Juan Lasso

1 week ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

College isn’t the only pipeline to a stable future — and the Valley Stream Central High School district knows it. With a revamped approach to career and technical education, the district is building real-world pathways that aren’t just for show. These programs are structured, credentialed, and quietly re-engineering what high school can be in 2025.

1 week ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

The Village of Valley Stream held its annual reorganization meeting on April 7 to formally install its elected officers to the board of trustees as well as to reshuffle and renew village government positions. Political newcomer Sharon Daly was sworn in to begin her first elected term as trustee.

1 week ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

A Valley Stream man will serve up to eight years in prison for a deadly high-speed crash that killed his 23-year-old half-brother on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway. Joshua Pena, 25, was sentenced Monday to 3½ to 8¼ years after pleading guilty to manslaughter and other charges stemming from the June 2022 wreck. Prosecutors say Pena was drunk, unlicensed, and driving 127 mph when he lost control of his Mercedes and crashed into a guardrail.

1 week ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

Governor Kathy Hochul is moving to curb smartphone use by banning them entirely during school hours to ensure “distraction-free learning.” New York is gearing up to take part in a nationwide experiment to remove what has been labeled a persistent and powerful classroom distraction out of students’ hands. “The mental health of our children, especially middle school and high school is really declining” as a key reason for the ban, said Hochul in a press release.

1 week ago | liherald.com | Juan Lasso

In the halls of Valley Stream’s high schools, a new norm is taking shape as the district fully embraces trade and technical training, with Lori Rodriguez at the helm as its first-ever work-based learning coordinator.