Police Officers Train Using Lessons Of the Holocaust - Shed Prejudices

People gathered at the Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove to hear about “Law Enforcement and Society: Lessons of the Holocaust,” a program meant to train officers about respecting people and shedding prejudices.

This program is required for all Nassau and Suffolk police cadets in order for them to graduate. Over 50,000 police officers throughout the country have taken the course since it started 11 years ago.

North Shore Interact Club Members Raise $5,000 for School in Haiti

The North Shore High School Interact Club presented a check to “The Friends of Montfort” in the amount of $5,000. These funds were raised by the Interact Club by taking part in last year’s Sea Cliff Mini Mart, garage sales and various concerts. The Interact Club is supported by the Glen Head Rotary Club whose members act as mentors for the students.

Glenwood Landing American Legion Post 336 Honors 30-Year Northport VA Nurse

Carol Cirina was a guest of honor at the February membership meeting of Post 336. Commander William Laderer presented nurse Cirina with a Certificate of Appreciation honoring her for her 30 years of service caring for our veterans at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Nurse Cirina made a presentation to the Legionnaires describing her duties and all the services that are available to the Northport Veterans Medical Center. In addition to the certificate, the members presented Carol with a beautiful bouquet of roses.

Thanks and Excitement from City as Ferry Project Begins

Mayor Ralph V. Suozzi was pleased to announce the commencement of construction on the new Glen Cove Ferry Terminal and Boat Basin. This exciting announcement came as local, state and federal elected officials joined Mayor Suozzi on June 1 for the official groundbreaking ceremony for one of Glen Cove’s most significant transportation projects.

Glen Head-Glenwood Business Association

Hosts the TOB Department of
Business Development

The May meeting of the Glen Head-Glenwood Business Association featured a presentation by Felice Randall, Town of Oyster Bay director of community development. Ms. Randall detailed the resources available to local business owners through the Town of Oyster Bay. The two main programs highlighted were related to funding available for business signage and facades. In both cases there is money available to the business owner through the Town of Oyster Bay.

Meeting in Glen Head on Scudder’s Pond Improvements

On May 26, a meeting for the public was held at the North Shore Country Club in Glen Head about improvements to Scudder’s Pond and the watershed. The Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee (HHPC), an inter-municipal organization made up of the nine municipalities surrounding Hempstead Harbor, and the Village of Sea Cliff conducted the meeting. Residents came out to ask questions and hear a presentation on what is in store.

The HHPC reported several years ago that Scudder’s Pond was one of the major sources of contamination to Hempstead Harbor. Since then, major efforts have been made to attain grants funds and perform restorations to the site.

Hundreds Gather to Speak Out Against MTA’s Able-Ride Cuts

Glen Cove, Oyster Bay Affected by Full Cuts To Service  

Dozens of disabled people arrived at Nassau University Medical Center in vans, wheelchair accessible buses and in Able-Ride vehicles, the subject of the very meeting they were there to attend. Their attorneys, advocates and elected officials came in cars; they don’t need handicapped vehicles to get around.

Nassau County Legislator Judy Jacobs organized the hearing, along with legislators Kevan Abrahams, Judi Bosworth, David Denenberg and Denise Ford at NUMC on Wednesday, May 19, giving disabled residents of Nassau County a venue to vent their frustrations and offer alternatives to cutting the MTA’s Able-Ride service.

Rocco A. Imerti is Glen Cove Memorial Day Parade Honoree

The City of Glen Cove Memorial Day Parade Committee has named Rocco A. Imerti as the 2010 Parade Honoree. The parade will begin at noon on Memorial Day, May 31 and follows the 11 a.m. commemoration and presentations by veterans and local officials at Monument Park on the corner of North Lane and School Street.

Sea Cliff Cell Tower Issue Clarified by Mayor Kennedy

Village of Sea Cliff Mayor Bruce Kennedy made the following statement to answer questions and concerns on the cell tower issue:

Over the course of the last several months, the village has received numerous requests and applications for the siting of telecommunications facilities and antenna systems. Some of the requests involve private property, and others involve village-owned land and the right-of-ways of certain streets.

Glen Cove Memorial Day Committee Sets Schedule

Rocco Imerti is  This Year’s Honoree

The City of Glen Cove Memorial Day Parade Committee, whose members represent the VFW James Donohue Post 347, American Legion Post 76, American Legion Young-Simmons Post 1765 and the Marine Corps League Globe and Anchor Detachment, invites the community to honor the memory of our country’s war veterans beginning on Sunday, May 30 and culminating on Memorial Day. The weekend will include decoration of the city’s war monuments, church memorial services and a commemorative parade. This year’s honoree is Rocco Imerti. Our veterans ask us to pause and remember the countless heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom.