Volume XXV No. 49 Hometown Newspaper for Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glenwood, Locust Valley and Brookville Week of 8/18/16 75C City of Glen Cove Local Mom/ Son Team Participate in Receives Approval for Garvies Point Tax “Swim Across America” Deviations from Sea Cliff resident Kathleen Reynolds Nassau County and her 13-year-old son Patrick Following a vote of 13 to 5, the participated in the Swim Across America's Nassau County Legislature approved Sound to the Cove Swim in Glen Cove a tax deviation for the City’s Garvies on August 6. "This challenge meant a lot Point redevelopment project. “I to us as the money that we raised will appreciate the support of our County’s benefit cancer research, prevention and legislature and I was pleased to see treatment," said Kathleen. "It helps us legislators from both parties vote to to remember those who we have lost to approve this project. Growing our cancer, and those who have survived - tax base and bringing jobs to our we love them all. We especially swam community shouldn’t be a partisan for Patrick’s Grammie, Christine who is issue,” said Mayor Spinello. cancer free for 13 years this month, and The Garvies Point project includes in memory of his Abuelita, Mercedes parks, marinas, a public amphitheater, (my mom) who died of breast cancer in esplanade, stores, restaurants, 1992." apartments, and condominiums. Kathleen continued "This was our Public infrastructure and amenities second year doing the swim, and being a such as a dog park and amphitheater part of this event is really special. It is so will be built during the first phase inspiring to meet cancer survivors who of the project. Bond offerings are thriving and giving back by swimming utilized to fund the public amenities and volunteering for SAA! SAA is run and infrastructures are not City of mostly by volunteers, which enables it Glen Cove or IDA debt. Glen Cove to pass 82 cents of every dollar donated taxpayers are not responsible or at directly to cancer research, prevention risk for the repayment of these bonds. and treatment. Patrick raised in excess The risks of repayment are exclusively of $1,000 goal, and was recognized as the bond holders. a "Wavemaker" at the swim! We trained After over 20 years of planning for almost 2 months, swimming at 7AM and environmental remediation, the three to four mornings a week to prepare Garvies Point redevelopment project for our 1/2 mile swim. Since the swim is is poised to revitalize fifty two acres not a race, we had a lot of fun during the of blighted waterfront property. swim, including singing Happy Birthday Garvies Point will create jobs, return to one of our fellow swimmers at the blighted property back to the tax rolls halfway point!" To donate to Swim Across America, Sea Cliff resident Kathleen Reynolds and her 13-year-old son Patrick participated in and provide new public amenities for the Swim Across America's Sound to the Cove Swim the entire community to enjoy. please visit their website: www. swimacrossamerica.org It’s time to “own your own life again!” It’s time you made more working at home while Downtown Sounds Welcomes Richie Cannata enjoying more time for your family, more This week’s Downtown Sounds by control over your life, more flexibility and the City of Glen Cove and BID, featured hometown star Richie Cannata and the more financial freedom! We can show you Lords of 52nd Street. how! Thunderstorms could not deter an enthusiastic crown, who were rewarded Visit us: with an great evening of Billy Joel favorites. (photos by Tony Gallego) www.SmartBizMom.info Page 2 Gold Coast Gazette Week of August 18, 2016 AMBASSADORS' WANTED Irene Celebrates 103 Northwell/Glen Cove Hospital is looking for volunteers to be Glengarriff Nursing Home hosted a birthday celebration for resident Irene Mencuccini, who turned 103 years old on August 8th. Family and friends joined Ambassadors. An Ambassador would visit patients, talk to them, Irene at her birthday party. .... Irene had a full life. She is of Canadian descent, born read to them, and help in making them feel more comfortable. We in Manchester, New Hampshire. She moved to Port Washington when she was 19 also need volunteers in our other departments such as gift shop, years old, got a job in A&P and worked there until retirement. Irene loved children (she had 6 of her own) so she then became a Nanny. She married and lived in reception desk, surgical lounge and ASU. If you have 3 to 4 hours Port Washington with her husband, where they raised their children. In 2005, Irene a week to give us, please join our family of volunteers who are moved to Glen Cove and rented an apartment. When she turned age 100, she figured friendly, courteous and diverse. Giving to others makes one feel it was time to take life a little easier and let the good folks at Glengarriff look after so good! Please call 516-674 7365. her. Irene has 12 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and recently became a great great grandma. Glen Cove wishes Irene a very Happy Birthday! Your Family First is a team geared toward making a significant differ- ence in your family’s physical, financial and environmental wellness. We are families searching for true freedom! Freedom to enjoy life the way we want to without worrying about the future. We all share a com- mon belief that a healthier and wealthier lifestyle will be ours. And we Andrea Bolender of Glen Head, NY, to be Honored at have realized that we will not attain that lifestyle working for someone Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center of Nassau County’s else. 24rd Annual Tribute Dinner, Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Visit us at: www.urfamilyfirst.info has chaired many events and each year leads the Long Island delegation of the March of the Living International tour. Her involvement at HMTC is in loving memory of her father Benek Bolender, a Survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau. She is thankful her beautiful family is so supportive of her efforts in promoting Holocaust education and remembrance. Dr. Deborah Dwork, Rose Professor of Holocaust History and Founding Director of the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University, will be the special keynote speaker. She will discuss “We Were Strangers: The Holocaust Memorial and Refugees Then and Now.” Dr. Dwork Tolerance Center of Nassau County is an award-winning author of Children (HMTC) presents the 24rd Annual With a Star, Flight from the Reich, and Tribute Dinner, Wednesday, September Auschwitz among others. 21, 2016, at 6 p.m., at the Woodbury Sponsors of the dinner are Cameron Jewish Center, 200 South Woods Road, Engineering, The Claire Friedlander Woodbury, NY. Andrea Bolender of Family Foundation, Frank and Flora Glen Head, NY, a member of HMTC’s Lalezarian and the Skolnick Family Board of Directors, will be honored Charitable Trust. Additional sponsorship with a Legacy Award. Other honorees opportunities are available. Individual The Gold Coast Gazette tickets are $450 a person. Young 57 Glen Street, this year are Steven Dubner, founder of Steven Dubner Landscaping, Inc.; David professionals (age 21-36) are $250 a Glen Cove, NY 11542 person. All proceeds from the dinner go (USPS008886)(ISSN10651748) B. Samadi, M.D., a Urologic Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering; and Emily to support HMTC’s anti-bias, tolerance and anti-bullying programming. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Gold Coast Gazette, 57 Glen Berkowitz and Ilise Friedman, Holocaust educators at HMTC. For tickets and more information, St. Glen Cove, NY 11542. Entered as second class paid postage at the visit http://www.hmtcli.org/event/24th- Post Office at Sea Cliff N.Y. Ms. Bolender has a degree from NYU Stern School of Business. She annual-tribute-dinner, call (516) 571- 8040 or email [email protected]. Published weekly on Thursday by KCH Publications Inc. 57 Glen St., has served on the HMTC Board of Glen Cove NY 11542. Phone (516) 671-2360. Price per copy is 75 cents. Directors since 2005. Ms. Bolender Week of August 18, 2016 Gold Coast Gazette Page 3 Glen Cove’s Single Stream Recycling Celebrates First Anniversary Mayor Spinello Credits Residents and Sanitation Team for 32% Increase Since the launch of Single Stream Recycling in August of last year, the City of Glen Cove has seen an increase of over 32% in recycled goods and a decrease in the tonnage of the City’s Municipal Solid Waste. “Thanks to the enthusiasm of our residents and the commitment from our Sanitation team, the City has saved over $120,000 by keeping items out of the waste stream and contributing them to our recycling program,” said Mayor Spinello. “Our success can be attributed to the outstanding program adoption by our community, the personalized service and outreach provided by the Glen Cove recycling and sanitation team and a successful public education and marketing program that promoted the convenience of our ‘All In. One Bin.’ approach,” said James Byrne, Director, Glen Cove Public Works Department. “I appreciated the efforts of Sanitation Supervisor Doug Poncet and his staff enamel, oil and lead-based paints only (no *NOT ELIGIBLE: Water and Latex Electronic Games, Printers, Fax and Recycling Coordinator Stephanie water or latex based paints), paint thinner, based paints, electronics, car batteries, Machines, Computer Monitors, Laptops, Soter for their diligence in promoting the household batteries (no rechargeable rechargeable batteries, motor oil, smoke Hard Drives, Keyboards, Mice, Cables, benefits and measuring the effectiveness batteries), brake and transmission fluid, detectors, fire extinguishers, fireworks.