backstage” aspects that make a theatrical performance work.

“The program is open to students from ninth grade on,” Kott said. She emphasized that students do not need to audition or have any previous experience. “In the first year, they learn the basics of each discipline. Then, at the end of the year, they decide if they want to go on. If they do, then they audition. Everyone auditions at the end of every year — even seniors,” she said. “Auditions are part of every performer’s life,” she explained. “We want them to get comfortable with them.”

The program started with roughly 60 students; this year, more than 100 have elected to enroll. “It’s very demanding,” said Kristin Martine, who teaches dance. “Students do three periods a day, including a double period of dance every other day, and they also take all the other required classes. And many are doing [Advanced Placement] classes, too.”

The range of experiences to which students are exposed is nearly as impressive as the students themselves. In Kott’s acting class, for example, students studied commedia dell’arte, an Italian form of improvised theater featuring stock characters that was popular in the 16th to 18th centuries. In it, the entire script consisted of a general outline for the play and a series of rhymed couplets that would signal the end of each scene. In Kott’s class, students worked in small groups to develop modern interpretations of this tradition. Student directors kept journals of each rehearsal, cataloguing hits and misses and mapping out their next rehearsals.

Roughly 20 to 25 percent of the students do go on to careers in the arts, though not necessarily in front of an audience. “A lot of them have gone on to careers in production — lighting, stage management, various kinds of backstage jobs,” musical theater teacher Amy Neuner said.

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Students from Valley Stream’s performing arts program scored big in Hofstra University’s 69th Shakespeare Scene and Design competition.

Courtesy Kristin Martine

Students rehearsed classmate Lauren Ward’s “Shallows,” which won a nationwide choreography competition and was performed at the 92nd Street Y in 2018.

Performing arts program director Elizabeth Kott.

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The Baha’i Center of Nassau County hosts a Children’s Theater Company.

Baha’i Center of Nassau County 11 W. Jamaica Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 887-0181 www.bahai.us Bahai.information.LI@gmail.com Bethlehem Assembly of God 12 E. Fairview Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-6150 Pastor: The Rev. Steven Milazzo www.bethlehemag.org info@bethlehemag.org Church of the Blessed Sacrament (Roman Catholic) 201 N. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 568-1027 Pastor: The Rev. Peter Dugandzic www.blessedsacramentvs.org blsrcc@blessedsacramentvs.org Chabad Outreach Center (Orthodox) 550 Rockaway Ave. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 825-5566 Rabbi: Yitzchak Goldshmid chabadofvalleystream.com Christian Science Society 77 Hicks St. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-9393 Contact: Barbara Myers Reading room open to public,

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Gateway World Christian Center 502 N. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 596-7222 Senior Pastor: Dr. Sunny Philip www.gatewaynyc.com info@gatewaynyc.com Grace United Methodist Church 21 S. Franklin Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-1182 Pastor: Gertrude V. Nation www.gracevsny.org Holy Name of Mary Church (Roman Catholic) 55 E. Jamaica Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (561) 825-1450 Pastor: Monsignor Romualdo A. Sosing www.hnom.org Holy Trinity Episcopal Church 87 Seventh St. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 825-2903 www.holytrinityepiscopalvs.org information@holytrinity episcopalvs.org Jesucristo La Esperanza de la Familia 34 Locust St. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 792-2999 Pastors: Revs. Raul and Ivette Ruidiaz

www.churchjef.com Lutheran Church of Our Saviour 888 Rockaway Ave. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 825-5453 Masjid Hamza Islamic Center of the South Shore 200 Stuart Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-8585 www.masjidhamza.com info@masjidhamza.com New Covenant Baptist Church 215 N. Hillside Ave. Valley Stream 11580 Pastor: Hi S. Lee New Hope Lutheran Church 60 Oliver Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-9782 Pastor: The Rev. Perucy Butiku nhlcvalleystreamny.webs.com newhopeluth@optonline.net North Woodmere Jewish Center Congregation Ohr Torah 410 Hungry Harbor Road Valley Stream 11581 (516) 791-2130 Rabbi: Yehuda Eliyahu www.ohrtorah.org Olivet Baptist Church 34 Locust St. Valley Stream 11581 (516) 825-9462 Pastor: The Rev. Karen Pickler St. John’s United Methodist Church of Elmont 2105 Stuart Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-6499 Pastor: Patrick Perrin Temple Hillel (Conservative) 1000 Rosedale Road Valley Stream 11581 (516) 791-6344 Rabbi: Steven Graber www.templehillel.org rmarkowitz@templehillel.org Unity Church of Christianity 14 E. Mineola Ave.

Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-1488 Pastor: The Rev. Joanna Keneally www.unityvalleystream.net unityvs1@verizon.net Valley Stream Baptist Church 1865 N. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 285-7565 The Rev. Dr. Sherby Clarke www.valleystreambaptist church.com vsbc@optonline.net Valley Stream Jewish Center (Conservative) 322 N. Corona Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-2308 Rabbi: Yechiel Buchband President: Bruce Wulwick www.valleystreamjc.org Valley Stream Presbyterian Church 130 S. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-0616 Pastor: The Rev. Kymberley Clemons-Jones www.valleystreampres.org valleystreampres@gmail.com

Outreach Centers Holy Name of Mary Parish Outreach 55 E. Jamaica Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 825-0177 Coordinator: Sister Margie Kelly www.hnom.org hnmoutreach@verizon.net Blessed Sacrament Parish Outreach 201 N. Central Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 561-8969 Director: Judith Miccio House of Hope, Bethlehem Assembly of God 22 E. Fairview Ave. Valley Stream 11580 (516) 887–1708 Director: Dawnelle Miller www.bethlehemassembly.org millerhoh@optimum.net

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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky got together with members of the Silver Threads seniors group for their end-of-summer celebration.

The Senior Life in...

Valley Stream F ounded in 1967, Green Acres Senior Center is one of 16 senior centers run by the Town of Hempstead. Although the majority of its members are from Valley Stream, the center is open to all town residents 60 and older, and it is free to join.

Regular activities include bingo, beach trips, billiards, sewing, a glee club, cards, luncheons, arts and crafts and supermarket trips. There is a yearly holiday boutique.

Three days a week, Green Acres members can participate in a lunch program. The center has its own nutritionist to ensure that members’ health needs are met.

Green Acres holds a general meeting every month with its executive board of seven members elected by the seniors.

Bingo is hosted a couple of times a week and lasts from 1 to 2:30 p.m. On Thursdays in the summertime, its seniors visit Lido Beach as part of the “All Roads Lead to Lido” program. This popular 10week program offers free health services,

crafts and games.

All town senior centers include additional activities such as physical fitness classes, discussions about humanities and current events, piano lessons, painting, macramé, sculpture, calligraphy, creative writing, poetry, shuffleboard, bowling, intergenerational programs, films and speakers.

Available programs include the Bereavement Support Group, which meets twice a month and provides a means of sharing grief, and the Caregivers’ Support Group, which meets once a month and supports those who are tending to a friend or family member. Both programs are held at the Merrick Senior Center. For more information, call (516) 868-4777.

Experienced Art Students Enrichment League (EASEL) is a daytime art league held at the Oceanside Senior Center. Call 766-8888 to start a free membership.

Busing is available to and from Green Acres. For more information about this center or other Town of Hempstead senior centers, visit toh.li/senior-enrich

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Community Center at Arthur J. Hendrickson Park (516) 825-8571 Coordinator: SallyAnn Esposito Monday-Friday, hours vary by day The village’s Silver Threads Senior Club offers a plethora of activities five days a week at the Valley Stream Community Center in Arthur J. Hendrickson Park. From donating knitting and crocheting projects to Nassau University Medical Center and South Nassau Communities Hospital, to shopping trips, luncheons and birthday bagels, there is rarely a dull moment at Silver Threads.

The club offers different activities every day of the week, including bocce, chair yoga, rummikub, beauty days and more. The best attendance, however, occurs on card-playing and bingo days. Most of the seniors said that their favorite part of the club is the actionpacked card games. The men sit in a different room than the women because they get too competitive during games, the seniors said.

They enjoy May High and Canasta games on Wednesdays and Fridays, and bingo once a month.

About 30 seniors regularly attend the program.

Silver Threads is always looking for new members. For more information, visit the village’s website at www.vsvny.org.

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Civilian Patrol on Alert

By Melissa Koenig

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very day and night of the week, the 30 members of the Valley Stream Civilian Patrol cruise village streets to monitor and help deter crime.

“We’re not law enforcement in any manner, sort or form,” George Catalanotto, the treasurer of the Patrol, said. “We’re eyes and ears. When we go out, it’s for the purpose of keeping an eye on things. We know where some of the haunts are, we know where some of the vulnerable spots are — and with that knowledge, we focus on certain areas.”

Patrol members cannot arrest anyone or issue summonses, but if they see suspicious activity, they call 911 and then report it to two other Patrol members who log the incident for the organization’s records.

The members of the Patrol range in age from 21 to 94 and are both men and women. Most members are middle-aged, according to Catalanotto. They can be found teaching students about safety, promoting their organization at community events and providing security for functions, such as the Holy Name of Mary church

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George Catalanotto and Ralph Polverino, above, are the treasurer and president of the Valley Stream Civilian Patrol, respectively.

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The members are all volunteers; none receive any material compensation for their services, and they even use their own cars for patrols. In exchange, the executive board provides them with signs for their

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Staying connected to your

Town & County Nassau County Nassau County is governed by an elected Legislature, which is comprised of members from 19 districts. It includes an independent budget director who advises the Legislature on spending and revenue matters. Residents may submit petitions for proposed laws that legislators must consider. Legislators serve two-year terms.

The county executive — currently Democrat Laura Curran — serves a four-year term and is the chief administrator. Nassau also has an elected comptroller, currently Jack Schnirman; district attorney, Madeline Singas; and a county clerk, Maureen O’Connell.

Nassau County Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building 1550 Franklin Ave., Mineola, N.Y. 11501 571-6000 www.nassaucountyny.gov Numbers to know Assessor’s Office ............571-1500 Assessment Review .......571-2391 Board of Elections ..........571-2411 Bus Information .............542-0100 Civil Service ....................572-1873 Community College .......572-7500 Consumer Affairs ...........571-2600 Coordinating Agency for Spanish Americans (CASA) .........572-0750 County Attorney .............571-3056 County Clerk ..................571-2664 County Comptroller .......571-2386 County Executive ...........571-3131 County Legislature .........571-6636 Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction .......................227-7007 District Attorney .............571-3800 Economic Development .572-1915 Film Commission ...........572-0012 Fire Commission ............572-1000 Health Department ........227-9697 Housing & Intergov. Affairs ..............572-1915 Human Resources ..........571-4246 Human Rights Commission ...................571-3663 Investigations .................571-0533 Leg. Budget Review Office .................571-6296

Management and Budget Office .................571-4273 Medical Center ..............572-0123 Medical Examiner ..........572-6400 Mental Health ................227-7057 Minority Affairs ..............571-6174 Parks, Recreation, Museums .......................572-0200 Planning Commission ....571-5844 Physically Challenged.....227-7399 Probation Department ...571-5700 Public Works ..................571-9600 Purchasing Office ...........571-4200 Recreation ......................571-3090 Section 8 and Homeless 571-0360 Senior Citizen Affairs ......227-8900 Sheriff’s Department ......571-2113 Social Services Department....................227-8519 Traffic and Parking Violations .......................572-2700 Traffic Safety Board ........571-5032 Treasurer’s Office............571-2090 Veterans Services ...........572-8452 Volunteer Services ..........572-8452 Youth Board ...................227-7134

Town of Hempstead The Town of Hempstead, founded in 1644, is the largest township in the United States, encompassing 142 square miles with a population of roughly 760,000 people.

Within the town, there are 34 unincorporated areas and 22 incorporated villages, more than 65 parks and marinas, and 2,500 miles of roads.

Hempstead is overseen by a town supervisor — currently Democrat Laura Gillen — and a six-member Town Council. The six council members are elected from one of six districts. The supervisor has a two-year term, and the council members have four-year terms of office.

The supervisor is the chief executive officer of town government, presiding over all town board meetings and directing the legislative and administrative functions of that body. The supervisor also oversees the day-to-day operations of a municipal government of 24 major departments. As the town’s chief financial officer, the supervisor is responsible for the creation and the implementation of a town budget.

Council members are responsible for adopting the annual budget, amending the town code and the building zone ordinances, adopting all traffic regulations, and hearing applications for changes of zone and special exceptions to zoning codes.

Town Hall One Washington St., Hempstead, N.Y. 11550 489-5000 www.townofhempstead.org Numbers to know Supervisor Laura Gillen ...................812-3260 Bruce Blakeman .............812-3523 Anthony D’Esposito .......812-3242 Receiver of Taxes, Donald X. Clavin Jr. .........................538-1500 Town Clerk Sylvia Cabana .....489-5000 x3046 Town Attorney ...............489-5000 Animal Shelter ...............785-5220 3320 Beltagh Ave., Wantagh 11793 Civil Service Commission 489-5000 Comptroller ....................489-5000 Conservation and Waterways .....................431-9200 Highway Department .....489-5000 Housing Authority ..........485-9666 Occupational Resources .485-5000 Parks and Recreation .....292-9000

Planning and Economic Development .................538-7100 Public Safety ..................538-1900 Sanitation.......................378-4210 Special pick-up ...............378-8484 Program Info and Sanitation Inspectors.......................378-2200 Senior Enrichment ..........485-8100 Water department .........794-8300 24-hour emergency line ...............794-8181 Zoning Board of Appeals ......................489-5000

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Village Board Of Trustees

Edwin A. Fare Mayor

Vincent Grasso Deputy Mayor

Dermond Thomas Trustee

John Tufarelli Trustee

COUNTY

Nassau County Executive

Laura Curran (D)

1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-3131

Nassau County District Attorney

Madeline Singas (D) 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-3800

Nassau County Comptroller

Jack Schnirman (D) 240 Old Country Road Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-2386 NCComptroller@ NassauCountyNY.gov

Vincent Muscarella (R) 1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-6208

Governor

State Attorney General

Nassau County Clerk

Maureen O’Connell (R) 240 Old Country Road Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-2664

State Comptroller

Andrew M. Cuomo (D) Barbara Underwood (D) Thomas P. DiNapoli (D) NYS State Capitol Building Albany, N.Y. 12224 (518) 474-8390

NYS State Capitol Building Albany, N.Y. 12224-0341 (518) 776-2000

Trustee

FEDERAL

Nassau County Legislator - District 3

Carrié Solages (D) 1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-6203

STATE

Nassau County Legislator - District 8

Sean Wright

110 State St., Albany, N.Y. 12236 (518) 474-4044

State Senator - 9th District

Todd Kamindky(D)

55 Front Street Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11570 (516) 766-8383 Albany, N.Y. 12247 (518) 455-3401 kaminsky@nysenate.gov

United States Senator

Charles E. Schumer (D) 757 3rd Ave., Suite 1702 New York, N.Y. 10017 (212) 486-4430 United States Senate 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6542

United States Senator

Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) 780 3rd Ave., Suite 2601 New York, N.Y. 10017 (212) 688-6262 United States Senate 478 Russell Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4451

STATE cont'd

State Assemblyman 19th District

State Assemblyman 21st District

825 East Gate Boulevard Garden City, N.Y. 11530 516-535-4095 Legislative Office Building 544 Albany, N.Y. 12248 (518) 455-4627

534 Merrick Road, Lynbrook, N.Y. 11563 (516) 561-8216 Legislative Office Building 432 Albany, N.Y. 12248 (518) 455-4656

Ed Ra (R)

Brian Curran (R)

State Assemblywoman 22nd District

Michaelle Solages (D)

1690 Central Court Valley Stream, N.Y. 11580 (516) 599-2972 Legislative Office Building 827 Albany, N.Y. 12248 (518) 455-4465

United States Representative United States Representative 5th District 4th District

Kathleen Rice (D)

200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 200 Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 739-3008 1508 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5516

Gregory Meeks (D)

67-12 Rockaway Beach Blvd.

Arverne, N.Y. 11692 (347) 230-4032 2234 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-3461

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Accountant TBA Tax Service, Inc. Barbara Artusa 475 W. Merrick Road, Ste. 105 (516) 825-6685

Home Care Agency Sara Companion Services Genine Iadevaio 201-09 E. Merrick Road (516) 837-3388 geninei@saracompanions.com

TBATAX@aol.com

Master Tax Service Anthony Ippolito 203 Rockaway Ave. (516) 256-7000

ippolito_anthony@yahoo.com

Wali Syed, CPA 26 W. Merrick Rd. (516) 800-7800 wali@wsyedcpa.com

Advertising PrimeTime 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 569-4000 www.liprimetime.com

Valley Stream Herald Rhonda Glickman 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 569-4000 www.liherald.com

Xpress Coups 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 569-4000 Audiologist Hearing Center of L.I. Dr. Lawrence Cardano 46 Rockaway Ave. (516) 872-8485 drcardano@hearingcenterofli.com

Auto Body Repair Collision Concepts Boris Klerer 459 W. Merrick Road (516) 825-4433

boris@collisionconcepts.com

Two Guys Auto Body Steven Liberto 150 E. Merrick Road (516) 561-0203 gildemom@aol.com

Auto Dealer Mazda of Valley Stream Ed O’Connor 676 W. Merrick Road 516-285-0505 eoconnor@mazdaofvalleystream.com

Automotive Repair All Across the Island Tire & Auto Repair Nick Tembelis 843 W. Merrick Road (516) 285-7800 allacrosstheisle@aol.com

Bagel Store Magic Bagels Cliff Hong 194 W. Merrick Rd (516) 872-8779

cliffhong87@gmail.com

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Melody Tria, left and Maite Guillen enjoyed their first ride on the Kite Flyer at the Family Fest sponsored by the Church of the Blessed Sacrament.

Bakery Little Sugar Shop Vyancka Kilimet 157 Rockaway Ave. (516) 612-2697

cakes@littlesugarshop.com

Bank Dime Bank Joel Richards 175 W. Merrick Rd (516) 825-0140 jrichards@dime.com

New York Community Bank Leidy Duran 75 N. Central Ave. (516) 599-0066 leidy.duran@mynycb.com

NEFCU Yogi Hariprasad 264 East Merrick Road (516) 561-0030 yhariprasad@mynefcu.org

Sterling Bank Jamie Grasso 120 S. Franklin Avenue (516) 825-2910 jgrasso@snb.com

Beauty Supply Sally Beauty 750 Sunrise Highway, Ste. 106 Valley Stream, NY 11581 (516) 749-2231 srandolph@sallybeauty.com

Bookkeeping Consultant RKNY Bookkeeping & Consulting Ray Mohamed 51 Wellsboro Road (516) 256-3238

ray@rknybookkeeping.com

Business Consultant JTLA Consulting, Inc. Joanne Antun (516) 729-3447 jtla51@aol.com

Card Store The Corner Store Mark Barth 260 Rockaway Ave. (516) 218-2811 mkbarth25@gmail.com

Civic Association Mill Brook Civic Association Lee Feinman P.O. Box 1312 Valley Stream, NY 11582 (718) 506-7076 lsf2003@aol.com

Coffee House Sip This David Sabatino Stephanie Pontillo 64 Rockaway Ave. (516) 341-0491 sipthisny@gmail.com

Contractor John Dominick Cusumano, Inc. Dominick Cusumano 17 Willow Street Lynbrook, NY 11563 (516) 599-4001 jdcusumano@aol.com

Counseling Friends of Bridge Inc. Kathy Bogle 5-11th Pflug Place (516) 524-9411 katbog56@gmail.com

New Horizon Counseling Center Audrey Goodman 50 W. Hawthorne Ave. (516) 204-1330

Financial Services Investments Primerica Financial Jaseth Bassaragh 87-20 Northern Blvd.

Jackson Heights NY 11372 (347) 889-0836 jasethjackson@yahoo.com

Flooring My Carpet Inc. Barry Silverstein 803 W. Merrick Road (516) 285-0502

barrysmycarpet@yahoo.com

Florist DePalma Florist Inc Reina & Kevin Buckhout 146 Rockaway Ave. (516) 825-3777 kbuck1msn.com

Fraternal Organization Knights of Columbus Father Carroll Louis Palermo (516) 561-9544 lpalermo3716@gmail.com

Frozen Yogurt Truck Hudson Farms Inc., DBA The Hewlee Truck Adam Callahan 1213 Station Plaza Hewlett NY 11557 (516) 220-1022

agoodman@nhcc.us

hewleetruck@gmail.com

Customs Broker Alba Wheels Up Int'l Salvatore Stile 1 East Lincoln Ave. (718) 276-3000

Funeral Home Edward F. Lieber Funeral Home Paul & James Lieber 266 N. Central Ave. (516) 825-2900

s.atkins@albawheelsup

Electrical Supplies Cooper Electric Supply Ben Artusa 285 E. Merrick Road (347) 480-0332

edwardflieber@aol.com

Entertainment MR Entertainment Marie Granato Elmont NY 11003 (917) 374-6081

rich@raindew.com

ben.artusa@cooper-electric.com

mariegranato-ferraro.px6l @statefarm.com

General Store Raindew Express Rich Montalbano 227 Rockaway Ave. (516) 825-1113 Health & Wellness Saladmaster Ravi & Mera Samaroo 95 Rockaway Avenue (516) 599-3964 ihs.saladmaster@aol.com

Hospital Cohen Childrens’ Hospital Laura McDonagh 1800 Rockaway Ave. Ste. 102 Hewlett, NY 11557 (718) 470-3749 lmcdonag@northwell.com

LIJ Valley Stream Helen White 900 Franklin Ave. (516) 256-6461

hwhite@northwell.edu

Mercy Medical Center Temra K. Taylor 1000 North Village Ave. Rockville Centre, NY 11570 (516) 705-2525 temra.taylor@chsli.org

South Nassau Communities Hospital Dana Sanneman 1 Healthy Way Oceanside NY 11572 (516) 377-5370 dana.sanneman@snch.org

House of Worship Bethlehem Assembly of God Charlene Cameron 12 E. Fairview Ave. (516) 561-6150 ccameron@bethlehemag.org

HVAC Air Design, Inc. James Padavan 331 W. Merrick Road (516) 825-5066 airdesign@aol.com

Insurance/Financial Global Insurance & Financial Consultants Corp.

Hugh Edwards 65 Carstairs Road Valley Stream, NY 11581 (516) 791-3666 Grober-Imbey Agency, Inc. Aaron L. Grober 1 Sunrise Plaza (516) 872-9500 agrober@giains.com

John D. Richards, Inc. John A. DeGrace Richard Accarino P.O. Box 903 (516) 887-2422 john@johndrichards.com

New York Life Lauri LoQuercio 1983 Marcus Avenue Lake Success NY 11042 (516) 507-4663 lloquercio@ft.newyorklife.com

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Landscaping ACE Landscaping Services, Inc. Juan J.R. Reyes (516) 791-6241

aceland2005@yahoo.com

Laundromat Laundry Drop, Inc. Salvatore Pizzolo 33 S. Central Ave. (516) 250-6638 tnsbuild@yahoo.com

Law Firm Minerva & D'Agostino, P.C. Dominick Minerva 107 S. Central Ave. (516) 872-7400 dminervajr@mindaglaw.com

Patte's Portraits, Inc. Patte Scalise-Raad (516) 812-9199 unit22@optonline.net

Serenity Photo Wallace Hutchinson 877 Edwards Blvd.

(516) 823-1562

serenityphoto.biz@gmail.com

Physical Fitness Strong Side Studios Darryl Granum 917 Hempstead Ave. Franklin Square NY 11010 (917) 586-5051 darryl@strongsidestudios.com

Logistics & Transportation Consolidated Transport Svcs.

Michele Fiorenza 265 E. Merrick Road (516) 872-6317

Physical Therapist Fitness Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Lena Rovewnsky 153 E. Merrick Road (516) 253-2998

Marketing Rabin Marketing Jules Rabin (516) 791-8871

New York Physical Therapy Evan Greene 68 S. Central Ave. (516) 825-1112

michele@ctsamerica.com

mistylulee@aol.com

Richner Communications, Inc. 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 569-4000 Medical Practice Walk In Medical Center Rehab Dr. Kentia Jean-Charles 210 E. Sunrise Hwy., Suite 101 Valley Stream, NY 11581 (516) 341-7706 darken1515@hotmail.com

Municipality Village of Valley Stream Mayor's Office 123 South Central Ave. (516) 825-4200 vsmayor1@vsvny.org

nyptvs@gmail.com

Paramount Physical Therapy Leigh-Ann Edison 11 Sunrise Plaza-Store 1 (516) 218-2555 ledison@paramount-pt.com

State of the Art Physical Therapy Emilian Emeagwali 31 E. Merrick Road (516) 612-4400 emilian@optonline.net

Printing LMN Printing Co, Inc Noreen Carro 23 W. Merrick Road (516) 285-8526

Office Supplies Staples Inc. Frank Pantaliano 80 W. Sunrise Highway Valley Stream, NY 11581 516-792-0013

noreen@lmnprinting.com

Orthodontics Sipkin Orthodontics Dawn Rothfeld 514 W. Merrick Road (516) 561-1881

Richner Printing and Mailing Services 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 569-4000

sipkinortho@aol.com

www.richnerprinting.com

Photographer Donna Bianca Photography & Art Gallery AnnMarie Cruikshank 45 Carstairs Road Valley Stream, NY 11581 (347) 391-4407

Public Insurance Adjuster Emergency Services Company Lucy Viggiano P.O. Box 610 (516) 792-0437

frank.pantaliano@staples.com

donnabiancaphotography@gmail.com

Minuteman Press Kaitlin Curran 246 Rockaway Ave. (516) 378-2515

graphics@vsminuteman.com

emergsvcco@aol.com

Paul Guttman & Co., Inc. Howard Guttman 203 Rockaway Ave., 2nd floor (516) 825-4800 hguttmanpa@aol.com

Valley Stream School District 24 Dr. Don Sturz 75 Horton Ave. Valley Stream, NY 11581 (516) 434-2830

Public Library Henry Waldinger Memorial Library Mamie Eng 60 Verona Place (516) 825-6422

School Bus Service Veterans Transportation Co. Inc Howard Boyce Jr. 3 Cleveland St. (516) 561-7070

dsturz@vs24.org

hwmlcontact@hotmail.com

howardboycejr@veteransbus.com

Real Estate Axe Residential, Inc. Philip Lilavois 448 Rockaway Ave. Valley Stream, NY 11581 (516) 405-4559

Screen Printing & Embroidery One In A Million Sasan Shavanson 51 Franklin Avenue (516) 829-1111

philip@axeresidential.com

Exit Realty Hillcourt Henry Rojas 59 Rockaway Avenue (516) 606-6254

hrojas@exitrealtyhillcourt.com

Top Rated Realty Dawn Jones 550 W. Merrick Road, Ste. 7 (917) 833-1355 dawn592@msn.com

Restaurant Meli Melo Restaurant & Lounge M. Judith Reveil 153 DuBois Ave. Valley Stream, NY 11581 (516) 405-0158

info@oneinamillioninc.com

Security & Investigative Services Design Video Security Systems Chris Casanova, Sr. 10 5th St. Valley Stream, NY 11581 (516) 821-1300 ccsr@dvss-security.com

Doyle Security Services, Inc. Mario Doyle 108 S. Franklin Ave., Suite 3 (516) 362-3676 mdoyle@dss-securitysolutions.com

Legal Shield/ID Shield Liz Williams P.O. Box 120135 St. Albans NY 11412 (917) 915-4333

melimelolounge@gmail.com

lizwil40@gmail.com

Mia’s Fine Italian Restaurant Liviu Cireasa 31 Rockaway Ave. (516) 825-2117

Short Term PT & Nursing Facility Lynbrook Restorative Therapy & Nursing Denise Walsh 243 Atlantic Ave. Lynbrook NY 11563 (516) 599-2744

miasofvalleystream@yahoo.com

Pomodorino Rosso 47 Franklin Avenue (516) 812-6171

info@pomodorinorosso.com

Retail Macy’s Phil DiTomasso 1000 Green Acres Mall Valley Stream, NY 11581 (516) 823-4211 phil.ditomasso@macys.com

School Valley Stream Central HS District Dr. Bill Heidenreich One Kent Road (516) 872-5601 heidenrb@vschsd.org

Valley Stream Christian Academy Leslie Fowley 12 East Fairview Ave. (516) 561-6122 lfowley@vscaschool.org

dwalsh@ lynbrooktherapyandnursing.com

Skin Care & Cosmetic Consultant Mary Kay Angela Ogurick (516) 561-1679 aogurick@marykay.com

Social Welfare Taxpayer Advocacy Valley Stream Voice of the Taxpayer Mike Belfiore P.O. Box 37 Valley Stream, NY 11582 (516) 359-7070 michael.belfiore@valleystreamvoice.org

Tailor Ciccarelli Tailoring Bernard Ciccarelli 114 Rockaway Ave. (516) 825-3302

Teachers' Union Valley Stream Teachers' Association Richard Adams 738 Franklin Ave. (516) 825-6332 vsta@optonline.net

Vehicle Conversions Valley Van & Sport Utilities, Inc. Ron Siegel 622 W. Merrick Road (516) 561-1231 accounting@valleyvan.com

Wholesale Club Costco Wholesale Josie Mak 605 Rockaway Tpke.

Lawrence NY11559 (516) 371-2017 w310mbr@costco.com

Youth Organizations Valley Stream Soccer Club Jennifer Graham P.O. Box 143 Valley Stream, NY 11582 (516) 457-0435 vssclub@gmail.com

Valley Stream Youth Council, Inc. Kenneth Heino P.O. Box 446 Valley Stream, NY 11582 (516) 571-3370 vsyouthcouncil@gmail.com

Valley Stream Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 1016 (516) 825-1741 www.valleystreamchamber.org

Executive Board President – Dominick Minerva Vice President – Debbi Gyulay Vice President – Jules Rabin Secretary – Sandra Shanhai Treasurer – Jaime Grasso Directors Joanne Antun Bernard Ciccarelli Barbara DeGrace Lee Feinman Darryl Granum Yogi Hariprasad Kenneth Heino Boris Klerer Angela Ogurick Louis Palermo Linda Pizzolo David Sabatino Sasan Shavanson Lucy Viggiano

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Suiting up to paint was almost more challening than the acutal painting. Girl Scouts from troop 2275, from left, Rihanna Abreu, Isabella Zambrano, Cindy Hu, Gabriella Rivera and Kimberly Wong donned some coveralls before heading over to repaint the garbage cans in the park.

C Repainting the garbage cans was part of the beautifcation effort on I Love My Park Day. Even 4 year old Kevin Arias with Cub Scout Pack 109 got involved in the efforts.

hildren and adults came together to clean up a trail, build picnic tables and plant flowers at the Valley Stream State Park as part of I Love My Park Day this past May. I Love My Park Day is a statewide

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