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Painting outdoors has long been considered one of the highest forms of art, from the grand landscapes of the Hudson River School artists to the Impressionist depictions of the European countryside. Now a program developed by Graham Nickson, dean of the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture, offers artists of all skill levels the chance to learn to paint with him at the historic Old Westbury Gardens.
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By Will Sheeline
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6/18/23
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Flags were flying and faces were full of cheer at the Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay’s annual Memorial Day Luncheon. The event saw dozens of veterans from every service branch and numerous wars eating, chatting and honoring the memories of the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
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By Will Sheeline
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6/11/23
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Fred Zeilberger was just 14 when he was ordered to stack the bodies of dead fellow prisoners like firewood at a makeshift concentration camp outside Riga, Latvia, during World War II. He was among …
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By Laura Lane
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6/11/23
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Seniors are expressing their disappointment in the Town of Oyster Bay’s new beach sticker policy. Several have spoken out and said they believe the new stickers, which clearly display the word “senior” at the top, could make them a target for car thieves and that the town could have found a better solution to the issue.
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By Will Sheeline
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6/11/23
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When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, many food pantries and soup kitchens closed as people working in places that traditionally provided for the food insecure were afraid to continue. This was before there were Covid vaccines, with doctors working around the clock to understand the virus that was killing thousands of people.
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By Laura Lane
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6/4/23
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People turn to religion for comfort and hope in times of crisis and uncertainty — and March 2020, with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States and the resulting lockdowns — certainly was among such times.
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By Roksana Amid
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6/4/23
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The Town of Oyster Bay’s Board of Ethics ruled there was no ethical violations in the awarding of a request for proposal to Enterprise Security Solutions, a cybersecurity company based in New …
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By Will Sheeline
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6/4/23
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Republican Congressman George Santos may have a new challenger. Zak Malamed, 29, has announced he will run in the Democratic primary for the 3rd Congressional District, joining three others — Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, former State Sen. Anna Kaplan and law professor Will Murphy. Malamed is running for office for the first time.
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By Roksana Amid
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5/28/23
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The Planting Fields Arboretum held its second annual Asian American Pacific Islander Festival earlier this May, celebrating many diverse and unique aspects of AAPI cultural identity. Previously known as the Asian Cultural Festival, the event is held in every year in May as part of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
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By Will Sheeline
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5/28/23
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Residents of Oyster Bay and East Norwich may have noticed a certain black Labrador retriever who has been making waves throughout the community in recent months. Champ, as he affectionately called, is a young veteran support dog in training, who has been partnered with the local company Contour Mortgage through America’s VetDogs Foundation during his training period.
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By Will Sheeline
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5/28/23
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