Sea Cliff Mayor Kennedy Calls For ‘A Clean Sweep’ At LIPA
You can include Sea Cliff Mayor Bruce Kennedy with the many elected officials and Long Island residents who are upset with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). The mayor spoke with the Glen Cove Record Pilot and expressed anger at the way LIPA responded to the power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy.“I would describe LIPA’s response as an epic failure,” said Kennedy.
The mayor said that he was frustrated by LIPA’s lack of communication with him about when power would be restored. According to Kennedy, he participated in twice daily conference calls, but information about when power would be restored was not conveyed during these conversations.
Kennedy said that residents would have accepted a long delay if LIPA had conveyed that to ratepayers, so that long-term arrangements could have been made, but that information was not given by LIPA.
Kennedy also said that he had repeatedly requested a crew from LIPA to repair the damage in Sea Cliff. He added that the village’s department of public works did the entire cleanup.
Many elected officials, including County Executive Ed Mangano and U.S. Congressman Steve Israel have harshly criticized LIPA’s handling of the recovery from power outages, which resulted from Hurricane Sandy. Governor Cuomo has labeled it a “failure.” Kennedy hopes that action will follow.
“I think it’s about time for Governor Cuomo to do a clean sweep,” the mayor said.
News
Friday, 17 May 2013 00:00
The students at St. Paul the Apostle Preschool in Brookville displayed their masterpieces at the ninth annual Preschool Art Show and Auction Fundraiser. Each child created three pieces of artwork based on famous art by Monet, O’Keeffe, Haring, Pollock and more. The Parish hall was transformed into an art gallery and the proud students eagerly lead their parents and special guests through the display. Guests sipped punch and sampled appetizers and desserts while reflecting upon the school year and enjoying good company. St. Paul the Apostle Preschool is located on Route 107 in Brookville. For information about its preschool programs call 935-4127.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 00:00
An emergency addendum to hire a temporary substitute principal at Glen Cove High School was included on the agenda at last week’s board of education meeting.
Effective May 7, Roseann Cirnigliaro has taken over for Dr. Joseph Hinton, who will be out, due to illness, for the remainder of the school year. The board voted 7-0 to accept the recommendation to hire her for the position through June.
Sports
Friday, 17 May 2013 00:00
Rob Kormoski Junior Baseball & Softball League of Glen Cove will hold Glen Cove Mayor’s Trophy Team tryouts for the 2013 season on Sunday, May 19 at Campanella field. Eligible birth dates follow.
• 14U* (5/1/1998-4/30/1999) 2:-3:30 p.m.
Friday, 17 May 2013 00:00
The third and fourth grade ‘Wee Knights’ took a road trip this week and played a determined Lindenhurst team. With a beautiful beach backdrop and on a new turf field, Glen Cove lost a tough one 7 – 3. Goal scorers for Glen Cove were Eammon Doyle with two and Will Feldmann with one. There were several positives to take away from this loss. The first is that the Knights came out from the first whistle and played tough trading goals with Lindenhurst despite playing with a smaller squad then usual due to prior commitments. Secondly, the Knights played solid defense. The players are using their lacrosse sticks to disrupt the other team, which is making the other team put the ball on the ground. Kelly Larkin, Daniel McFadden, Jaden Thom and Dominick Williams did a great job on defense.
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Blood Drive - May 20
Defensive Driving Course - June 1
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