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Amanda Fisk, artist in residence at the Glen Cove Public Library, helped design the preliminary concept of the mural.

Honoring veterans through art and education

The sound of plastic bottle caps echoed in the community room of the Glen Cove Library Saturday morning as volunteers sifted through eight, five-gallon buckets, filled to the brim, to offer their … more

By Roksana Amid | 3/8/24

Blasted by the snow, again [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

Swingbelly's, the LBSA, Skudin Surf and Surf for All are working together to provide free Thanksgiving meals to families at the Ice Arena.

Long Beach community coming together on Thanksgiving

Although the power was turned on in most parts of the city over the last week, there are still many residents who are displaced because their homes are uninhabitable or remain without power and … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/16/12

The third-graders presented a check for $120 to representatives from NSALA to show their support of the hurricane relief shelter. In front were Waverly Park students Jordan Abate,left, Katherine Tuosto, Aidan Blank and Natalie Tuosto. In rear were NSALA representatives Ben and Marian Savio, Jayne Vitale and Lauraine Merlini.

East Rockaway school helps North Shore Animal League America with Post-Sandy relief

When Superstorm Sandy hit the South Shore of Long Island, third-graders in the Lynbrook School District’s Waverly Park School teamed up with the North Shore Animal League America to come to the … more

2/14/13

Glen Cove High School Senior Phoebe George hosted a panel after the school’s production of ‘The Laramie Project,’ a play about the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old University of Wyoming student. With George were Dennis Shepard, Matthew’s father, on a laptop Zoom call, Jared Ross, Marsha Silverman, Kayla Hogan and an English teacher at the high school, Rebecca Goldaper.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s transgender ban debated in Glen Cove

Rebecca Goldaper remembers standing in front of her mirror in 2021, wearing a short green skirt with yellow flowers that she had bought on Amazon. In that moment, she took her first step to becoming … more

By Roksana Amid | 3/8/24

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages joins lawmakers and supporters like Assemblyman David Weprin, at left, and state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, at right, to call on her colleagues to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act. The measure — currently included in the senate’s One House budget — would provide tax credits to local news outlets, so they can keep local reporters on the ground and covering communities.

Lawmakers, publishers rally in Albany to save local news

An advocacy group determined to save local news in New York rallied in Albany in an effort to bring more lawmakers to their cause. more

STAFF REPORT | 3/25/24

James Pagano is library’s new assistant director

The newly appointed assistant director of the Franklin Square Public Library will help patrons step into the future with new technology. more

By Nicole Wagner | 8/28/23

Liberty Utilities customers speak out at public hearings

A pair of virtual Public Service Commission hearings was held on Sept. 15 giving the public an opportunity to voice concerns about Liberty Utilities’ proposal to increase water rates in the … more

By Jordan Vallone | 10/6/23

South Shore begins digging out [Photo gallery]

Yet another storm has reminded us that northeast winters can be brutal. This latest blast began Thursday afternoon in Nassau as rain, then heavy rain, and then as temperatures fell, morphed into snowflakes. Inch-by-stormy-inch, the snow piled up overnight to near a foot or so in western Nassau to somewhat less in mid- and eastern parts of the county. more

2/26/10

A time to reflect

The11518 organization has organized a candlelit reflection ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the storm that changed the lives of many people. On Tues., Oct. at 7 p.m., community … more

10/24/13