There was a continuous ebb and flow of residents from Glen Cove and environs making their way to the Metropolitan on Monday, July 17 for the long-anticipated first open house presentation by Glen Isle Partners LLC, comprised of the Monti and Posillico Organizations, of the proposed waterfront development plan. The meeting came about at the request of Mayor Ralph V. Suozzi who began calling for a public presentation within weeks of taking office in January of this year. Between the hours of 1p.m. and 9 p.m., more than 1,500 people came, saw and critiqued. FULL STORY

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice has announced that a grand jury has returned an indictment of Sayed Khaled El-Waraky, 24, an Egyptian national attending college in Washington D.C. who had been arrested after running down four young local men in the parking lot of the Soundview Café. Mr. El-Waraky was indicted on four counts of assault in the first degree (including two counts citing a "depraved indifference to human life"), a Class B felony; two counts of assault in the second degree, a Class D felony; two counts of assault in the third degree, a Class A misdemeanor; reckless endangerment in the first degree, a Class D felony; and driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor. FULL STORY

City of Glen Cove youthful fishing experts, mark your calendar. The Mayor's Snapper Derby is Saturday, Aug. 19 at Pryibil Beach pier, rain or shine. Registration will be held only between 8:15 and 9:30 a.m. Fishing begins 8:30 and continues until 11:30 a.m. The derby has a Junior Division for children ages 6-10 years old and the Senior Division is for children ages 11-16 years old. FULL STORY

The Glen Cove Junior Baseball 12U travel team returned from a challenging week of baseball and fun at the Cooperstown All-Star Village. Twenty-two teams from across the country faced off, with tough competition from the sunny states of California, Florida and Georgia as well as teams from Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and other New York clubs. With a strong group effort, the Astros made it to the playoffs but a team from South Carolina walked away with the final trophy. FULL STORY