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Keeping MLK’s dream alive with a city parade By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
Courtesy Peter M. Budraitis
Glen Cove city officials and residents marched together with a banner in the city’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, honoring King’s legacy and his message of unity, service and equality.
For over four decades, Glen Cove has paused each January to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., sustaining one of the longestrunning, community-led Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances on Long Island. On Monday that tradition continued, as residents, educators, faith leaders and local officials braved the cold to march from the First Baptist Church to Finley Middle School, where participants in a commemorative program in Wunsch Auditorium reflected on King’s enduring call for justice, unity and service. The annual observance, now in its 42nd year, is one of only two annual, locally organized Martin Luther King Day programs on Long Island a distinction organizers say speaks to Glen Cove’s longstanding commitment to civic engagement and community reflection. Sheryl Goodine, director of the city’s Martin Luther CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
Information session on ICE draws a large crowd By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
Amid an increase in immigration enforcement activity on Long Island, more than 150 residents packed First Baptist Church, in Glen Cove, on Jan. 15 for a community meeting, organized by Assemblyman Charles Lavine, focused on how residents can support immigrant neighbors and respond to what speakers described as escalating fear and uncertainty. The gathering brought together civil liberties advocates, faith leaders and members of local rapid-response networks, following two recent
vigils in Glen Cove led by Lavine, who said that more opportunities for community action are planned. Leslie Dwyer, a member of the Glen Cove Rapid Response Network and Director of Public Affairs for Lavine, set an urgent tone. “Does everyone agree that enough is enough?” she asked the crowd. “We are here to promote good over evil.” Recent events have unfolded so quickly, Dwyer said, that many residents feel overwhelmed, adding that distraction itself can be a strategy. “Tonight we’re going to focus on one place we can make a difference, and that is how we sup-
port our immigrant neighbors,” she said. “Although we’re limited in what we can do, we don’t have to sit idly by and watch.” She praised Lavine for what she described as his willingness to speak out, calling him “one of the few electeds that has the courage to stand up.” Lavine, addressing the packed sanctuary, framed the meeting as a moral and civic response to federal immigration policies under President Trump. “There is such a thing as political science,” he said. “Political science requires important governmental decisions to be made based on truth, honesty, empirical stud-
ies and good faith — not on whim, not on personal grievance, hatred, racism or financial self-dealing.” He added, “We gather here this evening to protect our communities and to stand together against injustice,” and, “The American people are not to be abused.” Lavine also said it was “not surprising that polls show that
the popularity of Trump’s immigration policy is at about 30 percent,” and quipped, “Plantar fasciitis has greater popularity.” Susan Gottehrer, director of the Nassau County chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, offered what she described as “the nuts and CONTINUED ON PAGE 12