In recent weeks, local teens have serenaded the Glen Cove community with their vocal skills as part of a contest for Downtown Sounds Teen Idol contest. The contest wrapped up its second year, naming Tatiana Andino-Mendez as the winner, who only auditioned for the contest after some encouragement from her friends and choir teacher Ed Norris.
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By Roksana Amid
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8/27/23
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Q. My basement is being finished, and we’re adding a bathroom with a shower. Our plumber just left, and I’m bewildered by the way things are going.
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By Monte Leeper
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8/24/23
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Q. I read your column on insulating attics and putting foam insulation in the roof rafters, and completely disagree with the method, because it forms a much bigger problem — a hot roof.
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By Monte Leeper
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8/24/23
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A growing number of public schools — including many here in Nassau County — are offering something many wish they had years ago: American Sign Language.
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8/24/23
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We all remember where we were that day. I remember every detail.
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By Andrew Garbarino
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8/24/23
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On May 2, the Writers Guild of America ceased its activities and went on strike. After years of stagnating compensation and, now, job insecurity due to AI . . .
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By Mathew Adarichev
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8/24/23
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As Valentine’s Day approaches, I’m obsessing about how to impress, and basically ingratiate myself to, my domestic partner.
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8/24/23
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Richie Cannata’s life has been all about music. He’s a Grammy-winning artist who has performed all over the world, as Billy Joel’s original saxophone player. Cannata played with the Beach Boys at Olympiastadion in Berlin, before a crowd of some 225,000, when the Berlin Wall was torn down. But Cannata, who will play “The Music of Billy Joel” at Morgan Park, in Glen Cove, on Sunday with his band, the Lords of 52nd Street, said he just loves playing, regardless of the size of the crowd.
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By Laura Lane
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8/20/23
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Nurses provide invaluable services ranging from crisis response to educating patients on health and wellness. It’s difficult to quantify the impact of nurses like Adele Gutierrez, of Glen Cove, who has been recognized for her compassion and her dedication to her community.
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By Roksana Amid
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8/20/23
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For Rosie Steinhauser, visiting libraries was a luxury she couldn’t afford while growing up in El Salvador. The only people she knew who could afford to visit them were students who attended private school. Now, the Glen Cove mother of two takes her children to the Glen Cove and Locust Valley public libraries at every opportunity. When Steinhauser saw the flyer advertising this year’s Nassau Libraries Tour, she knew her two elementary-aged children, Julie and Hannah, would jump at the opportunity.
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By Roksana Amid
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8/20/23
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