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Volume XXV No. 22 Hometown Newspaper for Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glenwood, Locust Valley and Brookville Week of 2/11/16 75C Glen Cove Cheerleaders Place Second in Competition Congratulations to the Glen Cove Varsity Cheerleaders! On Jan. 31, the girls went head-to-head with teams across Long Island at the Smithtown West Competition. According to coach Jessica Thompson, it has been a long and bumpy road for these girls, who have shown dedication, perseverance and strength. In the words of captain Lila Nolan, “No other sport wants you to look pretty while screaming like a man, holding another person in the air, tossing them, catching them and smiling!” Cheerleading is a tough sport, but Thompson said the girls made it look easy. Congratulations on taking home the second-place trophy. The next stop is the Cheer Extreme Nationals by the Sea in Virginia Beach this March. Glen Cove High School’s varsity cheerleading team placed second during a competition at Smithtown West High School. Photo courtesy of the Glen Cove City School District Unique Glen Cove Business Inks Reality TV Deal With Brave St. Productions It was announced today that Glen Cove has brought Mr. Coniglione national privately held production facility businessman Jim Coniglione has entered media attention including profiles in in the country. In 2002, Russell into a development deal with the Best the Wall Street Journal, the New York launched Best Entertainment Entertainment Group for a reality show Times and the Huffington Post. His Group and its subsidiary Brave based on his pet waste removal business outsized, effervescent Italian-American St. Productions, creating a on Long Island, and also for a scripted personality and no-holds-barred bravado variety of network programming comedy show created by Mr. Coniglione is tailor-made for the small screen. including reality, feature with writers Frederick Stroppel and Russell Best, Managing Partner of documentaries and webisodic Anne Louise Bono. Best Entertainment Group, Inc. is a content. He produced and sold Jim Coniglione is the owner of Scoopy- well-respected veteran of the TV and programming to a myriad of Doo Dog Waste Removal Service, Entertainment Industry. He started his networks including Magic Man which operates out of Glen Cove with career at CBS in 1982 and moved on (Showtime), This Job’s a Trip offices in Locust Valley, and services to FOX/Twentieth Television in 1996 (Travel Channel), Crash Course homes and estates in Long Island and to become VP/Executive in Charge of in Comedy (Comedy Central), Westchester counties in the tri-state area. FOX East Coast production. In 1999, New York Nick (E!), Making The success of Scoopy-Doo, and his he became the Sr. VP/GM of National the Band with P’Diddy (MTV), YouTube channel “King of Poop TV” Recording Studios, Inc., the largest Dangerous Minds and Pyramid Code (Documentary Channel) to name a few. Mr, Coniglione is excited to be working with Best Entertainment Group on these continued on page 2 Jim Coniglione is the owner of Scoopy-Doo Page 2 Gold Coast Gazette Week of February 11, 2016 Glen Cove Athletes Attend Community Mourns Griffin Leadership Conference Griffin, Warren H. “Buddy” of Sea Cliff, NY on Feb. 4, 2016. He received the Purple Heart as a USMC veteran of the Korean War. Ex-Captain of Six Glen Cove High School athletes and leadership programs for Duke Hook & Ladder Co. #1, Sea Cliff Fire Dept. Beloved husband of Carol. attended the 13th annual Student Athletes Athletics. Mr. Dale’s address focused Loving father of Joseph (Jane), Linda Emmerich (Peter), James, Brian as School Leaders: Leadership On and on the dialogue between student leaders, and Karen Galvin (Jerome). Cherished grandfather of Jamie, Joseph, Off the Field Conference, held at Hofstra coaches, athletic administrators and University on Feb. 2. principals, as well as communication Matthew, Kyra, Justine, Brett, Taylor, Daniel & Ryan. Dear brother of The purpose of the conference was to skills training. Representatives from the Allan (Faye) and brother-in-law of Charles Vissicchio (Fina). Funeral celebrate, support and encourage positive Positive Coaching Alliance facilitated Mass at St. Boniface Martyr Church, Sea Cliff, NY. Interment Locust student leadership throughout Nassau breakout sessions for the student leaders Valley Cemetery, Locust Valley, NY. Arrangements by Whitting Funeral County school districts. The student using prepared materials. Home. leaders met with their counterparts from other high schools and shared ideas Photo Caption: Pictured (l-r): Glen about the meaning and significance of Cove students Khalil Zachary, Jonathan leadership. Capobianco, Sean Morrisey, Michael Hatala, The day included a keynote address by Mr. Greg Dale, Amara Phillip, Alex Casale Unique Glen Cove Business Inks Reality Greg Dale, professor of sport psychology and Athletic Director Denise Kiernan. and sport ethics at Duke University Photo courtesy of the Glen Cove City School TV Deal With Brave St. Productions and director of the sport psychology District continued from cover untitled, was created by Mr. Coniglione two projects. “It’s like his name says: with writers Frederick Stroppel and Russell is the Best. I’m really lucky Anne Louise Bono. Mr. Stroppel is a to be hooked up with him and I think playwright and screenwriter from Glen things are really going to take off from Cove who has written the screenplays here.” And from Mr. Best, the feeling is for Almost Pregnant, A Brooklyn State mutual: “I’m really excited about this of Mind, Dark Side of Genius, and the opportunity with Jim. He’s a very funny short film Glacier Bay, which has won and engaging guy and he’s also a very over a dozen festival awards including astute businessman. Bottom line, he’s Best Screenplay. He is the creator of the a character. I’m impressed with his on- comedy web series Suburban Legends, camera and writing abilities. I think we and is also a veteran children’s television have some powerful opportunities to writer, having served as the head writer explore together.” for Oswald and Wow Wow Wubbzy!, both The reality show, revolving around for Nickelodeon. Anne Louise Bono of Mr. Coniglione’s unique business and Hicksville is a producer and screenwriter his over-the-top personality, is being who worked in public relations for considered for the coming season. Brown Dog Records, and is a member of The scripted comedy show, as yet the Long Island Screenwriters Guild. Senior Center Honors Coleen Spinello By Jenny Weiss particular favorite of Coleen’s, as it was the dance she used to do with her father. On Tuesday, January 26th, more than I don’t think there was a dry eye in 100 seniors and friends gathered for the Senior Center, as hearts were joined lunch at The Glen Cove Senior Center together in this celebration of life-giving, to honor Coleen Spinello. As Coleen inspired by our own angel, Coleen. It is and Mayor Reggie entered the room, clear to see that Coleen is a very humble Poop her favorite song, “I’m Walking on person who does not seek to be in the Sunshine” was sung and played to her, spotlight. Her gift of new life to Mia 1-800-Dog 1-800-Dog and there was a standing ovation. The was the outpouring of a loving soul. We reason for this outpouring of love was celebrate life and new possibilities every Scoopydoo to honor Coleen, who donated a kidney day at the Senior Center, but this day was to a young girl named Mia. We love a especially moving. At the close of our party here at the Center, and this was the Got Poop? Got luncheon, we passed out hand-dipped perfect occasion for one! chocolate angel lollipops to honor Heartfelt tributes to Coleen were Coleen, who remains an angel in our given by Senior Center Director, Carol eyes.. Waldman, Senior Advocate, Shirley Pinckney, Glen Cove Youth Bureau Director, Arlene O’Dell, and Mayor, Reggie Spinello. Additionally, Arlene presented Coleen with a beautiful The Gold Coast Gazette bouquet, and the Senior Center made 57 Glen Street, a donation to the National Kidney Glen Cove, NY 11542 Foundation, in her honor. We had a (USPS008886)(ISSN10651748) “toast” of sparkling cider, and one senior from each table brought Coleen a single, Postmaster: Send address changes to The Gold Coast Gazette, 57 Glen long-stemmed peach rose, along with St. Glen Cove, NY 11542. Entered as second class paid postage at the many hugs and kisses. Our entertainer, Post Office at Sea Cliff N.Y. Elysa Sunshine played a jitterbug while Published weekly on Thursday by KCH Publications Inc. 57 Glen St., Coleen and senior, Donald Blumhagen Glen Cove NY 11542. Phone (516) 671-2360. Price per copy is 75 cents. danced together. The jitterbug is a Week of February 11, 2016 Gold Coast Gazette Page 3 Cuban Ministry of Culture Offers Historic Invitation to North Shore High School Musicians North Shore High School will be one of the first public schools to perform in Cuba since the embargo in 1960. North Shore High School, Glen Head, NY - This February 2016, music students at North Shore High School will be doing something that most Americans haven’t been able to do in over half a century - fly from New York City to Havana. The historic public school performance tour comes at the threshold of 21st Century global change as Cuba begins to open its doors to the United States. This year, the Music Department at North Shore High School will be one of the first schools in the United States to perform in Cuba since the U.S. lifted the embargo at the end of 2015.