Glen Head, NY News & Events

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First in NewsdayOyster Bay to pay $2.53 million in fees to settle mosque suit

The town's insurance carrier agreed to cover another $2.5 million in fees.

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Stella Gordon, worked in LI defense factory in WWII, dies at 102

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Concerts, comedy shows and more NYE events to ring in 2026

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'Godfather' of Long Island triathlons rides 8,000 miles for his 80th birthday

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Lottery ticket worth $13.9M sold on LI, NY lottery announces

Upcoming Events

Friday, December 26

Online: Going to Extremes - Extreme Adventure Travel

Jan6

Peter Mandel will share most extreme travel experiences, including surviving a coup in Ecuador, visiting a "city" of penguins at the South Pole, fishing for piranha on Brazil's Rio Negro, floating in the Goodyear Blimp, sailing on an Arctic ice breaker, camping in the African bush and kayaking to the Statue of Liberty, register for a Zoom link

Where

Gold Coast Public Library

50 Railroad Ave.

Glen Head, NY

Phone

516-759-8300

Price

free

Website

goldcoastlibrary.org

Online: Frank Sinatra - A Man and His Movies

Jan8

Learn about the Hollywood film career of Frank Sinatra, register for a Zoom link

Where

Gold Coast Public Library

50 Railroad Ave.

Glen Head, NY

Phone

516-759-8300

Price

free

Website

goldcoastlibrary.org

Glad Scientists Book Discussion: The Quark and the Jaguar

Jan14

Discussion of the nonfiction book "The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex" by Murray Gell-Mann, register

Where

Gold Coast Public Library

50 Railroad Ave.

Glen Head, NY

Phone

516-759-8300

Price

free

Website

goldcoastlibrary.org

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'They are our family': School staff moves quickly to save LI boy's life

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George Pratt, judge on high-profile national cases and attorney in Nassau, dies at 97

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Fires in Valley Stream, Plainview displace 6

Friday, December 26

Only in Newsday21 best things we ate on LI this year

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Only in Newsday5 new coffee spots on LI

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Coffee shop opens in former LI bistro

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Only in NewsdayNewsday's top 15 boys fencers for 2025-26

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LI man gets up to 4 years in prison for theft ring that targeted Home Depot

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Rangers' Fox raising money for ALS, inspired by his father-in-law

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The brightest of lights in the darkest of times

WWII veteran from LI celebrates 100th birthday 'like a hero'

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Hometown kid finally gets a home game for the Islanders

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Suffolk DA: Massapequa man charged with raping, robbing boy, 12

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Audubon Christmas Bird Count: Why it's important and how you can join on LI

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'Now he has every option'

Only in NewsdayMost expensive Nassau home sales of 2025

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'Many people didn't know that it was recorded at C.W. Post'

Top 20 boys bowlers for 2025-26

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Only in NewsdayAiling former NYPD officer's home in Massapequa renovated, courtesy of Tunnel to Towers Foundation

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LI nursing home aide sentenced to up to 6 years in prison for sexually assaulting 2 disabled residents, AG says

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La Rosa does it all for North Shore girls basketball in win over Island Trees

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Photos: Girls basketball — North Shore vs. Island Trees

'The cause for the increase is multifaceted'

Only in NewsdayHow do these Long Islanders feel about Craig Carton's return to WFAN?

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Newsday Investigates$200G earners rise 51% in LI towns and cities as police salaries grow

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Glen Cove City payroll data from 2014-2024

One of LI's first nurse practitioners calls it a career

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Lawsuit: NCC officials retaliated against students who criticized college policies

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Glen Cove officials ban pot smoking in public

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New Glen Cove police chief looks to expand force

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IDA grants tax incentives to Glen Cove development

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Remembering Jimmy Cliff's My Father's Place shows and seeing 'The Harder They Come' at the Mini Cinema

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Mitchell's 20 points, defense lifts Valley Stream North

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Photos: Nassau boys basketball — North Shore at Valley Stream North

Teen who went into cardiac arrest at basketball tryouts thanks 'heroes' who saved him

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First in NewsdayGlen Cove city council race finalized after recount

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What to expect on Long Island in 2026

A potential LIRR strike, the trials of several high-profile cases, including Gilgo, and the return of horse racing to Belmont are among the notable developments slated for the new year.

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