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Not to be outdone, the students from the Connolly School After 3 Dance Club did their version of “Dancing with the Stars,” where everyone was a star by dancing to the beat of Meghan Trainor’s “Better When I’m Dancing” hit song. “The incorporation of the arts, music and physical activity are a critical part of our Af- ter 3 program,” said Spiro Tsirkas, executive director of the Glen Cove Youth Bureau. “Singing and dancing builds confidence and promotes creative expression while provid- ing our children with the opportunity to learn to work together as a team. “ In fact, teamwork was in high gear as children from the Glen Cove Middle School, Deasy and Gribbin Schools took to the floor with two Zumba performances. Under the Photo by Roni Chastain (Continued on page 4) A group of young children enthusiastically shared their passion for Zumba. Laura Curran gets the nod for county exec Pledges to end corruption and fix Nassau’s finances By Anthony Rifilato bring this county back to where we should services diminish. This county is in dire be.” straits and in need of a cleanup.” arifi[email protected] “We have never seen the level of County Comptroller George Maragos corruption and mismanagement and — who switched from the Republican to In the wake of several corruption scandals disarray — certainly in Nassau County the Democratic Party when he announced involving Long Island elected officials, government — than we’ve seen today,” said his campaign last year — and State Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran Jacobs, referring to the arrests last year of Assemblyman Charles Levine (D-Glen (D-Baldwin) was endorsed by county Republican County Executive Ed Mangano Cove) are also running for county executive, Democrats on Monday to run for county and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor and will likely face Curran in a September executive, the first woman to be nominated John Venditto for an alleged bribery and primary. for the position by a major party. kickback scheme, as well as the conviction “I think it’s a sad day for Nassau At a press conference packed with of former Senate Majority Leader Dean County and the Democratic Party to select hundreds of supporters at the Long Island Skelos. “Over eight years that the Mangano candidates who are not qualified,” Maragos Marriott in Uniondale, county Democratic administration has been in charge, we said. Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs lauded have seen taxes increase, debt explode and (Continued on page 5) Curran as an independent-minded candidate who would root out graft and fix the county’s finances. Jacobs also announced the party’s support for Jack Schnirman, the Long Beach city manager, as its pick for county comptroller, and described the two candidates as a “dynamic, talented and visionary team that knows exactly what’s going to be needed to 2 Senior Center receives new bus for Adult Day Program Through the generous support of Nassau County, the Glen Cove Senior Center’s Adult Day Program was the recipient of a new 20-seat bus that cost $75,057. At a recent ribbon cutting ceremony, Glen Cove Mayor Reggie Spinello, Glen Cove Senior Center Executive Director Carol Waldman and Adult Day Program Director Lisa Craig joined Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, Acting Commissioner of Human Services James Dolan, Director of the Nassau County Office for the Aging Victoria Meyerhoefer, Nassau County Liaison Beth February 2017 — Gold Coast Herald 2, Limmer, grateful members of the Adult Day Program and representatives of the Glen Photo courtesy of City of Glen Cove Cove Chamber of Commerce to celebrate Glen Cove Senior Center’s Adult Day Program will now have a new bus to benefit the seniors. this benevolent gift. “We are so thankful to Nassau County and all of the people who helped make this donation possible,” Carol Waldman said. “The new bus is literally and figuratively a vehicle that provides access to vital programs and services, for our members. “This bus fulfills a long awaited need to provide transportation for the seniors in our Adult Day program, and no one is happier than our program members and our bus driver Jay LaPalmer,” added Lisa Craig. The Gold Coast Gazette The new bus will provide transportation to local events, excursions, and home pick-up and the Herald and drop-off. Newspapers are publishing a full color Community Readers special section Day at Connolly welcoming Bishop John Barres to the Diocese of RVC and celebrating the tenure of Bishop Murphy Publication Date: Feb 9th Distribution 20 Newspapers Glen Cove Board of Education trustee Alexan- Delivered to the Gold der Juarez and his wife Michelle Juarez read Coast and Throughout to students in Susan Stanco’s class. Special guest readers visited Connolly Nassau County School for Community Readers Day as part of its Pick a Reading Partner celebra- tion. New York State Assemblyman Charles Home Delivered Lavine, Glen Cove Mayor Reginald Spinel- lo, Glen Cove Chief of Police William Whit- Newsstands ton, Superintendent Dr. Maria Rianna, com- munity members, senior citizens and district professionals read grade level-appropriate Total Circ: 90,000+ books to the students. Visitors also spoke to 250,000+ Readers the children about their professional careers and how reading helped them to become successful. Academic Intervention Services teacher Dora Ricciardi organized the Community RESERVE YOUR Readers Day and expressed her gratitude to all of the volunteers who generously gave AD TODAY their time to benefit the school’s students. In addition to reading daily during PARP, Con- 893007 nolly students will visit and read to students 516-569-4000 at Gribbin School. www.liherald.com L.I. Catholics celebrate new bishop 3 By Brian Kacharaba be counting on you to use social media to witness to your love for Jesus and the Gold Coast Herald — February 2017 2, [email protected] mission of mercy of the Catholic Church.” The sports fans in attendance were John Barres officially became the fifth especially interested in hearing Barres talk bishop of the Rockville Centre Diocese about his basketball days, and he compared during the Mass of Installation at St. Agnes his position of point guard to being a leader Cathedral on a snowy Tuesday afternoon, in the church community. That message ending almost two months of curious resonated with 11-year-old Katherine excitement among Long Island Catholics. Mortimer, of Smithtown, who said she plays Barres, 56, succeeded Bishop William the same position on two basketball teams. Murphy in leading 1.5 million Catholics in “I think he was very good, because he talked Nassau and Suffolk counties. about Instagram and Twitter, like how we The entrance song of “We are Ready, God, [talk] about that,” she said. “Also about the to Sing” was symbolic of the hundreds of sports, when he was a basketball player.” people who packed St. Agnes on a day filled Matthew Parmentier, 11, of Central Islip, with anticipation. As Barres did during the compared Barres to a former New York vespers prayer service in his honor the night Yankees legend. “He’s kind of like Derek before, he followed dozens of clergymen Jeter, because he just speaks out, like you into the church and walked alongside almost know him, even though you don’t Murphy as the changing of the guard neared really know him,” Matthew said. its completion. Arlene Kelly, 47, of Medford, brought her Moments after the procession, Cardinal Photo by Sue Grieco/Herald 10-year-old son, Patrick, to the ceremony, Timothy Dolan introduced the Most Rev. and was impressed by Barres’s focus on the Christophe Pierre, who read the apostolic Murphy and Barres greeted congregants at St. Agnes. children. “It was a beautiful ceremony,” she letter from Pope Francis, who appointed said. “He did speak to the children, and I Bares as the new bishop. In the letter, the parishioners in Allentown, Pa., and the look forward to meeting you, serving was glad that he asked about them. [Patrick] Pope sent his well wishes to Barres and Diocese of Wilmington, Del. you and laying my life down for you as is a Catholic school child, so I’m glad they thanked Murphy for his 15 years of service. After the speech, Barres presented the gifts your shepherd and bishop,” he said before brought children from all over the Island The outgoing bishop was moved to tears as and helped serve communion to those in prompting the audience to applaud for the here to see this.” the crowd stood and cheered for him. attendance. During the postlude, Barres was children in attendance. Before the ceremony ended, Murphy stood Murphy, 76, had served as bishop since seen proudly gazing at the people standing Upon leaving the church, each child received and gave his final speech to the parishioners.