Glen Cove firefighter with a ‘great heart’ donates a kidney to a stranger
Firefighter Pete Prudente begins a donor chain
Maryann Rich, a lifelong Glen Cover, receives a gift every year on Mother’s Day in the form of a plant, which is always waiting outside her front door. There is never a card or any kind of clue as …
New bills would tackle veteran homelessness
Lafazan introduces Dignity for Heroes Package
County officials and veterans alike appeared before the Nassau County Legislature in Mineola on April 4 as Legislator Josh Lafazan, an independent from Woodbury, introduced two new bills aimed at …
Glen Cove schools excel in state budget
Superintendent, parents advocate in Albany
The Glen Cove City School District is part of a collection of districts known as New York’s “Harmed Suburban Five,” alongside Ossining, Port Chester, Riverhead and Westbury. The defining …
Volunteer Recruitment Day at the Glen Cove Fire Department
A half dozen fire trucks sitting outside the Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department may seem like a bad sign on most days, perhaps one of an imminent emergency. But the trucks were pulled out of the …
Glen Cove community rallies to support families affected by house fire
GoFundMe raises $63,000 for fire victims in one day
Early last Sunday morning, residents of Glen Cove’s Orchard neighborhood were stirred from their sleep by the smell of smoke. Overnight, a fire had ripped through a two-family home at 5 Stanco St. …
Heralds earn 20 New York Press Association awards
The Herald Community Newspapers captured 20 awards in the New York Press Association’s 2018 Better Newspaper Contest, including several top honors for editorial and advertising excellence. …
Glen Cove residents voice concerns and criticisms at community bond forum
Although fewer than 20 residents were in the Glen Cove High School auditorium during the school district’s community bond forum on April 8, there was no shortage of opinions to be heard. Parents of …
Glen Cove City Council green lights project for LED streetlights citywide
Council members unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday night authorizing the New York Power Authority to initiate a project that will replace the city’s current street lighting with …
State to consider changing penalty for fleeing accidents
State Assemblyman Michael Montesano, a Republican from Glen Head, announced on March 26 that he would co-sponsor a bill that would stiffen the penalties for fleeing the scene of an accident without …
Renowned musician moves Glen Cove seniors
If you’d walked into the Glen Cove Senior Center early in the afternoon last Friday, you would’ve had to listen hard to hear the notes emanating from David Holzman’s piano dancing in the air. …
Fighting against senior scams
Nearly 100 seniors from all over Nassau County gathered at the Franklin Square Senior Center on March 19 for the first in a series of public forums seeking to educate senior citizens about the rising …
Plastic bags to be banned in New York
Under an agreement reached as part of the state budget passed by lawmakers over the weekend, plastic bags will be banned in all New York retail stores starting in March 2020. “You drive through …
Easter is resurrection day
Easter has always been resurrection day to me. Resurrection is defined as the concept of coming back to life after death. So that death is not the end but a new beginning. This new beginning is …
Defense leads Lady Big Red
Glen Cove softball currently sits at 3-4 overall and 2-3 in Conference AB-IV. However, game-to-game, one may have difficulty recognizing the Lady Big Red’s offense as the same group. In Glen …
GOP is hardly Rooseveltian on conservation
Nassau County’s most famous Republican, President Theodore Roosevelt, dedicated much of his life to preserving nature. During his time in the White House, the Oyster Bay resident established 150 …
Birth Justice Warriors fight for healthy moms and babies
In the modern world we live in, in the richest country in the world and in one of the wealthiest areas of that country, you’d think that Nassau County’s expectant and new mothers, along with …