HERALD________________ GLEN COVE ______________ Gazette Cozy up in the Celebrate Elvis’s PGA champ kitchen birthday among us in G.C. Page 15 Page 17 Page 14 Vol. 27 No. 1 JANUARY 4-10, 2018 $1.00 Curran sworn in as county exec Insists that Nassau’s problems aren’t ‘partisan political issues’ By ERIK HAWKINS Martins. She now assumes power [email protected] after nearly a decade of rule by County Executive Ed Mangano, Democratic County Legislator whose administration was Laura Curran said that it was marred by corruption scandals never her plan to get into politics. that led voters to lose confidence Nevertheless, on Jan. 1, in below- in Nassau’s executive branch. freezing weather, Curran took to Vowing to repair the property the steps of the legislative build- assessment system and to retake ing in Mineola and was sworn in control of the county’s finances by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as Nas- from the Nassau County Interim sau’s first female county execu- Finance Authority, Curran tive. declared that “these are not parti- Curran brings with her years san political issues — they are of frustrations — and hopes — Nassau issues.” Tab Hauser/Herald Gazette that were expressed by voters in Cuomo, along with U.S. Sen. MAYoR TIMoTHY TENKE’S wife, Karen, witnessed his swearing in by Judge Jeremy S. Weinstein on the Nov. 7 election, in which she Chuck Schumer — who tore up was chosen over Republican Jack New Year’s Day at Glen Cove City Hall. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 City book-ends anniversary with two installations Mayor Tenke asks for bipartisan cooperation BY TIMoTHY DENToN almost certain to receive a Cove’s first Mayor, James E. [email protected] peremptory correction. Burns, was Mayor-elect Intoned almost as a medieval Tenke. He was joined by coun- Last Saturday, the City of formula, they will be told, cil members-elect Joseph Glen Cove honored its 100th “We’re neither hamlet nor Capobianco, Nicholas A. anniversary with a re-enact- town nor village: We are a DiLeo Jr., Kevin P. Maccarone, ment of its first mayoral inau- city.” The mental underlining Pamela D. Panzenbeck and Sue Grieco/Herald guration at the Glen Cove His- is almost audible. Michael Zangari. Due to prior lAURA CURRAN TooK the oath of office, administered by Gov. Andrew torical Society. Two days later, The re-enactment was held commitments in Washington, Cuomo on Monday. new Mayor Timothy Tenke in the city’s old courthouse, D.C., Councilwoman-elect and members of the City which is now the North Shore Marsha F. Silverman was Council were sworn in at City Historical Museum. At the unable to attend. Hall, before a standing-room- time of the original celebra- The event was more a com- only crowd. tion, the building also served memoration than a re-enact- Should visitors refer to as the police station and the ment, with none of the offi- Glen Cove as a town, they are jail. Standing in for Glen CONTINUED ON PAGE 17 2 No sexual harassment policy in City of G.C. By SCOTT BRINTON, BEN STRACK and councilperson. “Obviously it’s in the conduct is made, either explicitly or within the school environment that DANIELLE AGOGLIA forefront of our lives right now,” he implicitly, a term or condition of an allow or foster obscene pictures, lewd sbrinton@liherald, [email protected] said. “I think it would be important to at individual’s employment; b) Submission jokes, sexual advances, requests for sex- least ensure that people to or rejection of such con- ual favors or other harassing activities According to the New York State understand what is proper duct by an individual is of a sexual nature; and c) Such conduct Department of Human Rights, sexual and improper when it used as a basis for employ- and/or communication has the purpose harassment in the form of a “hostile comes to behavior.” he district ment decisions affecting or effect of substantially or unreason- environment” consists of words, signs, He said in the future he such individuals; and c) ably interfering with a student’s aca- jokes, pranks, intimidation or physical would potentially make it a T encourages Such conduct has the pur- demic performance or participation in violence that are of a sexual nature, or requirement for all City victims or anyone pose or effect of unreason- an educational or extracurricular activ- that are directed at an individual Council members to read a ably interfering with an ity, or creating an intimidating, hostile because of that person’s gender. handbook and at least sign who is aware individual’s work perfor- or offensive learning environment; and/ Sexual harassment also consists of an acknowledgment stating mance or creating an or effectively bars the student’s access any unwanted verbal or physical they read the policy. “As of an incident intimidating, hostile or to an educational opportunity or bene- advances, sexually explicit derogatory our mayor I would feel com- to report it offensive work environ- fit.” January 4, 2018 — GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE January 2018 — GLEN COVE 4, statements, or sexually discriminatory fortable that these elected ment.” The district encourages victims or remarks made by someone in the work- officials also comply with immediately The Glen Cove City anyone who is aware of an incident to place that are offensive or objectionable the requirement,” Tenke School District defines sex- report it immediately to the district’s to the recipient, cause discomfort or said. “As elected officials to the district’s ual harassment of stu- designated complaint officer “through humiliation, or interfere with the recip- we should set an example designated dents as: formal and/or informal complaint pro- ient’s job performance. that we are willing to be “…unwelcome sexual cedures.” It recommends the complaint incompliance with these complaint officer. advances, requests for sex- be in writing but verbal complaints will On the local level rules.” ual favors and other verbal also be “promptly investigated.” As of December, the City of Glen GLEN COVE CITY or physical conduct or It also states that in the event the Cove did not have a sexual harassment In Glen Cove schools SCHOOL DISTRICT communication of a sexual complaint officer is the alleged offender, policy in place. City Council members The Glen Cove City nature when: a) Submis- the employee should report to the next and for that matter all city employees School District defines sex- sion to or rejection of such level of authority. are required to go through any training. ual harassment of district sexually harassing con- The district also states that if it has According to City Attorney Charles personnel as: duct and/or communication by a stu- knowledge of or any reason to suspect McQuair, “that is an important topic “…unwelcome sexual advances, dent affects decisions regarding any the occurrence of sexual harassment, it that will be addressed in the new year.” requests for sexual favors and other ver- aspect of the student’s education, will open an investigation without a Mayor Tim Tenke acknowledged he bal or physical conduct of a sexual including participation in school-spon- complaint. did not go through any training as a nature when: a) Submission of such sored activities; b) Conditions exist % Apple Bank Money APY* Market Account for balances of $2,500 and up** 1. 2 5 Great Rate & 100% Liquid! 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Board of Education. “This is a special day, and these are not november 2013: Elected as legislator for ordinary times, and Laura Curran is no 5th District. ordinary person,” Cuomo said. april 2016: Helped finalize a $3 million A former newspaper reporter and plan for the NICE bus system to restore school board member, Curran was elected eliminated routes. to the Legislature in 2014, and made restor- october 2016: Expelled from caucus after ing funding for the NICE bus system, as breaking ranks to vote for $50 million in well as pushing for downtown revitaliza- capital borrowing.