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Fair Glen Head retaining wall still not fixed
Nassau DPW to start repairs on wall
Nothing has been done to fix a crumbling retaining wall on Glen Cove Avenue in the nearly six months since the Herald Gazette first reported on it. That may be about to change. No one was sure …
Sea Cliff honors its veterans
Every Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., Sea Cliff celebrates its military history by honoring veterans with a short but meaningful ceremony at Clifton Park. The village’s veterans gather around the large rock …
The last of a generation in Sea Cliff
World War II vet recalls time in Germany
“I’m not sure of how interesting I’ll be,” Bernard McGrath said as he sat down at his kitchen table. “No one ever shot at me.” McGrath was referring to his time in the Army, which …
SCO of Sea Cliff hosts art show to benefit youth
St. Christopher-Ottilie Family of Services in Sea Cliff houses 73 young people between eight and 20 years old, all of whom have intellectual disabilities. They are served by a variety of programs to …
Aspiring Eagle Scout to protect Sea Cliff’s namesake
Scouting has always been a big part of Charles LaMarca’s life. He started out as a Cub Scout at six years old, sticking with it for the next decade as a member of Sea Cliff Troop 43. It’s also …
Town of Oyster Bay is still a GOP stronghold
As the clock approached midnight on Tuesday, there were chants of “Joe! Joe! Joe!” throughout Mirelle’s, in Westbury, from Republican supporters, after they learned that Oyster Bay Supervisor …
New York American Water hikes water rates for Long Islanders
Residents of the North Shore, Merrick and Lynbrook water districts found a letter from New York American Water in their mailboxes during the last week of October, and it wasn’t a water bill. It was …
Unique café and apothecary to open in Sea Cliff
Maddy Mindich said her family always had a strong sense of entrepreneurship. Many have created or owned businesses, which afforded Mindich, while growing up in Sea Cliff, with the opportunity to …
Madeline Singas wins big in Nassau County D.A.'s race
With 54 percent of voting precincts reporting, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas declared victory over her challenger, Francis McQuade. At press time, Singas had collected nearly 73,000 …
Sea Cliff teen sells heart-themed jewelry to help Russian children
Sea Cliff resident Andrei Bogolubov said that his daughter, Sonja Rose, has long had a creative streak. Her mother, Sharon, is an art teacher at Manhasset Middle School, which might help explain why …
Glen Cove Hospital has new chief
Kerri Anne Scanlon always wanted to be a nurse. Her mother, Mildred O’Connor, was the director of nursing at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in the 1950s and ’60s, and in the ’80s she …
Carol Waldman, woman with a ‘heart of gold,’ retires
It’s nearly impossible to overstate the impact that Carol Waldman has had on the North Shore community since she became executive director of the Glen Cove Senior Center in 2001. For the past 18 …
Op-Ed
Americans are underserved, not overtaxed
In November 2017, President Trump proclaimed that Americans “are the most heavily taxed people in the world.” As an applause line it was an instant winner, and the president has continued to use it ever since, to thunderous ovations.
Randi Kreiss
Journalists digging in and not letting go aren’t the enemy
My grandkids are learning about Woodward and Bernstein in their history classes.
Alfonse D'Amato
On energy, New York’s head is in the sand
Climate change skeptics are often urged by climate change believers to “follow the science” when it comes to whether our climate is changing. That’s a fair proposition, but . . .