On Wednesday, April 17th Glen Cove officials met with potential operators for Glen Cove’s planned commuter ferry. The plans are for use of the newly-built ferry terminal or dock area to provide services between Glen Cove, and Midtown (34th street), and Wall Street (Pier 11) in Manhattan. The ferry will also increase transportation options for special events both in New York City and on Long Island, such as concerts at venues such as the Tilles Center and Morgan Park Music Fes

Centre Island Village officials are proposing a law to limit helicopter landings and takeoffs in the village to 15 per month, and to freeze the building of new helipads. At the Wednesday April 17th meeting, village trustees introduced the law, which makes an exception for three of the helipads that are currently in use on Centre Island (there are others). There is currently a moratorium on new requests for helicopter helipads. Centre Island Local Law 2-2018, (the moratorium)

Grey skies set a sad mood for a ceremony honoring Sergeant Robert Hendriks, a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan, April 8th. The Ceremony took place on Tuesday, April 16th on the Oak Neck Athletic Council’s field at Centre Island Beach. Robert Hendricks was a part of the Oak Neck Family. As a young boy he played football for the Oak Neck Athletic Council. Tom Lumi, a father of a 6th grader had the idea to make up decals with Robert’s initials for the teams helmets to h

The Town of Oyster Bay joined forces with the North Oyster Bay Baymen’s Association (NOBBA) and the Friends of the Bay to host the Town’s annual Oyster Bay Harbor & Beach Cleanup even, which took place on Saturday, April 13th. Rain and wind did not seem to dampen the enthusiasm of those who volunteered to pick up trash around the area. On Friday evening, the Town sent out a press release hinting about a surprise guest. Volunteers who did brave the bad weather were rewarded a

A bookkeeper from Glen Head was arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $200,000 from her employer, a Glen Cove-based property management company, and two other clients. Laura Fontana, 62, of Glen Head was arraigned Friday, April 12th, before Judge Gary Carlton and charged with: Grand larceny (a felony), five counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second Degree (also a felony), and ten counts of Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree (an E fe

Corporal Robert A. Hendriks, a Marine reservist from Locust Valley, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Monday. The 25-year-old was a decorated Marine who was set to be coming back to Locust Valley in May. On Monday, April 8th, the Department of Defense announced the death of Cpl. Hendriks. Also killed in the blast was Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman, 43, a member of the FDNY, and Sgt. Benjamin S. Hines, 31, of York, Pennsylvania. The three were assigned to 2