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Mostly Cloudy Mayor reveals 2020 budget
City Council members express doubts, worries over estimates
The tentative 2020 city budget presented by Glen Cove Mayor Timothy Tenke at an Oct. 10 City Council meeting would raise taxes for the average homeowner by $78, and would not lay off any employees or …
"We need the bond to pass"
Tour reveals safety issues in aging high school
Victoria Galante, the Glen Cove City School District’s assistant superintendent of business, and Board of Education Vice President Monica Alexandris-Miller discussed the dire need for repairs and …
One last gift to Glen Cove Hospital from Barbara Hoover
Endowment to help local homebound residents
People continue to miss Barbara Hoover, who died on Oct. 15, 2018, succumbing to cancer. Susan Kwiatek, the executive director of Glen Cove Hospital, remembers Hoover as a giving person, one who …
For a brighter Glen Cove
The Glen Cove City Council unanimously voted to enter into talks with the New York Power Authority regarding the city’s possible participation in the state’s Smart Street Lighting NY program on …
Race for legislator heats up in District 11
With an election a few weeks away, it’s time to consider who would best lead District 11 in the Nassau County Legislature. Incumbent Delia De-Riggi Whitton, a Democrat, hopes to win so she can …
Student lounge ready to open
Students at the Robert M. Finley Middle School teamed up with the Glen Cove Education Foundation to work on finishing the new student lounge and courtyard project at the middle school. The …
Mayor refutes bullying claims
Glen Cove residents expressed shock on social media after watching a News12 report about harassment claims aimed at Democratic Mayor Timothy Tenke on Oct. 2. The story was based on a press release …
"They're Playing Our Song" in Glen Cove
While Congregation Tifereth Israel appeared closed and empty on the night of Oct. 7, it was anything but, as nine people gathered inside the temple to rehearse for the CTI Theatre of Glen Cove’s …
Mayor asks city attorney to recuse himself
Glen Cove Mayor Timothy Tenke has asked that City Attorney Charles McQuair recuse himself from a lawsuit filed against the city by Controller Sandra Clarson. On Aug. 16, Tenke, a Democrat, fired …
Experts: L.I. drinking water is polluted
Dr. Sarah Meyland, the director of the New York Institute of Technology’s Center for Water Resources Management, appeared before the Friends of the Bay in Oyster Bay on Sept. 26, and Meyland told …
Public to vote on new Glen Cove school bond in October
The tension was evident during a Glen Cove City School District Board of Education meeting on May 22, when several attendees urged the trustees to draft a new school-infrastructure-improvement bond. …
Glen Cove leaders receive Girl Scout honors
During its 27th Annual Adults Recognition Awards Ceremony at LIU Post in June, the Girl Scouts of Nassau County presented awards to a pair of Glen Covers who have devoted much of their lives to the …
Editorial
Vote 'yes' on Glen Cove's school bond
A vote to approve the Glen Cove City School District’s $78 million bond on Oct. 22 is the only way to go. Passage of the bond would end the district’s long-time practice of making patch repairs …
Alfonse D'Amato
To fix our roads, let’s show some courage
Like most Long Islanders, I spend a fair amount of time driving on our local highways. Most of them were built long ago, some going back to the Depression era, others to the post-World War II boom. Almost all of these roads are in a state of disrepair . . .
Randi Kreiss
Coming to America, from Ukraine
My grandfather Morris Brownstein fled the Russian Ukraine in 1912, and made the long crossing of the Atlantic from Antwerp, Belgium, to the U.S. He was 15 years old and he was alone.
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Alzheimer's foundation of america and the town of babylon host "alzheimer's walk in the park"
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Tux and gowns
American museum of natural history presents: margaret mead film festival
The American Museum of Natural History’s 2019 Margaret Mead Film Festival features documentary films, shorts, and other media that increase our understanding of the complexity and diversity of peoples and cultures around the world. Inspired …