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Vol. 36 No. 21
MAY 22 - 28, 2025
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Budgets pass in all four V.S. school districts
The newly unveiled street sign for the intersection of Merrick Road and Arlington Avenue in Valley Stream, now Detective Hector M. Nunez Way, a tribute to the late NCPD detective.
By JoSEPH D’AlESSANDRo jdalessandro@liherald.com
Angelina Zingariello/Herald
Village, county police mark centennial with a tribute By ANGElINA ZINGARIEllo azingariello@liherald.com
Community members, law enforcement officials and local leaders gathered at the intersection of Merrick Road and Arlington Avenue in Valley Stream last Friday to honor the memory of Nassau County Police Detective Hector Nunez. The ceremony marked the dedication of a newly refurbished police booth and the unveiling of a permanent street sign bearing Nunez’s name, in recognition of his service and sacrifice. Nunez died in December 2021 of Covid-19, which was caused by illness related to his
Sept. 11 World Trade Center response efforts. “Covid virus and 9/11, and the fact that everybody was sent home and told to leave and run from those buildings,” Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. “The same with Covid — everybody was saying, ‘Stay at home, leave.’ But the men and women in law enforcement and first responders across the board had to come to work, and unfortunately, many of them lost their lives in that battle.” The ceremony was part of the centennial celebrations for the village and the Nassau County Police Department, marking 100 years of service to the community. Nunez, CoNTiNueD oN PAge 4
The Valley Stream community elected three new school board trustees this year. In District 13, George Foley claimed the seat formerly held by Vincent Caposio, winning narrowly over Cecil Mathew and Anthony Bonelli. And Jaclyn Kunz won the seat formerly held by Milag ros Vicente, defeating David Marconi. In District 24, Annette Matthew took the seat formerly held by Kimberly Wheeler, over Jennifer Marlborough. District 24 incumbents John Maier and Markus Wilson each ran unopposed, as did incumbent James Lavery, in District 30. District 30 approved a budget of $47.1 million, a 2.1 percent decrease from the cur rent spending plan, with a tax levy
increase of 0.5 percent. District 24’s budget of $41.2 million, a 4.99 percent increase, was also approved, with a 2.18 percent tax levy increase. District 13 will increase spending by 3.39 percent, from $67.4 million to $69.7 million, and the tax levy will increase by 2.12 percent. And Valley Stream Central’s $166.8 million budget was also approved. All of District 24’s propositions passed, including a measure to use $850,000 from capital reserves for renovations and replacements for flooring, roofing, alarm systems and more. District 13’s Proposition 2 passed, facilitating $1.2 million in expenditures from the capital reserve. District 30’s four propositions all received approval from the majority of voters, and three Valley Stream Central propositions passed as well.
School budget results for Valley Stream VS 13 VS CENtRAl VS 24 VS 30
√ YES 893 VotES √ YES 1,418 VotES √ YES 434 VotES √ YES 300 VotES
X No 575 VotES X No 1,050 VotES X No 153 VotES X No 133 VotES
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