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There have been no complaints of harassments filed in City Hall in the past three years.

Glen Cove residents expressed shock on social media after watching a News12 report about harassment claims aimed at Democratic Mayor Timothy Tenke on Oct. 2. The story was based on a press release … more

By Ronny Reyes | 10/11/19

“They’re Playing Our Song,” opening Oct. 24 at Congregation Tifereth Israel, will feature Michelle Herson and Phil Essex.

"They're Playing Our Song" in Glen Cove

While Congregation Tifereth Israel appeared closed and empty on the night of Oct. 7, it was anything but, as nine people gathered inside the temple to rehearse for the CTI Theatre of Glen Cove’s … more

By Ronny Reyes | 10/11/19

This map outlines Nassau County’s 15 early-voting sites for the upcoming election.

Where to vote (early) in Nassau County

Election Day is a little less than four weeks away, but thanks to a series of reforms passed by the State Legislature in January, Nassau County residents can vote during a nine-day period before Nov. … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 10/10/19

The lack of diversity in Long Island’s teaching ranks was the subject of extensive discussion at the Long Island Educator Diversity Convening at Hofstra University last spring. Among the panelists were, from left, Wayne White, president of the Bellport Teachers Association; Lillian Hsiao, an English as a New Language teacher in the Great Neck School District; Jemal Graham, assistant principal at H.B. Thompson Middle School in the Syosset district; and Dafny Joy Irizarry Ortiz, an ENL teacher in the Central Islip district.

Study: 92% of L.I. teachers are white

Ninety-two percent of Long Island public-school teachers are white. In nearly two-thirds of Long Island schools, there are no black teachers. In more than two-fifths of them, there are no Latino teachers. And most children grow up in segregated communities that divide along school district lines. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/10/19

New York state law now requires that all students, in public, private and parochial schools, to be vaccinated. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons

It's now the law: All students must be vaccinated

The deadline to begin “excluding students” from attending school if they have not received their mandatory vaccinations has passed, Nassau County Commissioner of Health Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein … more

By AnneMarie LePard | 10/10/19

Nassau Avenue residents were warned that the use of cones would take over their street should the city implement alternate side parking.

Glen Cove delays alternate side parking on Nassau Avenue

The Glen Cove City Council has decided to delay the implementation of alternate side parking signs on Nassau Avenue, which were supposed to go into effect on Oct. 1, following a series of calls from … more

By Ronny Reyes | 10/3/19

Henry’s Confectionary owner Joseph Valensisi cut the ribbon to celebrate the store’s 90th anniversary on Sept. 25.

Henry's Celebrates 90 years in Glen Cove

While businesses come and go in Glen Cove’s downtown area, Henry’s has stood as a stable in the community, celebrating its 90th year anniversary with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 25. … more

By Ronny Reyes | 10/3/19

ICE arrested 82 people in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley. Some of the people arrested were from the North Shore.

'Everyone is terrified of ICE'

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested 82 people in New York City, Long Island and the Hudson Valley, including individuals from Glen Cove and Bayville, during a five-day period … more

By Ronny Reyes | 10/3/19

Ellenmorris Tiegerman, top center, in gray, cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the Tiegerman Middle School on Sept. 26.

Tiegerman Middle School opens in Glen Cove

Ellenmorris Tiegerman arrived in Glen Cove 20 years ago with the vision of establishing two new Tiegerman campuses there. Tiegerman Schools and Community Services, a 34-year-old nonprofit … more

By Ronny Reyes | 10/3/19

Sharelle Allen, 31, pictured at STRONG Youth in Uniondale, where she is a case manager, said she believes her severe pain when she gave birth suddenly to her second child in 2017 was ignored by her nurse and midwife. According to experts, medical professionals often overlook pain felt by African-American patients, believing that black people have a higher tolerance for pain than white people. Implicit bias and racism in the medical field help explain the disparity in the infant mortality rate between communities of color and white communities, experts say.

A question of race and ‘birth justice’

Part one in a series. When Sharelle Allen gave birth to her first child in 2014, the now 31-year-old wanted a natural experience — no monitors, no pain medication, no … more

By Scott Brinton | 10/3/19

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