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Glen Cove Senior Center Goes Solar

The solar panels are expected to save the city over $300,000 in 25 years.

The Glen Cove Senior Center recently held a luncheon to celebrate going solar.

The solar panels, which were installed on the roof of the senior center and Glen Cove Volunteer Fire Department, will save the City over $300,000 over the course of 25 years, Glen Cove Mayor Reggie Spinello said.

“We are pioneers in renewable energy,” Carol Waldman, Executive Director of the Glen Cove Senior Center, said.

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The Senior Center acknowledged the support of Mayor Reggie Spinello, Department of Public Works staff including director Jim Byrne, Vinny Martinez Jr. and Stephanie Soter along with officials from Harvest Power Solar.

Image via City of Glen Cove: Pictured (L to R) Timothy Ivins of Harvest Power Solar, Vinny Martinez Jr., Mayor Reggie Spinello, Stephanie Soter, Pat Master Senior Center volunteer, David Whelan of Harvest Power Solar and Diane Beecher, a Glen Cove Senior Center member.

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