Thursday, October 1, 2026
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This past year was our first working together in our respective roles in Glen Cove, and it tested that idea. A great deal was asked of us as a community. We grieved losses together, and said goodbye to members of our school district who gave so much to our schools. We stood beside families through some of the hardest moments a family can face. We also met emergencies and disruptions that no plan fully prepares anyone for.
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By Alexa Doeschner & Theresa Kahan
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8/28/26
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Most of us can fondly remember two or three great educators from our youth. We also remember two or three teachers who were awful, terrible or downright crazy.
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By Edwin Fare
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8/28/26
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Throughout my tenure as mayor, the village has secured nearly $73 million in grant funding. These investments have allowed us to make significant improvements to our parks, public facilities, infrastructure, emergency services and community programs without passing the full cost on to taxpayers.
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By Francis X. Murray
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8/28/26
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The consequences of this governance breakdown are now painfully visible:
The library has been without a director since January 2026, despite more than five months of notice prior to her departure. The assistant director position is also vacant. Without professional leadership, book ordering and essential operations have stalled. I have heard from constituents about empty shelves, long waits for materials and overburdened staff. My own family, heavy library users, increasingly find ourselves relying on neighboring libraries.
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By Howard Kopel
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8/28/26
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Most of us want to recycle correctly. Yet how many of us have stood over a recycling bin holding a plastic takeout container or a bottle cap, wondering, does this actually go in here?
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By Michaelle Solages
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8/28/26
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Even today, when I walk outside on a morning with that same crisp air and brilliant blue sky, I’m immediately brought back to that day when tragedy struck literally out of the blue. The disbelief and the emotions return in a way that reminds me that while 25 years have passed, some moments in our lives never become distant.
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By Michael O'Neill
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8/28/26
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But this loss is different. I discovered that I’m not myself anymore; more challenging, I’m not sure who I am. When you’re a partner in a 58-year-long marriage, identity becomes somewhat fluid. We were a “we” and now I’m an “I.”
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Randi Kreiss
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8/28/26
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The problem with the White House chart is that it fails to point out the fact that the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan were total failures, and the Korean War is considered a draw and not any kind of victory. Many of us who were alive during the 20 years of strife in Vietnam still remember the photo of desperate evacuees reaching for a helicopter ladder as the U.S. Army left the capital.
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By Jerry Kremer
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8/28/26
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Each year, as Sept. 11 approaches, I think back to that day, and how it began so beautifully and uneventfully. I was in Washington, in a car with my chief of staff, Rob O’Connor, heading toward the Capitol. The sky was exceptionally clear — great for flying, I thought. I figured my wife, Rosemary’s, plane would be right on time.
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By Peter King
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8/28/26
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Under the county charter, a 13-vote supermajority is necessary to approve the bond authorization that funds the projects, and because of the current political configuration of the Legislature, a willingness to negotiate and collaborate was essential in order to reach that benchmark. Additional benefits will be on the way for our communities because of how my Democratic colleagues and I utilized that leverage.
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By Olena Nicks
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8/21/26
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