Nassau County is expected to issue refunds totaling $1,583,000 to Glen Cove and the Glen Cove City School District this week. The refunds will resolve the accidental overpayment to the county of payments in lieu of taxes from 2010 to 2021, which were discovered during a 2021 audit of the city’s Industrial Development Agency by the state controller’s office. Glen Cove City Councilwoman Marsha Silverman expressed her criticism of the IDA, and requested the city undergo a self-audit in 2017 by employing an inspector general. After her request was denied, Silverman began talks with Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton and former Mayor Tim Tenke to formally begin requesting the initial audit. more

More than 1,100 people attended a celebration of Penny Doerge’s life last Nov. 18 at St. John’s of Lattingtown Episcopal Church. Most had not known how ill she was, because the 16-year-old, who died on a few days earlier of a brain tumor, lived in the moment, and the treatments she received for neurofibromatosis, or NF, with which she was diagnosed at just 4 months old and that ultimately led to her death, were mere inconveniences for Penny. more

The North Shore community couldn’t wait to attend the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce’ Culinary Delights, which this year celebrated its 25th year. The April 24 event was set on the elegant backdrop of the Glen Cove Mansion, and was filled with savory samples from North Shore eateries. more

For a third straight night, Black Lives Matter demonstrators convened in Merrick and Bellmore to protest the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer and the systemic racism that is … more

Last week, the Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club and the Youth Bureau hosted its “Lights on Afterschool” event to showcase the importance of its afterschool programs. The event is a nationwide … more

Monsters, super heroes, princesses and creatures of all kinds made their way through the streets of Glen Cove during the Downtown Business Improvement District’s annual Children’s Costume Parade … more