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Napolitano wins Howard Scholarship “Most people don’t realize that the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce not only assists our Glen Cove High School businesses to thrive, but we senior Benjamin Napolitano also support many local nonhas been named the recipient profits,” the group’s president, of the Glen Cove Chamber of Dr. Maxine Mayreis, said, citCommerce’s 2026 Dr. Glenn ing organizations including Howard Jr. ScholarNosh Delivers and ship, earning the Cove Animal Resaward for an essay cue. “For many exploring how local years, the Glen Cove businesses can betChamber of Comter support neurodimerce has helped verse people college-bound or through workforce trade school-bound development and graduating seniors inclusion. with scholarships.” The scholarship Mayreis said that was presented at a Howard was influchamber ceremony ential in both the on June 18 recognizchamber and the i n g N a p o l i t a n o ’ s DR. MAXINE broader Glen Cove academic achievecommunity. She MEYREIS ments, leadership described him as “a President, and community serwalking encyclopevice as he prepares Chamber of dia” and “an authorto attend Hofstra Commerce ity on so many difUniversity this fall, ferent subjects,” where he plans to study kinesi- n o t i n g h i s k n o w l e d g e o f ology on a pre-med track. bylaws, city government, ordiThe chamber renamed its nances, Robert’s Rules of Order scholarship six years ago in and molecular biology. honor of the late Dr. Glenn This year’s scholarship chalHoward Jr., a principal scien- lenged students to address the tist at Pall Corporation, who role businesses should play in served on its board for decades tackling community issues and chaired the scholarship such as sustainability, workcommittee. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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Celebrating a milestone Glen Cove High School Valedictorian Saoirse Fiedor addressed the class of 2026 during its commencement on June 26, reflecting on how far her fellow graduates have come in their academic journeys and looking ahead to the future that awaits them.
Senior Center science program engages young and old alike By ROKSANA AMID ramid@liherald.com
Young people and seniors gathered at the Glen Cove Senior Center on Tuesday for an afternoon of chemistry, combustion and curiosity as Mad Science of Long Island presented its interactive “Fire and Ice” show. The free program featured live demonstrations exploring the properties of fire and ice, with experiments that included igniting paper to demonstrate combustion and using dry ice to create thick fog that drifted through the center’s cafeteria. Young people volunteered to participate in the interactive show, in which they used
hair dryers to levitate Ping-Pong balls while parents, grandparents and senior center members watched. The event was part of the facility’s ongoing effort to offer intergenerational programming to connect older adults with younger generations. “We really make a point of providing several intergenerational activities so that members of all ages can enjoy our programming,” Eric Shuman, the center’s activities coordinator, said. Shuman added that grandparents are encouraged to bring their grandchildren to the center for the programs, which introduces younger families to its services. “These intergenerational CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
enji’s essay was insightful and objective, but also came across with heart and soul.