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A Few Clouds Zak Malamed joins race for Congress
Republican Congressman George Santos may have a new challenger. Zak Malamed, 29, has announced he will run in the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District, joining three others — Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, former State Sen. Anna Kaplan and law professor Will Murphy. Malamed is running for office for the first time.
Glen Cove Police Department welcomes new officers
Echoes of applause and cheers were heard at Glen Cove’s City Hall on May 9 as the City Council voted to hire three new police officers. Officers Erasmo Troia, Andres Sicam and Jahrae O’Neill were sworn in by Mayor Pamela Panzenbeck as their friends, family and fellow community members beamed with pride.
Remembering Butch, Glen Cove’s ‘Big Dog’
The month of May this year marks 75 years since the death of one of Glen Cove’s most beloved residents. The entire world was engulfed in a total war during World War II. The nation was rationing goods, millions of men were in uniform, and women took their places in the factories to produce the weapons and materiel that led to final victory. During that time Glen Cove became known as “the town with the Big Dog,” due to a large St. Bernard named Butch, who served to divert peoples’ attention from the turmoil in the world to focus on pleasanter times.
‘Gem of the North Shore’ continues to shine
Not all jewelers are created equal. There are those that give the industry a bad name by misleading consumers on the quality of craftsmanship, or caliber of service. When it comes time to shop for something as valuable and expensive as jewelry, many people spend much of their time looking for someone who won’t take advantage of them, which can take longer than it takes to decide on the jewelry itself. But for over 40 years, James “Barry” Donaldson, the founder of North Shore Diamond & Gold, kept many of his customers from starting that tiresome journey. The family-owned store has given the community something more precious than diamonds and gold could ever buy — trust.
Two Long Island House Republicans refer George Santos to Ethics Committee
U.S. Representatives Anthony D’Esposito and Nick LaLota — George Santos’s Long Island colleagues — have been outspoken about the need to expel Santos from the House of …
Pride flag raising June 6
Councilwoman Marsha Silverman will host the raising of the city’s pride flag with guest speakers Sarah Kate Ellis, president and chief executive officer of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. The city’s high school gay straight and lesbian alliance club will also be attending.
Low turnout, but Glen Cove passes school budget
Voters decided the future of over 3,000 students in the Glen Cove City School District when they passed a $108 million budget on Tuesday, with 733 votes in favor and 423 in opposition. The spending plan is roughly $6 million larger than the current budget, and includes a tax levy increase of 2.52 percent — the 12th consecutive spending plan in which the increase has been at or under the state tax cap.
George Santos constituents react to indictment
Since Congressman George Santos took office in January, his constituents have demanded his resignation. Santos has drawn deep, bipartisan scrutiny from falsehoods around his work experience, biography, and his financial statements, leaving many feeling misrepresented in the House. For four months his constituents organized protests outside his Queens office with others contacting elected leader’s offices to voice concerns.
Beep ball’s Bombers vs. Mets draws a large crowd
From afar, the May 6 baseball game at John Maccarone Memorial City Stadium between the Long Island Bombers and the Sunset Mets looked like any other game played there. The bases were loaded, friends and family filled the stands, and athletes were patiently waiting for their turn to get their hands and bats on the ball. But the players in this baseball game were all visually impaired.
Seven marathons in seven days honoring veterans
Dark and gloomy days filled with misting rain and wind didn’t hold back Eva Casale and Team Eva — Every Veteran Appreciated — from their commitment to honoring local servicemen killed in action. With their feet pounding the slippery streets of Long Island, Team Eva took on the astonishing challenge of running a marathon a day to raise money for, and awareness of, the nation’s veterans. Team EVA started their journey seven years ago and have since ran a total of 1,288 miles.
Lafazan’s GEORGE package to prevent electoral deceit
As every day new stories and allegations come to light regarding fabulist Representative of New York’s 3rd Congressional District George Santos, politicians at both the local and state level have continued to call for his resignation or expulsion. On Wednesday morning Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, a Democrat who ran unsuccessfully in the Congressional Democratic primary, paid yet another visit to Santos’ district headquarters in Douglaston, Queens, to announce his new legislation, the G.E.O.R.G.E. package.
Santos record is challenged
George Santos maintained all through his recent U.S. House campaign that he, unlike other elected leaders, was committed to the “American Dream.”
Randi Kreiss
Mothering our way through the pandemic
A global pandemic was never part of the job description in my Mothers Handbook, circa 1971, but so be it. This is our time.
Peter King
Those who leak national intelligence must be punished
The true enormity of the real-life consequences that will result from the leaking of sensitive national security secrets by Air Guardsman Jack Teixeira hit me hard the other day . . .