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Mostly Cloudy Monkeypox is ‘much harder to get’ than Covid, doctors say
The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Aug. 4 in hopes of accelerating a response and recognition of the transmission of the disease, in addition to helping mobilize …
Dance at Morgan Park brings community together
With the backdrop of the setting sun across the Morgan Memorial Park stage, residents and visitors gathered for the second annual Gold Coast Dance Festival last Saturday. Festivalgoers laid out …
YouTube channel created to bring city together
Gaitley Stevenson Mathews, a voice and speech coach for more than 30 years, who was also a Glen Cove City councilman, is committed to helping his fellow residents. Although the 61-year-old is a …
Experts offer kids tips on sunscreen and skin cancer
Glen Cove is doing its part to protect its residents and visitors from skin cancer. Glen Cove Hospital has collaborated with the city to install sunscreen dispensers at several recreational facilities in the city, including Morgan Park, Pryibil and Crescent beaches, Stanco Park & Golf Course, and John Maccarone City Stadium.
Lexi Briones wins Glen Cove Teen Idol title
Lexi Briones, 13, took home the first Glen Cove Downtown Sounds Teen Idol title, earning her four hours of recording studio time at Tiki Recording Studio and a $750 check from the Downtown Sounds …
A changing climate means more ecological threats
North Shore notices climate change
A heat wave has blanketed Long Island in recent days, and it is becoming more apparent that extreme weather patterns are here to stay. The Herald spoke to residents of the North Shore and members of …
Alleged Glen Cove Mansion shooter turns himself in
Police have confirmed that Brooklyn resident Remy Marshall, 26, turned himself in this morning at the Glen Cove Police station accompanied by his lawyer, Javier Solano, a Manhattan criminal attorney. …
Low mortality, high infectivity for BA.5
Covid numbers rising again
It appears the Covid-19 pandemic peaked and is declining, but it also appears the virus is not going anywhere anytime soon, as the BA.5 variant has been aggressively making its way around Nassau …
Glen Cove Youth Bureau getting kids to work
The Glen Cove Youth Bureau is offering young teenagers, most of whom have never worked before, the opportunity to get first-hand work experience. The program is designed to teach them what they’ll …
Alleged G.C. Mansion shooter turns himself in
Police have confirmed that Brooklyn resident Remy Marshall, 26, the alleged Glen Cove Mansion shooter, turned himself in on July 21 at the Glen Cove Police station accompanied by his lawyer, Javier …
North Shore residents at odds with Roe overturn
The decision to overturn Roe v. Wade came after 50 years of the established right to protect abortion. The landmark ruling by the Supreme Court has highlighted a growing rift among Long Islanders. In …
Glen Cove officials want to install bus cameras
Keeping children safe was on the minds of Glen Cove City Council members at a pre-council meeting on June 14. The topic of discussion was the addition of a photographic violation monitoring system on …
Jerry Kremer
Courage is too rare a commodity these days
One of my all-time favorite books was written by the late President John F. Kennedy in 1956, four years before he became president. The book, “Profiles in Courage” . . .
Randi Kreiss
Governor DeSantis: Teachers need to be educated
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s plan to allow U.S. veterans to teach in Florida classrooms is a terrific concept — if and when the veterans earn bachelor’s degrees and complete teacher training programs.
Editorial
Protect democracy: Become an election protector
During the dog days of summer, many people are more apt to relax on vacation than to think about whom they plan to vote for in the upcoming elections, never mind how they can help ensure voters’ rights at the polling place.
Op-Ed
Where’s the county’s plan for opioid settlement funds?
Nassau County’s ongoing mission to address the opioid addiction crisis is one of the most important and most heart-wrenching issues I contend with . . .