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🌱 Patch AM: 2 Dogs Rescued From Glen Cove House Fire, 3 People Now Without Home: FD

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Coffee in hand, Glen Cove? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Two dogs saved and three residents displaced in Glen Cove fire
  • How a Glen Cove man got swept into a major drug bust
  • Glen Cove woman convicted in $900K long-running disability fraud scheme.

Also on today's calendar: Move with Confidence: Strength, Balance & Bone Health (In Person Class) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, temps: high: 79, low: 67.
  • Thursday: A sun-and-cloud mix, with a high of 82 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 2 Dogs Rescued From Glen Cove House Fire, 3 People Now Without Home: FD (patch.com) — Glen Cove firefighters rescued two dogs and helped three displaced residents after a garage fire damaged a two-story home on Stuart Drive Sunday afternoon. About 60 firefighters, including mutual aid from nearby departments, brought the blaze under control in 40 minutes, and investigators from county fire and police units are examining the cause.
   

2. Queens man indicted, five others charged in large-scale narcotics bust in Nassau (longislandpress.com) — Glen Cove residents are directly tied to a major Nassau County narcotics case, with a Glen Cove man among six people charged in an alleged fentanyl and xylazine trafficking ring that reached multiple local communities. Officials say the yearlong investigation uncovered hundreds of suspected drug sales, including in Glen Cove, and seized large quantities of narcotics, cash, and firearms from a Queens apartment.
   

3. Former postal worker convicted in $900K disability fraud after videos contradicted claims (shorenewsnetwork.com) — A 72-year-old Glen Cove resident and former postal worker has been convicted of wire fraud for collecting more than $900,000 in disability benefits that prosecutors say she falsely claimed over nearly 25 years. Federal investigators documented her doing everyday physical activities that contradicted medical reports of total disability, and she now faces up to 20 years in prison and financial penalties.
   

4. Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Designates 16 Maritime Training Institutions as Centers of Excellence (dredgewire.com) — Glen Cove's Webb Institute has been named a 2026 Center of Excellence by the U.S. Maritime Administration, highlighting the local school's role in training future mariners. The federal designation is part of a nationwide push under the current administration to expand maritime workforce programs and recognizes Webb as a key contributor to America's maritime skills pipeline.
   

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