News in Glen Cove

Glen Cove’s Downtown Sounds grew and expanded this year, ending with a band
Another summer of music in downtown Glen Cove has ended with the conclusion of the Downtown Sounds concert series. The concert series has grown and expanded, with new additions this year turning the event into a street festival-style gathering for families. The concerts, held…

North Shore schools mark 25th anniversary of 9/11
The North Shore School District marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with schoolwide ceremonies, moments of silence and age-appropriate lessons focused on remembrance, unity, service and community. On Friday, Sept. 11, students across the district…

Glen 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…

Glen 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…

Glen 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…

Queens 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…

Glen 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…

Suozzi, 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…

FAME 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…

MOMMAS 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…

North 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…

Glen 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…