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Monteleone joins Oyster Bay town board ty in a positive way,” he said. “It was an honor to be considered, it was an honor to be picked, The Town of Oyster Bay has and it’s an honor to sit on the appointed Republican Andrew board with these people.” Monteleone’s background Monteleone, to its Board of Trustees, filling the vacancy includes serving on the town’s left by former Councilwoman Zoning Board of Appeals since M i ch e l e Jo h n s o n’s re c e n t 2021 and working as a prosecuappointment as a tor for the Village of district court judge. New Hyde Park. He Monteleone, an has also been attorney and active involved in youth community member, programs, coaching b r i n g s e x t e n s ive for Syosset Little experience in public League, and serving service, law, and on the school board civic engagement to for St. Edward the his new role. Confessor School in The 51-year-old Syosset. Syosset native said Monteleone he grew up in a famadded that he ily very interested believes his experiin politics, and that, ence on the ZBA when he had been will be invaluable as informed the town he transitions to the board was looking ANDREW town board. for candidates to fill “The biggest MONTELEONE Johnson’s vacancy, thing I’ll bring from he put his name for- Councilman, Town of that experience is ward. Upon being Oyster Bay wo rk i n g d i re c t ly told he had been with members of selected, Monteleone the community,” he said that he was “very humbled said. “On the zoning board, we to be put in that position.” often had to foster compromise “Politics is something I’ve between applicants and resialways been interested in, and dents who had concerns. And, I’ve always liked what politi- of course, my time as a ZBA cians can do for their communi-
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Courtesy Bruce Kennedy
Sea Cliff Village Administrator Bruce Kennedy, left, and his son Alex, at a New York Mets game. Kennedy’s son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetic in February 2023.
Kennedy to be honored at fundraiser Sea Cliff admininstrator named honoree of the 19th annual Cooking for a Cure event By LUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
Sea Cliff Village Administrator Bruce Kennedy had only one request for his 25-year-old son, Alex, — go to the doctor. Alex had lost 80 pounds in 18 months. Kennedy remembered telling his son, “Dude, this is not normal.” I’m scared. There is something not right.” He added that he told his son that he must get back to the doctor. Alex was told that he might be pre-diabetic at a follow-up doctor’s appointment. Kennedy remembers missing a call from his son during a meeting the next day. Shortly after texting his son that he would call him after the meeting, Alex told his dad that he had gotten the results of his blood test
back and had to go to the hospital immediately. He would be treated for what turned out to be a severe episode of diabetic ketoacidosis stemming from Type 1 diabetes. Following the text from his son, Kennedy got into his car and began driving to Mount Kisco, where Alex was going to graduate school and working full-time. “It was scary as hell,” Kennedy added. Kennedy has been named the honoree of the 19th annual Cooking for a Cure fundraiser for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation on April 9, at the Crescent Beach Club in Bayville. Throughout its run, Cooking for a Cure has raised more than $1 million for the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
t was an honor to be considered, it was an honor to be picked, and it’s an honor to sit on the board with these people.
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