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Mostly Cloudy Panzenbeck begins new job, taking over as Glen Cove mayor
Three-term councilwoman leading city she loves
Glen Cove's new mayor, Republican Pam Panzenbeck, says she isn't particularly political, and plans to take a different approach to governing — one that just might work. "My goal is to …
Nassau executive signs order directing school districts to decide on mask mandate
Blakeman instructs all county agencies to cease masking requirement
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who took office Monday, signed executive orders Thursday morning directing local boards of education to vote in January on whether their districts should mandate mask use, while also lifting the mask mandate for all county agencies and the state's temporary mask mandate in public places.
Glen Cove sees spike in Covid cases at schools, hospital
Cases of Covid-19 continue to climb in Glen Cove, and the increase continues to cause disruptions. Public schools reopened Monday, as planned, after the holiday break, but a day later, the Glen Cove City School District switched to remote learning for two days because of an increase in the number of staff members who were infected or exposed. Students returned to classrooms on Thursday.
Covid testing site opens at city stadium
City offers drive-through Covid testing
The City of Glen Cove is partnering with Advanced Cardiovascular Diagnostics, of Great Neck, to offer drive-through Covid-19 testing at John Maccarone Memorial Stadium. Residents of Sea Cliff and …
Glen Cove City crossing guards receive a wage increase
Crossing guards needed in Glen Cove
Early in the morning and again in the afternoon on school days, otherwise quiet blocks surrounding schools are transformed into a rush of children, parents, cars and buses. Making their way across …
Patriots Trail to promote veteran monuments
Across Glen Clove veteran monuments can be found. But the historical and community significance of each landmark is not known by everyone. Rion Weber, a 17-year-old Port Washington student from Paul …
If you are in a pickle, head to Pickle Island
Pickle Island is more than your typical grab-and-go local food spot. Arcade games, manga, comic books, and deep-fried pickles can all be found within its doors. Entrepreneurs, Nick Horman Jr., 38, …
Glen Cove School District distributes at-home Covid test kits
Glen Cove School District began distribution of at-home Covid test kits on Jan. 3 to serve as a screening tool. The tests kits will help parents predetermine whether students, upon showing symptoms, …
Bleu Clarinet gives back to the community
Music is a community unifier. The Soul Exchange’s Bleu Clarinet’s goal has been to reignite Glen Cove’s love of the arts.
Glen Cove to create an updated master plan
The City of Glen Cove is looking ahead, and is on track to create a new plan for the city’s future. Last month, the city was awarded grant funding from New York State to prepare a new master plan for the first time in more than a decade.
Pickleball raises funds for NOSH
A pickleball tournament held over the weekend raised more than $4,300 for a local food pantry in need of help. Alistair Wright, 16, a junior at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, is the founder of …
Glen Cove opts out of pot sales
After a lengthy public hearing Tuesday night, the Glen Cove City Council voted unanimously to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and onsite consumption locations. Opponents and proponents spoke passionately, offering facts and statistics to make their cases.
Editorial
Nassau should enforce state’s mask mandate
Bruce Blakeman’s first public act as Nassau County executive-elect, in the second week of December, was one of rebellion.
Scott Brinton
‘Biking Borders’ brings out the best of humanity
The 2019 documentary “Biking Borders,” chronicling the nine-month, 9,320-mile cycling adventure of two college friends, Max Jabs and Nono Konopka, from Berlin to Beijing, opens with the pair struggling to stay upright . . .
Randi Kreiss
Readers tell their Covid stories in 50 words, or more
In the Dec. 2-8 issue, I invited readers to say how they were getting through the coronavirus pandemic so far, noting that all eyes were on the Omicron variant, and that our stories would surely evolve. Thank you so much for sharing these snippets of your lives.
Jerry Kremer
Some things to look forward to, and some to be scared of
With 2021 behind us, I’m trying hard to be optimistic about 2022. When you’ve lived past your 70s . . .
Randi Kreiss
Kidney donor tells story of the gift she gave
"Dear Ms. Kreiss: I read your article in the Herald about your friends’ son who needs a kidney . . .
Scott Brinton
‘Get Back,’ the documentary, humanizes the Beatles
I have no memory of Beatlemania. The movement, which erupted in the early 1960s and was accompanied in the following years by an outpouring of teenage hysteria not seen since . . .