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Published 20 hours agoGlen Cove City School District appoints new math coordinator
The Glen Cove City School District has appointed Victoria Jablonski as the new district coordinator for mathematics (K-12), computer science and business. Jablonski has 18 years of experience in education. She has a background in data-driven instruction, restorative practices and…
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Published 21 hours agoGlen Cove High School senior receives artist merit award
Glen Cove High School senior Paige Jimenez has been named a 2026-27 Long Island Scholar-Artist Merit Award recipient in music by the Long Island Arts Alliance. Now in its 20th anniversary class, the LIAA Scholar-Artist program, presented in partnership with Newsday, recognizes…
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Published September 17Glen Cove house fire displaces three, dogs treated for smoke inhalation
Three occupants of a local two-story home were displaced after a fire made it uninhabitable. The fire occurred at 14 Stuart Dr. East in Glen Cove, where firefighters found an active fire in the garage after the Glen Cove Fire Department responded to the fire at 3:57 p.m., the…
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Published September 14Queens man indicted, five others charged in large-scale narcotics bust in Nassau
Six people were indicted for their suspected roles in a large-scale narcotics trafficking conspiracy that brought deadly drugs including fentanyl and xylazine, or “Tranq,” to communities throughout Nassau, county and state officials announced on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Nassau County…
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Published September 11Glen Cove Beautification Commission adds new benches to 9/11 memorial
The Glen Cove Beautification Commission has made a commitment to beautifying Pratt Park this year, first by donating a gazebo to the park, and is now installing two new benches at the park’s Sept. 11 Memorial. Barbara Peebles, the Glen Cove Beautification Commissioner and vice…
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Published September 10Suozzi, religious leaders, push for passage of bill that would create buffer zone around houses of worship
Over two dozen faith leaders across several different religions stood behind U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) as he called for the passing of the Right to Worship Act, a bill aimed at protecting access to houses of worship by creating a buffer zone during services and imposing…
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Published September 08FAME preps students for career under lights
Friends of Art and Music Enrichment began as a ragtag group of theater, art and music alumni of Glen Cove High School and has become an organization dedicated to giving students experiences of a lifetime. FAME was started several years ago, after alumni wanted to give back to the…
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Published September 08MOMMAS House women’s shelter celebrates 40 years of service
Patricia Shea, associate director and founder of MOMMAS House, said she began the organization in 1986, after she had taken in a young pregnant woman in her own home. This year, the organization is celebrating 40 years of service after assisting more than 1,000 women. “It was at…
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Published September 08North Shore Historical Museum holds lecture series in the theme of revolution
It took American colonists nearly 150 years to begin discussing independence, and even in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, there were still many “reluctant revolutionaries,” according to Richard Harris, a board member at North Shore Historical Museum. Harris, who is…
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Published September 08Glen Cove’s Webb Institute ranked highly by Princeton Review
Webb Institute, a highy selective egineering college in Glen Cove, has been named among the top 14% of U.S. colleges by the Princeton Review’s 2027 Edition. The institute was ranked alongside 391 other schools across the country and is known as one of the oldest for naval…
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Published September 03Glen Cove man pleads guilty to 2024 murder of mother-in-law in West Hempstead
A man pleaded guilty to murdering his estranged mother-in-law after she left her daughter’s birthday celebration at a West Hempstead restaurant in September 2024, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced. Erick Corado Gonzalez, a 29-year-old from Glen Cove, pleaded…
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Published September 03Glen Cove Board of Education to start monthly community forums, AI ThoughtExchange platform opens
Board of education meetings will now be held once a month as the district adds community forums to its calendar. The Glen Cove Superintendent Alexa Doeschner announced the change during the Wednesday, Sept. 2 meeting. The new community forums will also be held once a month, she…