Volume XXIII No. 19 Hometown Newspaper for Glen Cove, Sea Cliff, Glen Head, Glenwood, Locust Valley and Brookville Week of 1/2/14 75C “Glen Cove Is Officially Reopened For Business” by Kevin C. Horton Officially taking the oath of of- fice as the Mayor of the City of Glen Cove on January 1, Reginald Spinello proclaimed, “Glen Cove is officially re- opened for business.” The official swearing in took place at 12 noon at the Finley Middle School. Incumbent Council members Antho- ny Gallo, Jr., Timothy J. Tenke, Michael T. Famiglietti and Nicholas A. Dileo, were sworn in along with new council members Pamela D. Panzenbeck and Efraim Spagnoletti. The new Spinello administration will keep some of the prior administra- tion’s staff including City Clerk Tina Penberton and Controller Sal Lom- bardi. Planning Board Secretary Lois Stemcosky, Director of Senior Services, Carol Waldman, Executive Director of Youth Bureau, Arlene O’Dell, and City Marshall Michael DiLeo were also re- appointed. Joining the staff are Deputy Mayor Barbara Peebles, Secretary to the Mayor Caterina Bianco, Chief of Staff, Zefy Christopolos, City Attorney Charles G. McQuair and Deputy City Attorney Kristina Heuser. Joined by his wife Coleen, Glen Cove’s newly elected Mayor Reginald Spinello takes the oath of office for a term of two years See complete Inaugural Speech begin- administered by Glen Cove City Court Judge Richard McCord (r). (photo by Peter M. Budraitis) ning on page 5. More photos page 6 Neighboring Departments Join In Battling Blaze by Carol Griffin A signal 10, working house fire, in Sea Cliff was called in to the dispatch- er at 8:13 p.m on December 28. Sea Cliff Chief Danny Whittemore said the department made a fast response to the burning house located at 7th and Roslyn Avenues only a block from Sea Cliff firehouse. High flames and smoke were billowing out from the second floor of the large wood frame turn of the century house when the fire department arrived. Chief Whittemore immediately called New Mayor Reginald Spinello told the for mutual aid from Glen Cove, Glen packed audience, “I may have been Cove EMS, Glenwood, Locust Valley, elected to serve as your leader, but I Roslyn, Oyster Bay and East Norwich won’t forget that you are still my em- fire departments. First Assistant Chief ployer. And it’s my job over the next two continued on page 2 years to prove that hiring me was a good idea.” All area departments helped to battle the blaze in Sea Cliff (photo by Jaime Vitale) Page 2 Gold Coast Gazette Week of January 2, 2014 8th Annual Health & Fitness Fair a SUCCESS! SAFE’s PRIDE Coalition Teams up with the Glen Cove Junior Soccer League to Celebrate Health Living Editor and Publisher Kevin C. Horton SAFE Inc.’s PRIDE Project Coali- County Department of Human Servic- Inc.’s PRIDE Project Coalition. In 2004, Photographers tion celebrated their 8th Annual Health es, Glen Cove Hospital, Retro Fitness, and again in 2008, SAFE, Inc. received Peter Budraitis & Fitness Fair on Nov. 2. Held in con- GMA Martial Arts, ChiroWellness, Af- a Drug-Free Communities Support Pro- Richard Wilson Jr. junction with the Glen Cove Junior Soc- finity Health Plan, NY Life Insurance, gram Grant from the Office of National Art Director cer League’s Soccer Fest, Drug Control Policy. In addition, Milkenia Horton this event is designed to pro- the Coalition works in conjunc- Circulation Manager vide parents and youth with tion with the Glen Cove Police Robert J. Horton information about healthful Department, under a grant for the Layout Design services in Glen Cove while Enforcement of Underage Drink- Jackie Comitino celebrating healthy living. As ing Laws (EUDL), in which a Staff Writers soccer games were underway, multifaceted collaborative ef- John C. O’Connell Glen Cove residents stopped fort is used to decrease underage Brenda Weck by the tables and spoke to drinking in Glen Cove. Through Gene Auciello local doctors, service provid- a combination of law enforce- Carol Griffin ers, and representatives from ment, prevention, intervention, Matthew Ross local agencies that promote and education efforts, the SAFE Sports Editor healthy bodies and minds. Inc. PRIDE Project Coalition has Robin Appel “On behalf of the Board made strides in improving the Gazette logo designed by of Directors and staff of quality of life in Glen Cove by artist Janice Leotti SAFE, we thank the Glen working to eliminate substance Patricia Campbell Horton Cove Junior Soccer League for col- and WellCare Long Term Care Depart- abuse and underage drinking in our city. Publisher Emeritus laborating again with us on our Annual ment. For more information regarding Health and Fitness Fair” said Rev. Wil- “It was a great idea having all these SAFE, Inc and the PRIDE Coalition, 57 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542 liam F. Wendler, SAFE Board Director. different organizations working together contact the SAFE Inc. office at (516) e-mail: [email protected] PRIDE Coalition volunteers dis- to show all that Glen Cove have to offer,” 676-2008. To view SAFE Inc.’s Public Phone: 516-671-2360 seminated over 300 backpacks, contain- said Laurent Caballero, PRIDE Parent Service Announcement, visit www.safe- KCH Publications, Inc. ing prevention literature, PRIDE stress Committee Chair. “I was pleased to see glencove.org. Interested in following the All rights reserved balls, and free water bottles. Free raffle the families getting the information and PRIDE Coalition on Facebook? Find us tickets were offered for all in attendance, literature from our table.” listed under the Glen Cove PRIDE Proj- with donations from Glen Dance Stu- The need for prevention strategies ect Coalition. dio, energyZe Studio, and Retro Fitness. and community outreach and educa- Participating vendors included Nassau tion has been an ongoing goal for SAFE Neighboring Departments Join In Battling Blaze Glen Cove After 3 extends its continued from cover and were quickly extinguished again. The third floor also was involved as the gratitude to the community! Ernie Longobucco and 2nd Assistant fire spread upward. Mark Vitale were also on the scene. A newly married couple who were Glen Cove After 3 would like to is necessary and we appreciate the time Whittemore said the 1st due engine living in the house and in the process of thank the community for all its support you will spend with us. In the past we layed in immediately and hit the second moving to Brooklyn lost many of their over the course of the last 6-years as well have had professionals come and teach floor of the house with water where the possessions including a value able cos- as invite the community to be part of our the students in the areas of language, art fire apparently had started. The chief metic collection. A Fire Relief Fund has program. Glen Cove After 3 is looking and world history; our guests are always spoke to neighbors who said the hom- been set up to help them for volunteers to come and work with welcome, well received and their help eowners were out. Earlier an elderly Chief Whittemore extends thanks to our students. We are looking for histo- broadens our youth’s knowledge. If you woman came out of the house. all the departments that assisted in extin- rians of our wonderful city, as well as have any questions please contact Spiro Initially, the fire department knocked guishing the fire. Everyone did an excel- individuals with a strong passion for the Tsirkas at 516-277-1303. We look for- down the flames, but they flared up again lent job he said. arts, music, dance and areas of interest ward to meeting you and having you as on the second floor rear of the building you are expert in, including recreational part of Glen Cove After 3! activities. No long-term commitment The Gold Coast Gazette 57 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542 (USPS008886)(ISSN10651748) Postmaster: Send address changes to The Gold Coast Gazette, 57 Glen St. Glen Cove, NY 11542. Entered as second class paid postage at the Post Office at Sea Cliff N.Y. Published weekly on Thursday by KCH Publications Inc. 57 Glen St., Glen Cove NY 11542. Phone (516) 671-2360. Price per copy is 75 cents. Week of January 2, 2014 Gold Coast Gazette Page 3 Diwali Celebrated at Green Vale School Green Vale students in grades one through five experienced a Diwali cel- ebration at assembly this morning that included Headmaster Stephen Watters lighting the diya (lamp), a short film about the holiday and the musical tal- ents of Rohini Ramnathan. Her style of Carnatic music, a classical tradition from South India, delighted and engaged the entire audience of students and faculty. Diwali, also known as Deepawali, is the Indian festival of lights and sweet- ness. It is basically a symbol of the vic- tory of good over evil, brightness over darkness, and truth over dishonesty. Lin- da Gardiner, Assistant Head of School, thanked parents the Kadiyala and Jauhar families for making the morning fes- tivities possible. She added, "What an amazing treat for all of us. You do such a wonderful job of bringing a variety of performers to Green Vale, each with a unique specialty. Our students are so fortunate to learn about their classmates' culture and traditions." Page 4 Gold Coast Gazette Week of January 2, 2014 Answer to last weeks Crossword 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 O M A N I A L B A F O W L 14 15 16 P OLED M AIN A GHA 17 18 19 E VERYNOWAND THEN Last Week’s Celebrity 20 21 Last week’s celebrity was born Robert N EEDLE L EOTARD 22 23 24 25 Shaen Dawe but was better known to his L OB B Y C YMES 26 27 28 29 30 31 audience as Robert Shayne.