Sophomore guard Tristan Mitchell scored six of his 14 in the final quarter as the first-place Spartans improved to 6-2 in Nassau A-VI on Friday Valley Stream North had done just enough to outlast visiting Plainedge And Friday’s 49-45 win came with a big bonus — a playoff pass to the Nassau Class A Tournament “We clinched today and it’s a great feeling for the kids especially the seniors,” coach Mike McVeigh said “It’s a proud moment as a coach when you see the kids so happy about accomplishing their first goal.” They reached their goal for the fourth straight season improving to 13-3 overall and taking over sole possession of first place in Nassau A-VI at 6-2 The Spartans are a half-game ahead of Floral Park The Spartans’ backcourt was at the forefront Junior point guard Vin Rienzie delivered 18 points and five assists and sophomore shooting guard Tristan Mitchell scored six of his 14 points in the final quarter “It feels good to clinch the playoffs back-to-back years,” Mitchell said They bowed out in the quarterfinals last season “I feel like we can make a run way deeper than last year Plainedge and the postseason weren’t synonymous in boys basketball before former college coach John Mateyko took over 3-5) to their third playoff berth in his four seasons but they will have to take three of their final four to get there “If we can bring the best team in the league down to the end of the game His team led 42-41 before Mitchell drove from the left and drove from the right for consecutive baskets and a three-point edge Alec Anderson put in a rebound to cut it to 45-44 before Mitchell hit a free throw with 1:24 left but they came up empty on their next possession Valley Stream North’s Zeke Morris hit two free throws and Mitchell made one in the final six seconds had climbed out of a 36-27 third-quarter hole behind its press “Our guys just find a way to make the plays when they need to.” The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months 2025 at 9:55 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A pair of Valley Stream students were arrested on Wednesday for bringing a BB gun into the school NY — Two teenagers were arrested for bringing a BB gun into Valley Stream North High School had pointed the black BB gun at two other students on Wednesday morning They were placed into custody without further incident The 14-year-old is being charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and was released on an appearance ticket He is due back in family court on April 16 The 17-year-old is charged with second-degree menacing fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weaponon school grounds Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Harvey Brody helped establish one of the first distance-learning programs in the state man of faith and an advocate for youth and animals: that is how family and friends remembered Harvey Brody Friends and family alike remembered him as a warm and wise man who valued family and order The noted educator was the president of the Valley Stream Teachers Association in the 1960s taught history at Valley Stream North High School and served as the district’s director of media services His experience in the Valley Stream district led to him playing a key role in establishing one of the first distance-learning programs in New York State in 1989 The program allowed students taking specialized courses in multiple districts to do so together via a live video feed "It was a breakthrough in education at the time," said Deutsch From breaking news to special features and documentaries the NewsdayTV team is covering the issues that matter to you By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy Brody led with a commitment to his community He served as a volunteer board member and eventually president of Hope For Youth a Long Island nonprofit supporting at-risk children and families Brody was a devout Jewish man and leaves an extensive library on World War II and the Holocaust He was also a movie buff and avid photographer She had four cats and he was allergic to felines He lived a kosher lifestyle while she did not But his kindness and generosity won her over stand-up person in his life," she said "He was just good to everyone; he was a terrific person." The Great Neck resident knew Brody for at least 20 years through a synagogue in North Bellmore they both attended and a group centered on retired men dining out He said Brody was the type of person you would seek out if you needed an adviser or needed a thoughtful response to a question honest and always looking to see how to be fair about things," Korman said "You couldn’t help but like the man." He earned bachelor's and master’s degrees from SUNY Albany and later completed an additional master’s degree from Syracuse University In addition to his widow and Robert Deutsch he was predeceased by his wife Joyce Rothenberg whom he married in 1974 and helped to raise her children 26 at Star of David Memorial Chapels in West Babylon He is interred at Wellwood Cemetery in West Babylon Get more on these and other NewsdayTV stories Two teenagers face charges after one pointed a BB gun at other students at a Franklin Square high school on April 2 Officers responded to Valley Stream North High School on Herman Avenue to the 8:25 a.m An investigation found that the 17-year-old had pointed the gun at two students Both teens were placed into custody without incident The 14-year-old is charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and was released on an appearance ticket returnable to Family Court on April 16 fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon on school grounds Neither teen was identified because of their ages Superintendent Wayne Loper and principal Robin Small addressed the incident in a letter to the school community on April 2 noting that the students will be disciplined and that the district takes “situations like this very seriously.” When the administration was made aware of the BB gun the school notified police and it was confiscated by school officials “It is important to note that all students are safe and based on both the district and police investigations of the incident at no point were students at any risk of harm or danger,” they said Follow the latest developments in the Gilgo Beach killings investigation Maureen Mullarkey is a breaking news reporter at Newsday She previously worked as a reporter for Patch where she covered a range of Long Island stories on topics such as the Diocese of Rockville Centre bankruptcy and the Babylon School District abuse scandals Scenes from a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game between Floral Park and host Valley Stream North on Tuesday Anthony Caris of Floral Park works the ball around Kai Fields of Valley Stream North during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday Kai Fields of Valley Stream North draws a foul on Anthony Caris of Floral Park during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday Valley Stream North head coach Michael McVeigh watches his offense during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game against Floral Park on Tuesday Declan Lally of Floral Park looks to start a play during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game against Valley Stream North on Tuesday Anthony Caris of Floral Park gets past Noah Obukwelu of Valley Stream North during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday Joseph Prestia of Floral Park works the baseline past Zeke Morris of Valley Stream North during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday Declan Lally of Floral Park pokes the ball away from Vincent Rienzie of Valley Stream North during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday Anthony Caris of Floral Park drives through the Valley Stream North defenders during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday Anthony Caris of Floral Park splits the Valley Stream North defense on his way to a dunk during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday Floral Park head coach Sean Boyle paces the sideline during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game against Valley Stream North on Tuesday The Valley Stream North dance team entertains during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game against Folral Park on Tuesday Joseph Prestia of Floral Park charges the basket with Tristan Mitchell of Valley Stream North defending during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday Zeke Morris of Valley Stream North keeps a tight defense on Joseph Prestia of Floral Park during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday Vincent Rienzie scores another two points for Valley Stream North during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal against host Friends Academy on Thursday Sophomore Tristan Mitchell and junior Vin Rienzie have a palpable bond in the Valley Stream North backcourt “I’ve been playing with him my whole high school [and] middle school career and it’s just fun playing with him every day at practice.” We’re with each other all the time off the court and then on the court it just helps build chemistry I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else.” the reigning Long Island Class A boys basketball champion in the Nassau Class A quarterfinals Thursday afternoon Mitchell scored 22 points and made all eight of his fourth-quarter free throws Rienzie scored 12 of his 19 points in the second half and they play so hard and they just care so much,” VSN coach Mike McVeigh said you feel lucky to go to practice and coach these kind of guys.” 3 West Hempstead (14-7) – the 2024 LI Class B champion – in the semifinals at 8 p.m VSN has never played in a county championship being the first ones to do it and hopefully being the first ones to win it.” Sophomore guard Eyan Valadez scored 20 points “Valadez is easily one of the best players in Nassau County,” McVeigh said “He scored 20 points and we hope that we made it as tough as we could but he’s such a good player that we just had to all be ready to guard him Amand] had the responsibility to guard him for as long as possible and he’s just a really tough player to match up with.” who led by as many as 12 in the first half held a 30-23 halftime lead and a 43-38 edge after three quarters Friends opened the fourth quarter on a 9-2 run but VSN answered with a 7-0 run to take a 52-47 lead – which it never relinquished – with 2:16 left Jaxon Saulter’s layup cut Friends’ deficit to 54-51 with 58 seconds left Mitchell’s two free throws with 32.1 seconds left and Rienzie’s layup nine seconds later made it 58-51 VSN has found its groove despite ending the regular season with four consecutive losses The mimosa flight at 32 North in Valley Stream includes passion fruit a boozy Southern brunch spot that recently opened in Valley Stream although the place is as tiny as a hallway A couple trading cocktails back and forth recommend the mimosa flight ($20) four snifters of varying colors arrive on a wooden tasting board You can't really discern the peach from the guava or the passion fruit from the mango which bops between Afrobeats and R&B and sets the mood for the robust dishes coming out of the kitchen Owner Andy Dorant designed everything himself converting the space from a video store to a clubby restaurant with a feminine look and plans to continue expanding with a hybrid of East Rock and 32 North in Garden City later this summer His short-but-sweet menu skirts between American soul food and Jamaican flavors Chicken and waffles come in three varieties — red velvet Baileys Irish Cream and a more savory take on the Southern classic that features Scotch bonnet pepper in the maple syrup Deviled eggs and crab cakes grace the appetizer menu but don't pass up the homemade buttermilk biscuits with a side of crumbly pork sausage gravy ($15) The biscuits are on the stouter side rather than being fluffy and tall but they are heavenly and so buttery crisp with five plump shrimp atop a thick moat of peppery cornmeal that is laced with so much spicy cream that each bite feels like a meal It's so hearty that you might forget the shrimp is supposed to taste like Jamaican jerk The side of explosive Scotch bonnet sauce (available upon request) helps kick it further into gear 32 North, 32 N. Central Ave., Valley Stream, 516-593-0105, 32northrestaurant.com Anthony Caris of Floral Park drives through the Valley Stream North defenders during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game on Tuesday at Valley Stream North Floral Park and Valley Stream North entered Tuesday’s game tied atop the Nassau League A-VI boys basketball standings The former firmly controlled the first three quarters leading by as many as eight and trailing for just 32 seconds Floral Park held a four-point lead heading into the final quarter but any whisper of doubt would soon vanish The Knights scored the first 16 points of the fourth quarter – ballooning their lead to 20 – and did not allow VSN to score again until 1:24 remained Floral Park ultimately coasted to a 58-38 road win winning its ninth straight game and grabbing a one-game lead in the conference standings with three regular-season games remaining whether it’s the next man up or it’s a starter,” said senior guard Anthony Caris “We always compete in practice and every guy comes ready But we always trusted in [coach Sean] Boyle and what our potential would be throughout the year.” Junior guard Declan Lally scored 10 points Junior guard Brendan Martin added 10 points Sophomore forward Ryan Terwilliger grabbed 15 rebounds and junior forward Brady Croon had 13 but we know what kind of potential we have and we know where we rank in our minds,” Lally said “We had the most confidence coming into this game.” Lally hit a three 54 seconds into the fourth quarter and Caris added a two to make it 42-33 with 5:15 left The Knights went 8-for-10 at the free-throw line over the next 3:08 – Caris going 6-for-6 – and junior guard Joseph Prestia’s second three brought it to 53-33 with 1:36 left “We made one switch,” Boyle said of the late defensive effort “We went from a one-guard front to a two-guard front Vin Rienzie scored 12 points to lead VSN (13-4 It was Floral Park's second win of the season over the Spartans won their six January league games by an average margin of 17.3 points “There’s still three games left to play,” Boyle said We’re going to try and improve on some things that we can do defensively “The group had goals at the beginning of the year Scenes from a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal between No Jaxon Saulter of Friends Academy looks to the basket during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal against Valley Stream North on Thursday Tristan Mitchell of Valley Stream North takes a layup in front of Jared Williams of Friends Academy during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal on Thursday Eyan Valadez of Friends Academy gets double-teamed by Matthew Hunt and Vincent Rienzie of Valley Stream North during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal on Thursday Valley Stream North celebrates after winning a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal against Friends Academy on Thursday Vincent Rienzie of Valley Stream North takes a layup in front of Jared Williams of Friends Academy during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal on Thursday Tristan Mitchell of Valley Stream North shoots over Jared Williams of Friends Academy during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal on Thursday Vincent Rienzie of Valley Stream North is all alone under the basket during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal against Friends Academy on Thursday Chase O’Brien of Friends Academy tries to block the shot by Christian St Ahmand of Valley Stream North during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal on Thursday Noah Obukwelu of Valley Stream North lines up his shot with Jared Williams of Friends Academy watching during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal on Thursday Vincent Rienzie scores another two points for Valley Stream North during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal against Friends Academy on Thursday Vincent Rienzie of Valley Stream North gets sandwiched between James Tsunis and Chase O’Brien of Friends Academy during a Nassau Class A boys basketball quarterfinal on Thursday Search autocomplete is currently not responding MINEOLA, N.Y. – Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced that a Bay Shore man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a July 2014 crash in which two of his passengers were seriously wounded in a single-car crash on the Wantagh Sta...Read on... 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Phone: 516-571-3800 Contact Us after their first meeting as coaches on Saturday Chris Rube took over the Lynbrook boys basketball program in 2008 and noticed a promising seventh-grader playing in a middle school game Rube moved him up to the JV the following year and made him a varsity Owl as a freshman Mike McVeigh played point guard and shooting guard for four seasons under Rube setting Lynbrook’s career record for three-point makes you saw he had the leadership qualities,” Rube said “He possessed the qualities to be a great teacher first and obviously coach I knew it was something that he had a future path in as an educator/coach McVeigh became coach of Valley Stream North’s varsity in 2021 a run that concluded with back-to-back Class A titles in 2022 and 2023 The two finally squared off as coaches for the first time Saturday at Kings Park it felt really fun to just play against him and see him on the other side of the court,” McVeigh said So it was amazing just being able to grow up in Lynbrook with him as my coach “Basketball is more than just wins and losses,” Rube said you occasionally get a chance to live it as well McVeigh has led the Spartans to a 9-2 start after a 16-5 season that ended in the Nassau A quarterfinals The program has never claimed a county title “We have a great group of guys,” junior point guard Vin Rienzie said after scoring 22 points “I think we’re definitely a contender to win the Nassau County championship.” Valley Stream North led 38-34 with four minutes left in the third quarter then went on a 10-0 burst to go ahead by 14 Kings Park cut it to 50-41 after three periods before the Spartans pulled away “We were playing defense really well,” Rienzie said Rube said the 6-6 Edmundson is “possibly out for the season.” This team is 5-6 after four straight losses but is 4-1 in Suffolk VI “We’ve had championship teams and non-playoff teams and the goal is always to make the playoffs,” Rube said “We’re in a good position numbers-wise to make it So it’s a work in progress like I’m sure every team is I’d rather be a 4-1 work in progress than a 1-4 work in progress.” lab sinks in disrepair and a generally unclean environment.News 12 Staff 2023 at 4:11 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A home in North Valley Stream was in flames on Tuesday afternoon NY — First responders were batting a house fire on Tuesday afternoon for the fire at 38 Foster Avenue in North Valley Stream Flames could be seen from the back of the house as thick The Malverne Fire Department was dispatched to the scene There is no information on any injuries at this time Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 2023 at 3:49 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Vincent Lashley was killed in a crash on the Southern State Parkway in North Valley Stream early Wednesday NY — A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Southern State Parkway early Wednesday Officers were called to the eastbound parkway at Exit 15 for a man walking in the road around 3:50 a.m. dead on the right lane and shoulder of the parkway Lashley was walking on the Southern State Parkway when he was struck by a vehicle that kept driving The department is asking witnesses or anyone with information to call 631-756-3300 Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North dunks after a fast-break turnover against Valley Stream South during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu soared toward the basket and jammed the ball through the hoop with his right hand putting a rim-rocking exclamation point on the best scoring game of his varsity career 10 in the home white uniform showed up everywhere in the big picture Friday night delivering 36 points and grabbing 11 rebounds to power Valley Stream North to a 63-49 win over Valley Stream South in their Nassau Conference A-VI matchup “It was a pretty good game,” Obukwelu said humbly Valley Stream South coach Mike O’Brien described the 6-4 senior guard/forward’s offensive output this way: “Felt like about 60.” He’s now averaging a team-high 21.3 points So why is this two-time Newsday Top 100 player so good “Because he’s the hardest-working player that I’ve coached,” Spartans coach Mike McVeigh said He’s asking me if there’s extra gym time [so] he can come before He’s pulling the freshmen aside to talk to them 8-0 Nassau A-VI) could claim their first conference crown since 2017 They also could contend for the program’s first county title “We’re not really the team that worries what’s going to happen later in the year,” McVeigh said every time I see the ball go through the hoop that’s when my confidence goes all the way up,” Obukwelu said Teammate Vincent Rienzie scored seven of his 17 in the second period The lead swelled to 17 before the Spartans settled for a 34-19 halftime advantage scored five in a 10-0 third-quarter run that cut it to 39-32 But Obukwelu countered with five in a 7-2 burst that put Valley Stream South up 46-34 Valley Stream South fell for the second time to Obukwelu’s team 3-5) are still shooting for a Class A playoff berth “I think if we play the way we’re capable of playing Jamie Deitch of Lynbrook is all smiles after her team closes out the game defeating Valley Stream North on Monday Samantha Ravo of Valley Stream North singles against Lynbrook on Monday Alyanna Nadal of Valley Stream North throws to first for the out during a softball game against Lynbrook on Monday Cianna Nadal of Valley Stream North triples against Lynbrook on Monday Alyanna Nadal of Valley Stream North singles against Lynbrook on Monday Emily Rung of Valley Stream North makes contact against Lynbrook on Monday Kylie Schroeder of Lynbrook watches the ball fly to right during a game against Valley Stream North on Monday Isabella Healey of Valley Stream North comes in to pitch at the top of the sixth against Lynbrook on Monday Angelina Macchia of Lynbrook makes contact with the ball during a softball game against Valley Stream North on Monday Katie Sharkey of Lynbrook makes the catch to end the inning against Valley Stream North on Monday Alyanna Nadal of Valley Stream North stands ready at the plate during a softball game against Lynbrook on Monday Jainessa Melendez of Valley Stream North is safe on the steal of third during a softball game against Lynbrook on Monday Katie Sharkey of Lynbrook comes in for the grab during a softball game against Valley Stream North on Monday Jamie Deitch of Lynbrook pitches against Valley Stream North on Monday Jainessa Melendez of Valley Stream North tags Emma Mylan of Lynbrook in time for the out during a softball game on Monday Tiffany Melendez of Valley Stream North crosses the plate during a softball game against Lynbrook Bianca LoBosco of Lynbrook is all smiles back in the dugout as her team defeats Valley Stream North during a softball game on Monday Katie Sharkey of Lynbrook makes the catch to end the inning during a softball game against Valley Stream North on Monday Emma Mylan of Lynbrook puts the ball in play against Valley Stream North Jessica Ferrara of Lynbrook reaches for the catch during a softball game against Valley Stream North on Monday Emma Mylan of Lynbrook makes the catch in left field during a softball game against Valley Stream North on Monday Katie Sharkey of Lynbrook is safe on her steal of third during a softball game against Valley Stream North on Monday Daniella Inserra drives the ball to the outfield against Valley Stream North Lynbrook rallied to defeat Valley Stream North in a non-league softball game played at Valley Stream South High School on Monday Lynbrook (11-0) orchestrated a five-run fifth inning to remain undefeated Tiffany Melendez led off the bottom of the first for Valley Stream North with an inside-the-park home run Cianna Nadal hit a two-run triple and scored on a wild pitch to give the Spartans a 4-0 lead “Energy was down early,” Katie Sharkey said “But we’re a team that is capable of a big inning so we were able to bring the energy up and keep it there.” Lynbrook went hitless for two innings before Sharkey hit her first of three singles but she was stranded at third base to end the inning VSN's Emily Rung added an RBI single in the bottom of the inning to extend its lead to 5-0 “We try to not be overly confident and treat every game equally,” Lynbrook's Bianca LoBosco said “We told each other to just keep fighting and always punch back.” Sharkey singled to drive in Daniella Inserra LoBosco followed with an RBI single and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 5-5 Angelina Macchia stole a base and scored on a wild pitch and Kylie Schroeder hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Jessica Ferrara and put Lynbrook ahead 7-5 “We were able to get runners on and keep passing the baton,” LoBosco said “Everyone seemed to get pumped up seeing the person in front of them get on.” The first two batters of the fifth reached base for the Spartans but LoBosco threw out a runner attempting to steal third Sharkey made a sliding grab on a ball headed for centerfield to end the sixth “Our defense is very important,” Sharkey said “I place heavy emphasis on trying to get strikes for my pitcher and keeping the ball in front of me to control runners,” LoBosco said Valley Stream North (5-7) loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh Jamie Deitch induced a weak grounder and fired it to first base to seal the victory “It’s been a fun season so far,” Lynbrook coach Peter Toscano said a student at Valley Stream North High School was charged with making a terroristic threat on Feb A student at Valley Stream North High School has been arrested in connection with a threat posted on social media of Barry Drive South in North Valley Stream made remarks “threatening violence to the school/students,” Nassau County police said and he was arrested Saturday and charged with making a terroristic threat Davies was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Sunday with bail set at $30,000 cash or $15,000 bond He entered a plea of not guilty and posted bail but it was a stupid joke that he made,” St “I am well aware of what is going on in the country and as a parent I might have called police myself.” “He consented to a search of his home and search of his phone “It was really just a bunch of stupid kids doing stupid things.” The school district released a statement saying it had cooperated with police “I want to reassure the school community that the safety and security of our students is the district’s top priority and that we will continue to communicate any important information with parents,” Superintendent Bill Heidenreich said CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified Andrew Davies’ hometown Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North pulls down the rebound during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game against Floral Park on Thursday at Valley Stream North When Dominic Obukwelu secured a defensive rebound with 15 seconds left in the second overtime period and the score tied The Valley Stream North senior had been an integral part of the Spartans forcing overtime often with him finishing the baskets himself he took two dribbles and fired a pass to one of the youngest players on the court — Vincent Rienzie The sophomore guard caught the pass in stride and finished a layup over a taller defender with 11 seconds left in double overtime for the game’s final points as host Valley Stream North defeated Floral Park in Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball on Thursday “My first instinct is always just to go,” Obukwelu said but I have really good trust in them so if I see them open I’m going to throw them the ball every time.” Rienzie was ready and didn’t shy away from the moment despite only being a sophomore “I watched these games when I was younger and now to be a part of it and with all my hard work in the summer Valley Stream North (5-0) outscored Floral Park Obukwelu scored eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter including a three-pointer from the top of the key to cut Floral Park’s lead to 42-41 with 1:40 left I didn’t really get many shots in the first half but that felt really good when I released it,” Obukwelu said my confidence just picked back up and I was able to keep producing.” The senior later scored off a spin move in the paint with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give Valley Stream North a 43-42 lead He also made a foul shot with 11.5 seconds left before Floral Park’s Ryan Connolly found Kevin Cannon on a perfectly-placed inbounds pass lobbed from just in front of midcourt resulting in a Cannon layup with 4.2 seconds left to tie the score at 44 and force overtime Floral Park (2-2) scored the final five points of the first overtime period including Connolly knocking down two foul shots with 16.8 seconds left to force a second overtime Rienzie and Tristan Mitchell each had 14 points for Valley Stream North Anthony Caris had 20 points for Floral Park “I’ve never been in a double-overtime game in my life I was in foul trouble early so I didn’t really play much but it’s not about how you start it’s about how you finish so I’m glad we were able to close it out Rienzie scored 10 of his 14 points in the second quarter while coming off the bench Floral Park led 11-5 after the first quarter before the Spartans trimmed that lead to 24-21 at halftime “My team was kind of getting slow and coming off the bench “He’s ready for these moments,” coach Michael McVeigh said “He came to play and it was just so fun watching him fly around and hit some big shots for us.” Jalen Harrison added nine points and Danny Kosior had five points and key offensive rebounds late in the win Kosior had an offensive rebound before Obukwelu’s go-ahead shot late in the fourth quarter and an offensive rebound before Harrison made a three-pointer to give Valley Stream North a 54-51 lead with 2:15 left in the second overtime period When Obukwelu attended a Floral Park game this season he was expecting a tough test when they played head-to-head “I went and saw one of their games and I knew from the jump that this was going to be the team we needed to really play against,” he said “I’m just glad we were able to close it out.” Owen O'Brien covers high school and college sports for Newsday He's also covered professional teams such as the Mets Jets and Giants since graduating from the University at Buffalo World War II vet Louis Dworkin is seen at his North Valley Stream home on May 14 Brooklyn native Louis Dworkin faced the guns of Nazis in the famous Battle of the Bulge and he shared a role in the victory that historians say was the turning point for the Allied powers to win World War II the North Valley Stream resident helped others overcome monumental problems in their personal lives throughout a 33-year career These were just some of the contributions that Dworkin made on an international scale and in the private worlds of his clients who added that the decorated warrior and social worker was the center of her universe for over 50 great years until he died on April 22 of the novel coronavirus at Hospice Inn in Melville He was the kind of person who told you what you might not want to hear Get the latest stories about health and wellness covering topics from medicine and mental health to updates on the coronavirus and new research Dworkin was born to Jennie and Abraham Dworkin He attended public schools in the East New York section of Brooklyn and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School In World War II he served in the 75th Infantry Division of the Army and was part of a second wave of Allied soldiers in the Battle of the Bulge which took place at the end of 1944 and beginning of 1945 That battle left more than 19,000 American soldiers dead European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal and Bronze Medal Combat Infantryman Badge 1st Award and Honorable Service lapel button he was awarded the French Chevalier La Legion D'Honneur Civilian life would bring on new personal and professional challenges Dworkin enrolled in college at New York University and graduated in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology He married Rita Spierer in October 1950 and had a son The union ended in divorce and Dworkin married the former Rena Tomares in July 1967 not long after he had met her once he moved to Rochdale Village in Queens he told me he was going to marry me,” Rena Dworkin said He was a wonderful husband and wonderful partner.” Keith Dworkin said his father joined the New York City Department of Welfare in 1958 and worked there until he retired in 1991 “He chose a career in social work because of his education understanding and compassion for humanity,” Keith Dworkin said “Lou's eclectic personality enabled him to connect with many people His sense of humor was appreciated with the delivery of a Borscht Belt Jackie Mason persona He was an excellent paternal mentor with a love of science.” Relatives said Dworkin’s interests were varied He was an avid reader of books and Time magazine and a lover of poetry Florida; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren A graveside service was performed on April 26 by Star of David Memorial Chapels at Wellwood Cemetery in Farmingdale Scenes from a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game between Valley Stream South and host Valley Stream North on Friday Vincent Rienzie of Valley Stream North breaks the press and dribbles into the Valley Stream South zone during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Vincent Rienzie of Valley Stream North looks for an open teammate as he drives through the paint against Valley Stream South during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North grabs a rebound in front of Brady Delvalle of Valley Stream South during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North is seen on the bench during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game against Valley Stream South at Valley Stream North on Tuesday The Valley Stream South cheer squad poses prior to a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game against host Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dillon Wallace of Valley Stream South fouls Tristan Mitchell of Valley Stream North as he drives to the net during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North dunks after a fast break turnover against Valley Stream South during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North splits the Valley Stream South defense during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North hits an uncontested layup after a fast-break turnover against Valley Stream South during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Brady Delvalle of Valley Stream South drives past Omarion Holder of Valley Stream North during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Jaden Pryce of Valley Stream South hits a layup in front of Noah Obukwelu during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North prepares for a free throw during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game against Valley Stream South at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North grabs a rebound in front of Dillon Wallace and Milan Mabry of Valley Stream South during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North dunks after a fast-break turnover against Valley Stream South during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North shoots from the paint as Brady Delvalle of Valley Stream South defends him during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Noah Obuwelu of Valley Stream North and Lonnie Creech of Valley Stream South contest a loose ball in the fourth quarter of a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday Dominic Obukwelu of Valley Stream North extends for a layup in front of Jaden Pryce of Valley Stream South during a Nassau Conference A-VI boys basketball game at Valley Stream North on Tuesday 2019 at 1:58 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The blaze broke out Monday (Nassau County Fire Service Academy)VALLEY STREAM NY — Six adults and a child were displaced when a fire broke out Monday morning at a Valley Stream condo complex Firefighters battled the four-alarm blaze at a building on North Corona Avenue according to the Nassau County Fire Service Academy and Valley Stream Volunteer Fire Department Firefighters asked residents to use caution and avoid the area The complex is located near Wheeler Avenue School and Valley Stream State Park A spokesperson with Nassau County police told Patch the blaze started around 10:15 a.m No injuries were reported and police were not notified of any road closures A photo posted on social media showed firefighters on the roof of a building trying to knock down orange flames and black smoke A spokesman for the American Red Cross told Patch in a statement it was helping four households who were displaced by the blaze The Red Cross was providing them with emergency housing and financial assistance water and other relief items to the families at the scene Messages left with Valley Stream fire officials weren't immediately returned The top public high schools on Long Island are: 1) Jericho Senior High School (Jericho Union Free School District) 5) Syosset Senior High School, (Syosset Central School District) 13) Roslyn High School (Roslyn Union Free School District) 23) Commack High School (Commack Union Free School District) 25) Smithtown High School-West (Smithtown Central School District) 39) Massapequa High School (Massapequa Union Free School District) For the full list of schools, click here State-by-state performance is based solely on which states have the largest proportion of schools in the top 25 percent Massachusetts once again leads in the ranking The top high schools have students who score exceptionally high on math as well strong performance among under-served students High school graduation rates and college readiness among graduates are also measured Among standout schools on Long Island are: - Smithtown High School-West (Smithtown Central School District) Academy Charter School, Hempstead (Academy Charter School) -Jericho Senior High School (Jericho Union Free School District) -Manhasset Secondary School (Manhasset Union Free School District) Syosset Senior High School (Syosset Central School District) For the full list of STEM schools, click here. 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Godwin Eyiuche of Valley Stream North looks back to pass during a Nassau boys basketball round of 16 playoff game against host Lynbrook on Friday One point can be the difference between the total elation of advancing to the next round with the teammates you fought with all year or going home disheartened in defeat On Friday night it was elation for Valley Stream North 10 Valley Stream North (14-6) went into Lynbrook’s home gym and escaped with a narrow 47-46 win in a Nassau Class A first-round matchup 7 seed to keep their championship hopes alive In the final minute the Spartans’ Malcolm Harrington drove to the rim and found Brian Farrell on a cut to score the winning basket for a 47-45 lead 2 Sewanhaka (16-4) Wednesday night at Sewanhaka with each adopting a zone defense as their primary strategy to slow down the other Lynbrook went to a 1-3-1 zone while the Spartans adopted a 2-3 defense which proved effective in slowing Lynbrook’s offense "We just played hard and together and stuck to the plan," said the Spartans’ Godwin Eyiuche Valley Stream found their spots within the zone to penetrate and kick out to open shooters and knocked down three three-pointers in the first half two of them coming from Eyiuche on the left wing Valley Stream North ended the first half trailing 22-20 "He’s an all-county player and he’s a college basketball player," said head coach Michael McVeigh."He knows that we look to him to lead us offensively The second half was even more competitive with Lynbrook’s Elias Sherman-Murphy driving deep into the paint to find his big men open and dumping the ball off to them for easy scores Peter Donnarumma and Harris Cekic each scored nine points for Lynbrook Key to Valley Stream North’s win was Harrington dominating the paint in the offensive zone grabbing a bunch of key rebounds and ultimately delivering the game winning pass "We have battling all year so this isn’t anything new to us," Harrington said Valley Stream North's Shamari Griffith goes to the basket during the Nassau High School boys basketball game where Valley Stream North defeated Lynbrook at Lynbrook High School in Lynbrook On a day when both teams played suffocating defense and contested nearly every shot the most significant basket was uncontested Valley Stream North center Shamari Griffith stole an entry pass near the Lynbrook foul line dribbled the length of the court ahead of the field slowed down to get his footwork just right and slammed home a two-handed dunk that provided more than just two points Everyone’s faces changed,” coach Dan Achatz said after Valley Stream North held host Lynbrook to three points in the fourth quarter and rallied for a 40-35 victory in a key Nassau Conference A-III boys basketball game Saturday “Shamari was out of the game for a while when we used a small lineup He went back in and got a steal and made a huge play.” The 6-3 Griffith’s jam capped a 6-0 run that gave the Spartans (13-2 4-3) went back in front on the next possession when Robert Sitonio drained a straightaway three but did not score another point seven rebounds) hit four free throws down the stretch for VSN which played lockdown defense and hit the boards hard Noah Shy scored eight points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Spartans Rylan Blondo led Lynbrook with 14 points but had only two in the second half “Coach always preaches that defense is the easiest thing to do Just work hard and trust each other,” Shy said “We work on our help man-to-man defense every day defense led to more defense — for both teams which countered with a switching man-to-man that surrendered very few open shots Lynbrook took a 32-28 lead by scoring the last six points of the third quarter Nicholas Tuzzio sank a pull-up jumper and Sitonio hit two free throws That’s when the Spartans turned up the heat on defense and scrapped their way back into the game Shy drained a big three-pointer after a forced turnover The Owls not only went scoreless after Sitonio’s trey but didn’t even get to the foul line until the final half- minute “We buckled down in the fourth quarter,” Achatz said “and made it difficult for them to get any easy shots We play nothing but man-to-man help defense and we force bad shots was riding in the vehicle driven by 26-year-old Aaron Cooper Police say Cooper was drunk when he lost control and flipped his car around 4 a.m on Rosedale Road near the intersection of Lawrence Court Cooper was charged with manslaughter in the second degree vehicular manslaughter in the second degree driving while intoxicated and reckless driving scoring 10 of his 15 points as the Spartans defeated St Saturday in the second of the five-game Public-Catholic Challenge played at Elmont High School “Coach is always saying ‘keep shooting,’ and he gives me all the confidence in the world,” said Shy a 6-1 senior who added six assists and five rebounds “There are certain times in a game that’s I’ve just got to make shots.” Several of those moments helped VSN improve to 3-0 in a tightly-contested Shy made a slick scoop shot on which he drew a foul and converted for a three-point play and a 31-25 lead midway through the third quarter which got 16 points from Tyrone Lyons and 15 from Jon Harewood capitalizing on some excellent ball movement by the Spartans got open for a three-pointer from the right wing he drove hard to the rim for another basket that produced a 51-40 with 1:01 left “Even though I was cold [he hadn’t scored since early in the second quarter] “It was late in the shot clock and I saw a breakdown in the defense VSN coach Dan Achatz said it was good to see his players get rewarded for their persistence “We always talk about it: How do we recover from not making shots We grind it out on defense and keep shooting.” Taliq Abdul-Rahim added 10 points and five assists for the Spartans while Shamari Griffith had nine rebounds and was the benefit of Shy’s lob off an in-bounds play early in the third quarter for a crowd-pleasing Shy had a much less flashy assist to Alimo in the closing seconds Shy bypassed an easy layup and pushed a soft bounce pass to Alimo for the basket “He was feeling it and had a great game,” Shy said “I shared the ball and gave him an extra bucket.” in connection with a North Valley Stream home invasion that occurred on Nov Nassau police said Monday a Brooklyn man suspected of a North Valley Stream home invasion last November in which the suspect pointed a gun at the homeowner was arrested in New Jersey Haywood was charged with first-degree and second-degree burglary and second-degree bail jumping Haywood was also wanted for failure to appear in court on an attempted burglary that occurred in December The investigation into the North Valley Stream home invasion police reported then that a 35-year-old woman arriving at her Law Street home entered a side door and was confronted by a man in her kitchen who pointed a gun at her The man ordered her to come into the house but instead the woman fled to a neighbor's house Police said the woman saw the man and two other men leave her house and walk northbound on Law Street She then saw a minivan pick them up and continue driving north on Law Street politics and crime stories in Nassau County Haywood is to be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Nassau County overhauled its property-tax appeal process after Edward Mangano won the county executive race in 2009 Nassau County’s largest residential tax appeal firms donated $94,000 to an unusual campaign account shared by six local Republican candidates in 2011 — around the time they signed an agreement with the county on a tax system overhaul that earned them tens of millions of dollars in profits paid by the firms’ joint political action committee far exceeded the $39,176 limit the law set for donations from a single contributor for that election Republicans in North Valley Stream — led by Joseph Cairo now the county party's chairman — created the campaign account after Republican then-County Executive Edward Mangano overhauled the property-tax appeal process Representatives of the tax firms were part of the group that recommended some of the changes The donations were made to the campaign account a few months before and after county and tax-firm officials signed a court agreement locking in components of the overhaul known as the Committee for Fair Property Taxes was the only donor to that campaign account which was shared by Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Donald X former Hempstead Town Councilman Edward Ambrosino and four current or former Nassau County legislators: Deputy Presiding Officer Howard Kopel Vincent Muscarella and former legislators Joseph Belesi and John Ciotti Clavin is currently a candidate for Hempstead Town supervisor and Kopel and Muscarella are running for reelection The tax firms established their PAC in 2009 during Mangano’s successful campaign for county executive Their industry was being crippled by the tax system in place at the time which required them to attend tens of thousands of time-consuming court hearings each year for individual clients the majority of challenges would be resolved automatically with no court hearings — and in favor of their clients A Republican Party spokesman denied any limits were exceeded and said the contributions had no influence on the candidates’ actions Tax firm heads have long held that their contributions are not made to curry favor but to support candidates who support taxpayers The 2011 contributions are a small part of the $3 million in contributions linked in various ways to the firms since 2009 Eighty-eight percent of the funds have gone to Republican candidates and committees Mangano won by 386 votes out of more than 250,000 cast in 2009 and overhauled the property tax system with help from an advisory committee to which he appointed the heads of two of the firms made the industry an estimated $502 million in its first six years as the number of successful grievances soared That is $167 million more than they stood to bring in under the old system county officials signed the court agreement with the tax firms that supported the new assessment challenge process More than $112,000 in contributions linked to the firms were made in May 2011 $80,000 of which went to NVS Victory Fund 2011 Another $20,590 went directly to the main campaign accounts of the shared committee’s six candidates The other $14,000 paid to NVS Victory Fund 2011 was contributed about five months later as Election Day approached The agreement is still in place and has complicated efforts by Mangano’s successor to correct widespread inaccuracies caused by his overhaul Her changes threaten to return the assessment challenge process back to roughly what it was before Mangano North Valley Stream Republicans had created a different shared committee in 2009 that did not receive more money than the candidates’ allowable amount received donations only from the tax firms' PAC and only existed for one election The candidates who shared them also had standard single-candidate committees that they mainly used to fund their campaigns Campaign finance experts said the shared campaign account activity was unusual It raises questions about whether it violated campaign finance laws by allowing candidates to receive more money than campaign finance limits permit which vary depending on the number of voters in a candidate’s district "This looks like a very complicated structure set up to circumvent contribution limits," said Alex Camarda senior policy adviser with the good government group Reinvent Albany In an emailed statement sent after Newsday requested an interview with Cairo Nassau County GOP spokesman Mike Deery said the shared campaign accounts were unintentionally established as multicandidate committees rather than party committees Candidate committees generally have lower limits on what they can accept from a single contributor which were exceeded by NVS Victory Fund 2011 can usually accept much larger sums from a single contributor "A clerical error resulted in the committees filing documents as multicandidate committees," Deery said "Considering that this was a clerical error it is our position that the committees were in full compliance with all state and local election laws and reporting requirements." Deery said any necessary amendments to the filings would be made But experts said even if NVS Victory Fund 2011 were set up as a party committee it would still raise questions of whether laws were violated Party committees can give unlimited funds to candidates but cannot explicitly funnel money to them from others particularly with the intention of exceeding campaign finance limits but when contributions made by NVS Victory Fund 2011 are added to what four candidates received directly from the tax firms’ PAC the total is higher than their contribution limits The tax firms’ committee made large contributions to the main accounts of the six NVS Victory Fund 2011 candidates on the same day it contributed $80,000 to the Victory Fund itself NVS Victory Fund 2011 sent $22,064 of that $80,000 to four of the candidates’ main accounts that serving as a pass-through was not the purpose of the North Valley Stream committees in 2009 and 2011 "The committees made their own decisions regarding expenditures and contributions,” Deery said “Candidates who received contributions from these committees would likely have no knowledge of the source of contributions to the committees." The rest of the NVS committees’ funds were paid to party committees and longtime Nassau Republican consultant McLaughlin and Associates It is unknown how much of those expenditures aided each of the candidates because the committees never filed a required form specifying who benefited McLaughlin and Associates did not respond to a request for comment Setting up the two multicandidate committees — NVS Victory Fund 2011 and the 2009 fund — required obtaining 14 notarized candidate authorization forms over two years which are identical to the ones candidates sign for their main campaign account authorized the shared committees to take part in the candidates’ campaigns “When a multicandidate committee is established the people doing it either know or should know that it will have a direct impact on the contribution limits of the specific candidates,” said veteran election lawyer Jerry Goldfeder who represents mostly Democratic candidates and is the author of a widely referenced book on New York election law Newsday contacted the shared committee candidates Those who responded either did not remember signing the authorization forms — twice in some cases — or provided statements defending their campaign finance practices said they adhered to the highest campaign contribution standards "What's more," the statement said "any suggestion that these contributions would influence any of our governmental decisions is baseless and false as we had no knowledge of the identity or source of those who donated." Kopel also said in a brief interview that he did not remember signing the authorization forms have received $41,750 from the residential tax firms’ committee and the firms’ owners immediate family members or other businesses Muscarella’s campaigns have received $3,800 who only signed an authorization form for NVS Victory Fund 2011 said contributions he accepted complied with the law "With regard to my relationship with tax certiorari firms," Clavin said "I have held hundreds of taxpayer seminars instructing homeowners how they can file their own grievances without the assistance of professional tax assessment appeal companies." who has been an outspoken critic of Curran’s assessment revamp has raised $59,770 linked to the tax firms since 2006 Civil fines or misdemeanor or felony charges can result from involvement in exceeding campaign finance limits but such charges are rare and experts said the statutes of limitation have passed for any 2011 violations Newsday first reported on the North Valley Stream committees in 2012 The fact that the committees were shared by multiple candidates was only discovered when Newsday recently requested from state elections officials the forms creating the committees Among the documents provided were the authorization forms The state’s campaign finance database website gave no indication candidates shared the accounts Residential tax firm heads who have contributed to the Committee for Fair Property Taxes have vigorously denied contributing in exchange for any official action The treasurer of the tax firms' committee Paola Orsini of Re-Assessment and Evaluation Services and firm heads Sean Acosta of Property Tax Reduction Consultants Shalom Maidenbaum of Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group and Lance Geller and Peter Norberto of Tax Correction Agency Fred Perry of Fred Perry Property Tax Reduction Group said he was not directly involved in the disbursement of funds from the Committee for Fair Property Taxes Leonidis Vlogianitis (18 points) led Garden City in a Nassau Class A semifinal against Valley Stream North on Tuesday Following an inauspicious start that resulted in heavy momentum for their foe a raucous opposing crowd and plenty of questions left to be answered the Garden City boys basketball team regrouped on the Hofstra sideline and remembered one thing "We just talked about how things like this happen and there was still three more quarters left," Garden City guard Leonidas Vlogianitis said 3 Garden City found themselves to begin the second quarter and got back on track 10 Valley Stream North in a Nassau Class A semifinal at Hofstra on Tuesday night Garden City made a swift turnaround in the second after struggling out of the gate and falling behind 9-3 in the first six minutes Valley Stream North led 13-8 entering the second but back-to-back layups by Tarell Joseph and Vlogianitis in the opening minute quickly brought Garden City to within one and ultimately jumpstarted their 16-2 spurt Quinn Long closed the extended run with a layup with 3:51 to go in the half giving Garden City a 24-15 lead before entering the locker room with a 27-19 advantage Vlogianitis led Garden City with 18 points said Garden City bounced back after its early struggles after adjusting to the unfamiliar surroundings "The first quarter was all about getting used to this environment," Perisa said "This was our first time playing here But we stuck together as a team and we just leaned on each other." Garden City began pulling away in the third taking a 49-29 lead at the end of the third thanks to a 12-5 run in the final 3:24 Valley Stream North (15-7) then mounted one final comeback attempt in the fourth cutting the deficit to 59-51 with 2:07 to go But despite a momentum shift similar to the opening minutes Garden City regrouped once again — this time hitting eight of its final nine free throws to close the victory Now Garden City shifts its focus to Manhasset and the opportunity to win a county title "[Manhasset's] a great team," Garden City coach Jim Hegmann said "A well-disciplined team with great coaches and players Tough kids — should be a great game." 2015 at 2:22 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Nassau County Police are searching for a man they say robbed the same bank twice within one week in February Crime Stoppers released surveillance photos Monday of a man who robbed Chase Bank in Floral Park and Capital One Bank in Valley Stream He reportedly hit the Capital One a second time less than a week later the man demanded money from a teller at Capital One on Central Avenue in North Valley Stream At 11:51 a.m. on Feb. 14, the same man approached a teller at Chase Bank on Covert Avenue and demanded money The teller did not respond and the man fled the bank without any money At 1:06 p.m. the same day, he returned to Capital One in North Valley Stream androbbed the bank again He demanded money from a teller and made a verbal demand before claiming he had a gun The teller cooperated an handed over an unknown amount of cash to the man Cops added that when he approached a teller at Capital One he said “Give me $6,000.” The teller cooperated and handed over the cash before the subject fled on foot to Central Avenue The subject was described as a white man, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-8, 25-35 years old, thin build, and clean shaven. He was wearing a black scarf over his mouth and a black jacket with hood pulled tightly over his head in one incident. In another Detectives are asking anyone with information to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS James Capoziello of Valley Stream heads through Roosevelt defenders Roosevelt quarterback Robert Sweeney set up to pass Roosevelt's Teddy Santana makes his way down field Ed Dietrich is tackled by a Roosevelt defender Valley Streams Evan Henry is nearly tackled by Roosevelt defenders Roosevelt's Erin Parker makes his way down field Roosevelt's Deandre Mingo evades Valley Stream defenders as he makes his way down field The Valley Stream Spartans went head-to-head with the Roosevelt Rough Riders Valley Stream's CJ Byron, left, and Roosevelt's Teddy Santana go head-to-head for the football Roosevelt's Marquell Saunders runs into defenders from Valley Stream Valley Stream's Evan Henry runs into Roosevelt defenders Roosevelt head coach Joe Vito shouts onto the field Roosevelt players celebrate after a touchdown Roosevelt's Teddy Santana races down field with teammates towards the end zone Valley Stream QB Anthony Martelli passes to a receiver Valley Stream QB Anthony Martelli shouts onto the field Valley Stream North quarterback Anthony Martelli scrambles out of the pocket before making a pass against the West Hempstead defense Anthony Martelli and James Capoziello connected for three long touchdown passes and Valley Stream North forced two turnovers while backed up against its goal line in a 26-0 shutout of Clarke in a Nassau IV football game Saturday Martelli passed to Capoziello for a 49-yard touchdown to put Valley Stream North (4-2) ahead 6-0 82-yard drive in which Billy Patsos rushed for 35 yards on four carries and Martelli hit Stephen Giuliante for a 15-yard reception that set up Capoziello's score "We had a matchup that we liked and Capoziello beat the defender and made a nice catch and run," coach Tom Schiavo said "We were going back-and-forth with three-and-outs after three-and-outs so that was huge." Martelli connected with Capoziello from 48 yards out on the team's next possession to make it 12-0 at the half and they connected on a 52-yard TD to make it 19-0 to start the third quarter Patsos scored the team's final touchdown on a 57-yard run Patsos rushed for 239 yards on 23 carries Martelli completed 5 of 13 passes for 249 yards and three touchdowns and Capoziello totaled 149 receiving yards on his three catches Capoziello caused a strip sack with Clarke (4-2) at VSN's 1-yard line and Brian Carroll made the other shutout-saving play by intercepting a pass at the 1 Chris Dinko and Nick Gonzalez led Valley Stream North with 10 tackles apiece when he was charged with first-degree robbery second-degree robbery and criminal use of a firearm in a series of gun-related robberies in Valley Stream in July 2013 he was charged with another count of first-degree robbery A man already charged and held in connection with a series of armed street robberies last summer in Valley Stream has been arrested and charged with another incident that took place back then surrendered to the Nassau police Robbery Squad Wednesday at 7:30 a.m He was charged with one count of first-degree robbery and faces arraignment Wednesday in First District Court in Hempstead Jones already was being held in Nassau County Jail on $5,000 bond or $2,500 cash bail in connection with the crimes Jones had been arrested after surrendering to detectives on Aug and was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery two counts of second-degree robbery and one count of first-degree criminal use of a firearm Court records indicate the case has been adjourned multiple times and that Jones is next scheduled to appear June 12 It was not immediately clear what led to the new charges were involved in a series of street robberies on the night of July 5 Davidson and Jones approached an 18-year-old man and 18-year-old woman on the street along Sunset Road in Valley Stream this time on Fenwood Drive near Waverly Place and tried to rob them -- only to have the victims flee police said a Fourth Precinct patrol sergeant "interrupted Davidson" and his accomplice in the midst of a robbery near the corner of Merrick Road and North Waldinger Avenue Davidson seen ditching a gun as he ran off police later arrested Davison after a struggle near the intersection of North Montgomery Street and Martense Avenue Police said a sergeant suffered a right knee injury while helping make the arrest Both were treated at a hospital and released Police said that Jones was arrested after he surrendered to Robbery Squad detectives on Aug He was charged with two counts of first-degree robbery two counts of second-degree robbery and first-degree criminal use of a firearm Valley Stream North High School teachers Alphonso Daddino Two social studies teachers at Valley Stream North High School who say they were sexually harassed by their department head for five years have filed a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights and the U.S saying the district failed to protect them said the harassment began just after Cecilia Sanossian became chair in the 2009-10 school year even after they and eight other staffers from their department sent administrators a signed letter in May outlining the claims "We are writing this letter to inform you about the unhealthy and hostile work environment that Mrs Cecilia Sanossian has created in the Social Studies Department of Valley Stream North High School," it began detailing what the signers deemed "inappropriate unwarranted and unsolicited touching of staff" and "unprofessional defaming and objectifying speech toward staff." The two men described their treatment and complaints to the district during a news conference Monday at the Carle Place office of their lawyer Get the latest updates on how education is changing in your district District Superintendent Bill Heidenreich did not return calls for comment but released a statement "The district is aware of the allegations and is conducting an internal investigation," he said the district is not offering any further comment at this time." She currently is a teacher at Valley Stream North said Sanossian talked openly about past sexual adventures bragged about her libido and touched him often and he felt powerless to prevent the unwanted attention It caused problems in his marriage as he brought the stress home with him This is really an offensive situation -- particularly when you feel you have no support from areas that should support you." Brennan said he first told administrators about the problem at the end of the 2009-10 school year "It got to the point where I wouldn't even go in our office anymore -- I would sit in a separate area by myself in the library just to avoid contact." Brennan said he filed a sexual harassment complaint with Valley Stream North principal Clifford Odell about Sanossian in February 2013 and Odell replied a month later by letter that there was "insufficient evidence to find a violation of the board policy." said he submitted a complaint of harassment to administrators about Sanossian in fall 2014 but that school officials took no action "To see nothing be done about it and to see them not take it seriously "We got the sense that the fix was in." Both men said Sanossian threatened to bad-mouth them to their superiors and told them her husband wanted to do them bodily harm Daddino and Brennan said they dread seeing her next week as the new school year begins Leeds said Sanossian should be disciplined and removed from her post especially after his clients' claims were backed up by other educators "We are concerned about retaliation," he said Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates A 14-year-old girl who went missing in New York has been found Long Island resident Rodjjah-Amore Mendez had last been seen at her home on Margaret Street in North Valley Stream at about 7 a.m according to the Nassau County Police Department Authorities in New York are asking the public for help locating a missing 14-year-old girl Long Island resident Rodjjah-Amore Mendez was last seen at her home on Margaret Street in North Valley Stream at about 7 a.m NCPD said she was reported missing to police at about 12:20 a.m She is described as being 5-foot-5 and 115 pounds Her destination and clothing description are not known Detectives asked anyone with information about her whereabouts to call the Nassau County Police Department Missing Persons Squad at 516-573-7347 or 911 Share this story by clicking on the Facebook icon below It’s one thing to talk about everything that went wrong in the first half and how to correct those mistakes And after trailing by seven points at halftime Noah Shy and John Alimo reminded those in attendance why Valley Stream North isn’t a team to take lightly “We knew in the second half we had to play together,” Abdul-Rahim said Valley Stream North used a 45-point second half to defeat host Glen Cove in its Nassau A-III boys basketball opener on Monday night the Spartans utilized better ball movement and pressure defense to change the game referring to the performance that led to the deficit We’ll get better at practice and we won’t come out weak photos and videos about your favorite New York teams in your inbox every morning After scoring only one point in the first half and being challenged by his coach John Alimo finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds we need more out of you,’ and the kid stepped up,” coach Dan Achatz said who at 6-1 rarely is the biggest player on the court is very talented at getting position and takes pride in creating second-chance points especially when it’s a miss and the ball comes off and it’s a second opportunity.” The Spartans (5-1) opened the second half on a 14-2 run with Abdul-Rahim leading the way with his shooting five assists and six steals and shot 7-for-9 from the foul line in the second half it’s distributing the ball at point guard that’s most fun “I just try to get people the ball when they need it so they can make shots,” he said “I trust in my teammates that they can shoot the ball and get fouls.” Omar Baxter added 13 points and nine rebounds and Shamari Griffith Neri Romero led Glen Cove (5-1) with 19 points and Jared Jackson added 17 After making it to the Class A semifinals last year the Spartans believe they can go further this season we’re going to make a statement and go after everybody.” 2018 at 3:06 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Nassau County Police reported the following driving while intoxicated incidents Charges are accusations and do not imply guilt Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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