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HERALD________________ GLEN COVE _______________ Gazette Goo Goo Dolls Inside: Bet you can’t eat Senior rock on Health Expo just one Page 15 Pullout Page 3 VOL. 28 NO. 31 AUGUST 1-7, 2019 $1.00 ‘We can’t lose this lot’ City files appeal on behalf of Glen Cove Senior Center By RONNY REYES center, a series of legal back-and- [email protected] forths between the city and the front lot’s owner, Car Care Co. With a membership of about Inc., could remove more than a 2,000 seniors from all over the dozen parking spaces now set North Shore, the Glen Cove aside for them. In December, Senior Center plays an impor- State Supreme Court Judge Juli- tant role in the lives of the area’s anne Capetola barred Car Care elderly residents. It from evicting the offers a lunch pro- city from the park- gram, a library, a ing lot, which thrift shop and doz- f we lose this allowed the city to ens of events and continue leasing courses aimed at Iparking lot, we the lot on a month- seniors. lose participation. ly basis. The City Barbara Stanco, Council even dis- Tab Hauser/Herald Gazette 79, a volunteer, And if we lose cussed plans to knows how busy participation, we purchase the lot at Making the most of a summer night the center can be, the beginning of because she helps lose funding. the year. But Car Kathy and Glen Paganetti shared some popcorn while enjoying a night of music and dancing dur- screen movies for C a r e f i l e d a n ing the annual Downtown Sounds summer concert series. Story, Page 9. her fellow seniors. appeal, and State While the most dif- CAROL WALDMAN Supreme Court ficult part of Stan- Executive director, Ju d g e J e r o m e co’s work should Glen Cove Senior Center Murphy ultimately be getting the films overturned Capeto- together for view- la’s decision and Nassau officials urge residents ing, she and all of the other allowed the lease to be terminat- seniors face the daily challenge ed. In response, the City Council of finding parking near the cen- voted unanimously on July 23 to to participate in 2020 census ter. file its own appeal in State “It’s difficult to find an open Supreme Court in an effort to By MIKE CONN and RONNY REYES sentatives to reiterate the signifi- standing of the people who live space at the parking lots,” Stanco regain the city’s leasing rights to explained, “but driving here [email protected], [email protected] cance of the census coming up there. the lot. gives us our independence.” “We all know how important next year. However, Curran said, Nas- While seniors have had those spaces are for our seniors,” “It is incredibly important The census is conducted by sau County did not benefit from that every single resident — the U.S. Census Bureau every 10 reserved spaces in municipal the 2010 census as much as it CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 every single person — who lives years to determine the allocation lots in front of and behind the should have, in large part in Nassau County is counted in of federal funding and the num- because of the lack of responses the 2020 census,” Nassau County ber of congressional seats a state from an estimated 23 percent of Executive Laura Curran said at may have in Washington. The a news conference at Glen Cove population data gathered also county residents. If that short- City Hall on July 23. Curran, helps local entities, such as fall were to be repeated in 2020, alongside U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, schools and businesses, best the needs of over 315,000 people of Glen Cove, brought together a serve their communities by hav- would not be taken into account host of county and state repre- ing a comprehensive under- CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 2 Meet your new assistant editor Hello, my name is Ronny Reyes, the I first arrived in the U.S. from Ecuador new assistant editor for the Glen Cove in 2000 with my family. We eventually Herald Gazette. Although I’ve only been bought a home in Elmont on News Ave- to Glen Cove a hand-full of times now, I nue, and unrelated to that fact I decided look forward to making more frequent to pursue a career in journalism. I attend- visits and getting to know ed SUNY Stony Brook and the area and the residents graduated with a degree in who make up this commu- journalism in May 2017. nity. After graduating, I complet- While I am new to Glen ed a fellowship at WSHU, the Cove, I am not new to the NPR station for Long Island Long Island Herald newspa- and Connecticut. While pers as I previously reported radio journalism was fun for the Franklin Square- and engaging in its own Elmont Herald. During my right, I wanted to focus my year there, I wrote about the career on writing stories for August 1, 2019 — GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE 2019 — GLEN COVE 1, August proposed Belmont hockey RONNY REYES print and web, which is why arena project for the Island- I joined the Herald. Tab Hauser/Herald Gazette ers, community efforts to I plan to bring my best GLEN COVE RESIDENTS enjoyed a night of hits by Bennie and the Jets, an Elton John create a school speed zone in an area reporting to the Glen Cove Herald tribute band, which was one of the offerings at Downtown Sounds. plagued with accidents and the sudden Gazette, so if you spot me walking deportation of an Albanian immigrant. around the city with my press pass on, My time there helped me grow as a jour- feel free to say hello and tell me what Music concerts in Glen Cove nalist, and I was also able to win several you’d like to see more coverage on. honors, including the Press Club of Long You can reach me at rreyes@liherald. Glen Cove’s Downtown Sounds and tival celebrates 60 years of free concerts Island’s Cub Reporter of the Year award. com, or call me at (516)-569-4000 ext. 206. Morgan Park free summer concerts con- in Glen Cove. Originally, the summer tinue throughout the month of August. Morgan Park Concerts hosted a few musi- Downtown Sounds, which was origi- cal acts on its old gazebo until the stage Let us hear nally called Jazz in the Square back in was eventually built through the efforts 1997, spans throughout July and August, of the festival’s former chairwoman Mar- bringing in a free concert every Friday at guerite Souzzi. The Arena Rock band will from you! Village Square. The Hey Nows party-rock play at that stage on Aug. 4 as they per- band will perform on Aug. 2, and the glo- form music by Queen and other rock n’ We want to know what you think. betrotting Right on Band will perform the roll greats. The musical “Mame,” will be Send your letters to following week on Aug. 9 with a full reper- converted into a concert format by Plaza 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530 toire of Funk, Disco and Motown classics. Productions for the following Sunday on or email [email protected] The Morgan Park Summer Music Fes- Aug. 11. 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