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Bill signed to take water service public Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, said. “Water is something that is essential to life — The long-awaited legislation never something that should be a to create a pathway for the pub- vehicle for realization of corpolic takeover of New York Ameri- rate profit.” can Water — a private water supA special team was tasked in plier serving rate2010 with investipayers in Sea Cliff, gating whether the Glen Head and town of Oyster Bay other Town of Oyscould, or should, ter Bay communiassume control of ties — has been NYAW. The body s i g n e d by G ov. was impaneled by Kathy Hochul. both Oyster Bay The bill clears and Hempstead, the way for NYAW after a number of to be replaced by a residents comNorth Shore Water plained that the priAuthority for Oysvate company was ter Bay customers, charging signifiand a South Shore cantly higher rates Water Authority for for the same water those in the Town the towns provide of Hempstead. The to residents of combill passed unaniCHARLES LAVINE munities such as mously in the State East Meadow and Legislature in June, State assemblyman Jericho. by counts of 63-0 in Rate relief for the Senate and 149-0 in the thousands of customers paying Assembly. high fees for water service is “ I c o m m e n d G o ve r n o r now possible, but there is still Hochul on signing this bill, much work to be done. The value which will provide much-needed of NYAW’s assets will have to be relief for people having to pay determined, an amount that may exorbitant water rates while be up for debate. The company’s experiencing constant disruptions in service,” Assemblyman CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
BY ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com
Courtesy Shelly Newman
Art in the great outdoors Under the direction of art teacher Lauren Moran, kindergarten students at Glenwood Landing Elementary School have embraced outdoor learning, including art class.
Local insurance agent honored BY JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com
Celeste Gullo works hard, and she seldom stops. The Glen Head-based insurance agent and mother of four continued to grow her business while giving back to the community throughout the coronavirus pandemic — even after giving birth to twins. Her efforts earned her the Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce 2021 Businessperson of the Year award, and she was honored by the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce at a breakfast last month. Gullo, 43, has been in the
insurance business since she was 17, when she worked for an Allstate agency part-time while going to college. “I literally started from the very, very bottom,” she said, “scanning and faxing and working my way towards becoming licensed.” When she graduated from SUNY Old Westbury with a degree in finance, Gullo said, she was still working for Allstate, and making more money than her friends, who were looking for jobs in Manhattan. “I just loved Long Island, and wanted to stay,” she said. “I didn’t want to go to the city.” And the work itself motivated
her. “I love insurance — insurance is really important,” Gullo said. “My favorite thing about being an insurance agent is giving people information. I think that’s the key.” In 2016, she decided to make a big change. “I started a scratch agency,” she said. “I was sick of working for people, and thought it was the next logical step. Everybody should do that: fire your boss and open your own company.” Now, at the Celeste P. Gullo Agency, on Glen Head Road, she leads a team of three full-time CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
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ater is something that is essential to life — never something that should be a vehicle for realization of corporate profit.