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Vigil in G.C. calls for peace in Ukraine BY WILLIAM SHEELINE llane@liherald.com
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JOLANTA ZAMECKA, A vice chair of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, helped organize a vigil in Glen Cove that drew a large crowd.
A crowd of roughly 400 gathered last Sunday in front of the Killenworth mansion in Glen Cove to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Owned by Russia, Killenworth is used as a retreat by diplomats and their families, although it was not clear if anyone was there on Sunday. People came from all over Long Island, and some came from as far away as New Jersey, to peacefully condemn the actions of Russian President
Vladimir Putin. They were also there in solidarity, expressing support for the Ukrainian people. For two hours, what was referred to as a “vigil” included emotional speeches by elected leaders and Ukrainian-Americans. The crowd was diverse, with some waving Ukrainian flags and holding sunflowers, which have become a symbol of the Ukrainian struggle. Others raised signs bearing slogans like “Stop the Bloodshed” and “Putin is a Murderer,” in English and Ukrainian. Many had CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Glen Cove’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is coming back BY LETISHA DASS ldass@liherald.com
Glen Cove’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade is returning this year, on March 20 at 1 p.m., after a two-year hiatus resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. The parade will mark its 33rd anniversary in Glen Cove since former City Councilman Brian Fitzpatrick and the Ancient Order of the Hibernians of Glen Cove created it. “It started relatively small,” Robert Lynch, a member of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, said. “Over the years it has become one of the biggest
parades in Glen Cove.” According to the website NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade, New York’s parade started in 1762, 14 years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The parade was made up of Irish ex-patriots and military that served with the British Army in New York. Because wearing green, a sign of Irish pride, was banned in Ireland, the parade gave the Irish community the freedom to celebrate their culture. In Glen Cove, the parade starts at Forest Avenue, by Dosoris Lane, and travels down School and Glen streets.
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ver the years it has become one of the biggest parades in Glen Cove. ROBERT LYNCH St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee
For the city’s first celebration, 35 gallons of green paint was used to augment the yellow lines on the streets along the parade route, according to a 1989 issue of the Glen Cove Record Pilot.
Signs proclaiming “Cead Mile Failte,” meaning “a hundred thousand welcomes,” were on display, commemorating the start of the local tradition. The collaboration of Fitzpatrick and the Hibernians on the first parade led to the creation of the Parade Committee, a nonprofit charitable corporation that relies heavily on sponsors
and corporate donations. Lynch noted that although Fitzpatrick was a councilman, the committee has always been separate from City Hall. “It’s never been sponsored by the city,” Lynch said. “The city is very helpful to us, but it’s all a private thing.” The first parade was on CONTINUED ON PAGE 5