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Vol. 33 No. 51
DECEMBER 12 - 18, 2024
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Planning for vital upgrades on Shore Road include drainage improvements, traffic-calming measures, bike lanes and streetscape enhanceResidents of Glen Cove’s ments. The project is estimated Shore Road often say they feel to cost $14 million to $18 million, their homes shake from passing and would begin in 2026. “This project is cars and trucks, and the result of years that walking in of advocacy and coltheir neighborhood laboration,” Cusuis dangerous mano said during because there aren’t the presentation. as many sidewalks “It’s a reflection of as they’d like. In the pride we feel in recent years, floodour community and ing has taken a toll our shared vision to on their quality of make this area safer, life as well. more functional, N o w, a l o n g and more beautiful aw a i t e d p l a n t o for everyone.” improve safety, funcThe County Legtionality and aesislature’s minority thetics along Shore leader, Delia DeRigRoad has been pregi-Whitton, who has s e n t e d by L o r a advocated for Cusumano, a resiupg rades of the dent of Shore Road road, hailed the and a liaison to the loRA CuSuMANo project as long overcounty. Unveiled at due. an online public Resident “For far too long, meeting last week, the ambitious project, spear- flooding along Shore Road has headed by the Nassau County been a tremendous headache for Department of Public Works, all who live in, work in and visit addresses a range of infrastruc- this area, but with the steps that ture challenges along the road’s have been taken so far, I truly 3.3-mile corridor through Glen believe a fix is on the horizon,” Cove, Sea Cliff and Glenwood DeRiggi-Whitton said in a news Landing. The proposed upgrades Continued on page 14
By RoKSANA AMID
ramid@liherald.com
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Spreading holiday cheer downtown Trish Roberts and Trish Melek, above, wore festive holiday attire that added to the spirit of last weekend’s holiday festival downtown. At right, 8-year-old Darwin Reyes decorated stockings to keep warm during the holiday season.
t’s a collaborative effort that balances the practical needs of infrastructure with the beauty and charm that make this community special.