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JUNE 24 - 30, 2021
Silverman tops unofficial primary totals BY JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com
The Democratic primary election took place on Tuesday, a contest that had seven candidates vying for six spots on the Glen Cove City Council ticket. According to the Nassau County Board of Election’s unofficial results, the winners include current council members Marsha Silverman, Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews, Danielle
Courtesy Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews
PANDORA HERSEY OF Glen Cove, who grew up in the South, shared some of her experiences with racism at a Juneteenth ceremony last Saturday.
Community members mark Juneteenth with a ceremony BY JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com
It has taken more than 150 years, but the significance of June 19, 1865, has finally been recognized nationwide. Last week, just days before the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States, Juneteenth became a national holiday, though some Glen Cove residents had not known about the date until recently. “I never heard about it
until this year,” said Pandora Hersey, 79, of Glen Cove. Hersey grew up in the South before moving to Glen Cove after graduating from college in 1964. Born and raised in Virginia, she said that segregated schools and restaurants were the norm in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s, and racist policies prevailed at shopping centers and other public places. The schools for Black students were “inferior,” in terms of the buildings
and the quality of supplies, she said, “but we had really good teachers.” Hersey recalled that Black high school students had to walk a mile or two from their homes to get to a bus stop, because buses wouldn’t pick them up, even though white children were picked up at their homes. Hersey attended Virginia State University in PetersCONTINUED ON PAGE 12
Fugazy Scagliola, Eve Lupenko Ferrante and John L. Perrone, as well as Roderick Watson. Councilman Rocco Totino had the least votes as of press time, potentially pushing him off the ticket for November’s general election. All absentee ballots must be received by June 29, according to Cindy Silletti, leader of the Glen Cove Democratic Committee, so the final numbers will be complete next week.
Democratic primary results for Glen Cove City Council Marsha F. Silverman
549
Gaitley Stevenson-Mathews
491
Danielle Fugazy Scagliola
472
Eve Lupenko Ferrante
455
Roderick Watson
400
John L. Perrone
390
Rocco A. Totino
370