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Glen Cove wins first softball title in 40 years By TONY BELLISSIMO & ANDREW COEN sports@liherald.com
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The Big Red celebrated Monday afternoon after a 2-1 win over MacArthur in Game 3 of the championship series gave it the Nassau Class AA softball title at Farmingdale State College.
With its season hanging in the balance, trailing MacArthur by one run through six innings of Monday’s decisive third game of the Nassau Class AA softball championship series, Glen Cove produced a rally for the history books. The Big Red scored twice in the top of the seventh and junior pitcher Brooke Simmons stranded the potential tying run on third base in the bottom of the frame for a 2-1 victory and the program’s first county title in 40 years. “This is everything I was hoping it would feel like, and more,” said Simmons, CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
Raising the Pride Flag in downtown is call for unity By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
A ripple of rainbow colors and unity swept through downtown Glen Cove on June 2 as more than 50 residents, advocates and allies gathered at City Hall for the city’s seventh annual Progress Pride Flag raising ceremony. Participants waved the inclusive flag — a variation of the traditional rainbow flag that incorporates black, brown, and transgender stripes — before the event formally began, sending a message of visibility and support for the LGBTQ+ community as June’s
Pride Month got underway. The ceremony, led by Glen Cove City Councilmember Marsha Silverman, drew attention to the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community and the urgency of ongoing advocacy in the face of growing challenges nationwide. “LGBTQ Pride is more than a flag raising. It’s more than parades. It’s more than vibrant colors,” Silverman said. “It’s a testament to courage, resilience, and love.” Silverman emphasized that Pride began as a protest born out of the Stonewall Riots and that the fight for equality continues today. “Those who dared
to live authentically in a world that told them not to — because of their bravery, people like me get to stand here today,” she said. “Not just to celebrate how far we’ve come, but to acknowledge how far we have yet to go.” She noted that 27 states across the country still lack full nondiscrimination protections, leaving LGBTQ+ individuals vulnerable to being fired for their sexual orientation or gender identity. “That’s why we need to do this, and that’s why we need advocates who help us every day,” she said. Cassia Blackburn, a Glen Cove native, transgender woman, and president of Glen
Cove High School’s Gender and Sexualities Club , spoke about the importance of public events like the flag raising, particularly in the current political climate. “I’m a Glen Cove native. I’m also a trans woman,” Blackburn said. “This event is so important to me because it represents pride — not just pride
in ourselves, but pride in our community and who we are.” She addressed the effect of recent anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the country. “We have to be proud for those who can’t be,” she said. “If we were in another state, we might not be able to do this event, and I am so grateful that we do get to do CONTINUED ON PAGE 4