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Environment is on the ballot next Tuesday reduce the growing impact of climate change. The projects would include Election Day is just around restoration and flood risk reducthe corner, but what many may tion, open space land conservanot know is that there is more on tion, climate change mitigation, the ballot this year than just water quality improvement and seats in the state and federal gov- resilient infrastructure. The $4.2 ernments. billion is broken Residents of down into se gNew York state ments for each of will also have the the projects; for chance to vote on example, up to some of the most roughly $1.5 bilimportant envilion is set aside ronmental legislaspecifically for clition in over two mate change mitidecades. gation. Proposition According to One, a statewide Michelle Lapinel ballot proposal, McAllister, procontains the Clean grams director at Water, Clean Air, HEATHER JOHNSON Coalition to Save and Green Jobs Executive director, Hempstead HarE nv i r o n m e n t a l bor in Sea Cliff, Friends of the Bay Bond Act. Accordthis legislation is ing to local envione of the most ronmental groups, it has the important political opportunipotential to completely change ties to protect New York’s envithe state of environmentally ronment in decades. focused development in New “This is a great opportunity York. for people to use their voices and The act, if passed, would say ‘Yes, we want to support the authorize the use of roughly $4.2 environment in this way,’” Lapibillion for specific projects focus- nel McAllister said. “This will ing on environmental improve- provide money up front to pay ments to protect New York’s nat- for critical environmental infraural resources and beauty and CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
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Judged by the pros Patricia Holman, as Catwoman, and Dr. Eve Lupenko, as Wonder Woman, judged Glen Cove’s Halloween costume contest last Saturday. Leilani Mora, with her mother, Latoya Evans, left, and Elizabeth Palazzo, with her mother, Laura Palazzo, hoped to win first place. More photos, Page 10.
A life filled with adventure, love of community and kindness ends By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
Pat Parmelee impacted so many lives by just being herself. The Glen Cover, who died Sept. 28 at age 90, was known as thoughtful, kind, adventurous and funny. When introducing herself, “Parm,” as she was affectionately called, would say, “I’m Pat Parmelee from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, whose father was a patent attorney” — and then, with a mischievous gleam in her eye, she would add, “and that’s a whole lot of P’s.”
A former educator and assistant principal at Locust Valley’s Friends Academy from 1957 to 1997, Parmelee had a passion for living life to the fullest, which she shared with everyone she encountered, according to Linda Thompson, her partner for 47 years. Her loss is being felt by many. “Pat was beautiful, loving and smart,” said Teri Swenson, membership chairwoman of the Woman’s Club of Glen Cove. Parmelee was the ways and means chairwoman for the club until recently. “I never heard a bad word out of her mouth about anyone, and never heard a bad word about her CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
his is a oncein-a-generation opportunity to vote for our health, for the health of our waterways.