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Mostly Cloudy Glen Head's Andrea Bolender takes over as Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center chair
As the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, Glen Head resident Andrea Bolender, 58, said that one of the most important functions of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, in Glen …
St. Luke’s Fall Bazaar carries on
2020 Fall Bazaar will see some changes
Despite the corornavirus pandemic, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will hold its annual Fall Bazaar for the 29th year, with a handful of changes to ensure the safety of volunteers and attendees. …
New York American Water rate hike delayed to January
After discussions with the New York Department of Public Service and in direct response to the coronavirus pandemic, New York American Water has once again postponed its previously approved rate …
Nassau County minority legislators focus on county map
Democrats want independent redistricting commission
The Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature are asking for changes in how the county’s legislative map is drawn. They may be a little early, since redistricting will not be considered until …
County school superintendents postpone high school sports to 2021
NSHS to adapt to unusual sports schedule
North Shore High School student-athletes will have to wait until the new year to compete in sports. At an emergency meeting Aug. 26, a committee of Nassau County school superintendents voted to …
New bulkhead coming to Glen Cove Sewage Treatment Plant
The Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously on Aug. 3 to approve additional funding for a new marine bulkhead along the Glen Cove Sewage Treatment Plant, near Hempstead Harbor. The bulkhead will …
Underground gas tank ignites in Sea Cliff
The Sea Cliff Fire Department received a call at 5:38 p.m. on Sunday in response to an underground gasoline tank at Pride Gas Station at 311 Glen Cove Ave. in Sea Cliff. Hugo Diaz, manager of VIP …
No Covid-19 check-ins for over a month at G.C. Hospital
It’s been over a month since Glen Cove Hospital checked in a Covid-19 patient, surrounded by a community with an infection rate less than 1 percent. One patient, who has tested negative for Covid-19, remained in recovery from the virus in the hospital’s rehab unit in mid-August.
Love Your Neighbor Project helps Long Island’s needy
Recognizing the impact the coronavirus pandemic was having on the North Shore, Sea Cliff resident Jaime Teich decided that she had to help her community in any way she could. She started making masks …
Senators grill utilities over Isaias response
Members of the State Senate joined the Public Service Commission, Long Island Power Authority and PSEG Long Island officials in a 13-hour virtual hearing on Aug. 20 to discuss what many said was the …
Suozzi honors life-saving police officers
U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi held a press conference on Monday outside the Glen Cove Police Department, alongside police and local officials, on Monday, at which he honored five police officers who recently …
$56K raised for Still Partners
Since owners Dan Roth and Ray Capone took over the Still Partners restaurant and bar in 2013, it has been a fixture in downtown Sea Cliff. The gastropub, on Sea Cliff Avenue, is known for its upscale …
Editorial
Fill out the census — the deadline is Sept. 30
Elected leaders from across Nassau County are urging — even pleading with — residents to fill out the U.S. census if they have not already done so, and time is running out.
Scott Brinton
A maddening tale of two presidencies
Donald Trump revealed his true self to The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward over the course of 18 interviews beginning last December, appearing coherent and well-informed . . .
Randi Kreiss
You’d better believe it: We are in this together
Five years ago, I returned from a visit to my kids and grandkids, who live in a mountain town in northern California, and in this space I wrote, “I have come back from the future, and if you plan on going, better wear your fire-retardant underwear.”
Alfonse D'Amato
The economy needs emergency attention now
Three-quarters of a year into 2020, let’s all pray that the end of Covid-19 is mercifully within view. Great progress is being made . . .
Send the Herald your stories, photos of how you're coping with the coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has vastly altered our daily routines. Parents are at home. Children are at home. College students are at home. All must stay put, we are told, for now. People are making …