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Mostly Cloudy North Shore veterans get care at new VA mobile unit at Glen Cove VFW
On Tuesday, Glen Cove joined three other Long Island communities taking part in a pilot program aimed at improving veterans’ access to medical care. Previously, local veterans in need of care …
On elections, Nassau is a ‘problem’ county
“The easier it is to vote,” North Shore State Assemblyman Chuck Lavine said, “the better it is for democracy.” Lavine, who sits on the Assembly’s Voting Rights Committee, and others have been calling for election reforms in the run-up to this year’s high-stakes midterm elections on Nov. 6.
Pre-council updates on budget, bridges and ferries
Several weeks into continuing budget talks, and just a week before the City Council is scheduled to adopt a final plan for 2019, the mayor and council members still lack a clear understanding of the …
City of Glen Cove to cut camp subsidies and ‘Celebrations’
Some Glen Cove residents voiced concern at Tuesday’s City Council meeting over certain cuts being proposed in a draft budget. Namely, residents were concerned that the budget line for …
Anti-bullying ‘starts at home’
“When I was younger,” Fran-Marie Hlatky-Rivera said, “I used to get beat up a lot.” As she and her classmates grew and changed, so did the torment they put her through. For a time, she said, …
Glen Cove hospital to nix cancer care, focus on seniors
Officials in the Northwell Health System recently announced a slate of changes to Glen Cove Hospital, including the removal of its cancer treatment facilities to other, more oncology-focused sites in …
Glen Cove immigrants make ‘Journey for Justice’
This is a continuation of the Herald Gazette’s immigration series, “No place to call home.” On the morning of Oct. 7, dozens of local families cheered in the parking lot of the Glen Cove …
Dr. Bennett celebrates 40 years in Oyster Bay
Internists, pediatricians and surgeons had offices in Oyster Bay in 1978, but there weren’t any family medicine physicians. After William J. Bennett, who did his residency at Glen Cove Hospital, he …
Bond committee proposes ‘essential’ school safety fixes for Glen Cove schools
Aamaiyah Vaughan, president of the senior class at Glen Cove High School, hopes to one day be president of the United States. Her path to the White House would be easier, she says, if her school …
Balancing Glen Cove's tight budget, piece by piece
A week after Mayor Tim Tenke’s proposed budget — which would have pierced the state limit on its tax levy — was met with the ire of council members and the public alike, Tenke presented a …
Editorial
Online sales tax would aid small businesses
Thanks to a 5-4 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in June, states are now allowed to mandate the collection of state sales tax on items purchased online from out-of-state retailers. Passing such a measure in New York, with certain stipulations, would benefit small businesses of all types.
Christopher Capece
Multifamily housing is right for Long Island
Since the 1960s, there has been a raging debate about the proper place of multifamily housing on Long Island. Opponents warn of “Queens creep,” implying . . .
Randi Kreiss
Breathing hard, and moisturizing, in northern California
Not every weekly newspaper has a foreign correspondent, and we don’t, either. So, I bring to you, at my expense, a firsthand account of a summer in the wilds of northern California.
Alfonse D'Amato
Is the economic news too fit to print?
America’s premier newspaper, The New York Times, prides itself on its commitment to reporting “All the News That’s Fit to Print.” But it seems the good U.S. economic news today is . . .