Glen Cove Notebook: Mayor's Snapper Derby Set for Aug. 27

Glen Cove’s youngest fishermen and women should start honing their fishing skills; is set for Saturday August 27 at the Pryibil Beach Pier.

Mayor Ralph Suozzi invites children ages six to 16 years old to bring along their own rod and reel for the event.

Registration at the pier will be held only between 8:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Fishing begins 8:30 a.m. and continues until 11:30 a.m. The derby has a Junior Division for children ages six to 10 years old and the Senior Division is for children ages 11-16 years old.

First, second, and third place trophies will be presented to participants in each division, as well as the “Best Angler.”  Each particpant also receives a Glen Cove Mayor’s Snapper Derby tee shirt, hot dog, soda and a raffle ticket for prizes.

This event is held rain or shine and is only open to Glen Cove residents. 

Lavine Reaches out to Rep. King on

State Assemblyman Charles Lavine, D-Glen Cove, composed the following letter to Rep. Peter King, R-Seaford, regarding national debt.

Dear Congressman King:

I write to advise that our Republican, Democratic and independent constituents are expressing before unheard anxiety as a result of the House of Representative’s inability to advance a compromise resolution to the debt ceiling crisis.

While there is no doubt whatsoever that a failure to address this crisis by August 2, 2011 will wreak havoc to our national and global economies, there remains a lack of constructive effort, enabled by recently elected ideologues in your House, to avert the certainty of doom.

I urge that you use your good offices to convince your colleagues that we are at the precipice and to persuade them to compromise so that our nation does not fall into the abyss.

Thank you for your consideration respecting this matter.

Germino Attends July 4 Celebrations

Candidate for the County Legislative District 18, Robert Germino attended the Independence Day celebrations in the Village of Sea Cliff in July.

The Sea Cliff Civic Association coordinated the event and kicked off the festivities with the Mayor of Sea Cliff, Bruce Kennedy, ringing the Village bell, calling all to order.

John Canning and "a cast of Sea Cliff villagers" then read our Declaration of Independence. Canning's voice carried over the crowd and the cast of villagers joined in to call out the atrocities made by the British Crown as was written in the Declaration. The crowd joined in at the end to read the last paragraph of the Declaration and shouts, drums, and other celebratory noise arose when the reading was complete.

Germino said he enjoyed this intimate and inspirational gathering of residents: “The reading of our Declaration of Independence was magnificent,” he said. “I hope we continue to remember the past signs of abusive government so that we never give them sanctuary in the future.”