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Partly Cloudy Man released without bail is arrested again four days later
Glen Cove police officers arrested Christopher Cruz, 30, on Feb. 20 and charged him with fifth-degree possession of stolen property after he was found with car keys and prescription medication that had been stolen from a vehicle. He was scheduled to be arraigned in Glen Cove Court on March 9, and released under terms of the state’s year-old bail reform law.
Preserving the past, one antique at a time
It’s been an unsteady few years for antiques. Furniture, artwork, jewelry and finely crafted household items from the past, long considered pricey but good investments, have seen dramatic decreases in demand and a depression in appraised value. The abundance of retail antique shops, which once lined major city thoroughfares, small towns and country barns, have largely disappeared. People looking for high-style antiques to buy or sell, are looking online.
City Council holds public hearing on School Street parking
The City of Glen Cove held the first of two public hearings on Feb.23 on potential changes that could make a difference for small business and medical practice owners along School Street, as well as their clients and customers.
3 Brothers Restaurant & Pizzeria opens in Glen Cove
For a time, it was hard to find many vegan options in Glen Cove and its surrounding villages. But that has changed with the opening of vegan Italian restaurant 3 Brothers Restaurant and Pizzeria.
Adoptable puppies find love at Garvies Point dog park
Since the Glen Cove public dog park opening ceremony in December, RXR Realty’s The Beacon at Garvies Point has continued to establish the area as a dog-friendly community. In partnership …
Federal, state lawmakers want Cuomo to resign over sexual harassment accusations
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who represents the South Shore's 4th District, late Monday called on New York's Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, to resign after a third woman came forward accusing him of …
New North Shore Covid-19 positives on the decline
Almost a year since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced statewide shutdowns, Covid-19 cases, after a sharp increase last month, are on the decline.
BID focuses on Glen Cove’s downtown
It has been a whirlwind of a year for the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District, with business owners and leaders creating innovative ways to serve customers and for people to gather safely in the city’s downtown.
Glen Head resident is first with South African Covid-19 strain
According to Nassau County health officials, a Glen Head resident has been diagnosed with the South African variant of Covid-19. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday that this was the first case of …
Glen Cove City School District begins preparing budget for next school year
At the Glen Cove City School District Board of Education meetings in January and on Feb. 10, the draft budget for the 2021 to 2022 school year was presented.
Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade cancelled again
The annual Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade, run by Glen Cove Parade Inc. scheduled for March 21, has been canceled due to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.
Glen Cove Schools appoints Dr. Kim Rodriguez
The Glen Cove City School District appointed Dr. Kim H. Rodriguez as the district’s new assistant superintendent for human resources, which was effective as of Jan. 19.
Editorial
A year later, lessons learned from the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic reached Long Island a year ago next week, at first bringing a handful of cases before it dug in and exploded, wreaking havoc.
Randi Kreiss
A governor bruised by a pandemic mistake
I admired Gov. Mario Cuomo so much that I actually bought an old CD of his speeches some years ago, and I actually listened to them. So I am educated in the successes and rhetorical and political skills of the Cuomo boys.
Editorial
We need more women elected leaders
It’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. The attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy to run for Congress.
Op-Ed
So now that you’re vaccinated . . .
I applaud the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent guidance update recommending that people who are fully vaccinated not be confined to quarantine after exposure to a case of Covid-19.
Op-Ed
How do you know I’m from Lawn Guyland?
I was in Ryann’s Wines in East Meadow around the holidays, standing at the checkout, when a fellow customer, a man in his 70s, called out to a 20-something employee from across the store.