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Alex Murdakhayev, the owner of Johnny’s Barber Shop, worked to satisfy a new customer, Griffen Farrell.

Johnny’s Barber Shop: a long way from Russia

Hair stylist Alex Murdakhayev always had but one dream — to be the owner of a hair salon. But that was an impossibility in the Soviet Union, because prior to 1991, all businesses were … more

By Laura Lane | 7/20/18

Bayville Mayor Bob De Natale, left, and Mill Neck Mayor Peter Quick listened carefully to the county’s plans shared by Ken Arnold.

Bayville Bridge repair means four-week closure

How long will it take to repair the 80-year-old Bayville Bridge? That’s what people wanted to know at a July 12 meeting hosted by Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan. They also wanted to know … more

By Laura Lane | 7/20/18

Morgan Zuch, the inspiration for the Morgan Center for preschool children with childhood cancer, hugged YOLO Strong co-founder Danielle Taylor. YOLO Strong has supported the center since its founding.

YOLO Foundation brings ‘happiness into children’s lives’

In 2000, 2-year-old Morgan Zuch, of Bay Shore, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The condition greatly suppressed her immune system, to the point where she could rarely be around … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 7/12/18

Incoming Mayor Robert De Natale, center, was sworn in to his new position on the lawn outside Bayville Village Hall on July 7.

De Natale and party take Bayville reins

In the early afternoon of July 7, Bayville’s new elected officials — Mayor Bob De Natale and Trustees Peter Valsecchi, Valerie Belcher, David Wright and Patricia Farnell — were sworn in to … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 7/12/18

Terrance Cameron, Oyster Bay High School’s salutatorian, stopped for a high five from Alexandra Khrikheli, a kindergartner at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School.

Oyster Bay seniors ‘saw ourselves in their faces’

In a brief passage that had all the tone and emotional resonance of a graduation tradition in the making, a small group of Oyster Bay High School seniors, dressed in graduation caps and gowns, passed … more

By George Wallace | 7/10/18

State Senator Carl Marcellino, left, fought hard to stop the tunnel, as did O.B. Town Councilwoman Michele Johnson, and Bayville Trustee John Taylor.

Oyster Bay Town supervisor: ‘No bridge, no tunnel, no way'

Facing mounting public opposition to a plan to build a tunnel across the Long Island Sound, the State Department of Transportation last week nixed the project before it ever got beyond the concept … more

By Laura Lane | 7/5/18

State nixes tunnel plan

Facing mounting public opposition to a plan to build a tunnel across the Long Island Sound, the State Department of Transportation last week nixed the project before it ever got beyond the concept … more

By Laura Lane and Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 7/5/18

Graduates from far left, Carrie Willcochs, Guilianna Parisi and Harris Torossian savored the moment on Saturday.

Graduations around town

Last weekend was a big one for high school seniors, and their friends and families, in Oyster Bay, Bayville and Locust Valley. Graduation ceremonies, which took place on Saturday at Locust Valley … more

By Laura Lane | 6/29/18

How the view from West Shore Road in Mill Neck would change if the ventilation towers needed for a tunnel are built to look identical to those that exist now at the Big Dig in Boston.

New anti-tunnel nonprofit joins fray

The founding of a new nonprofit organization, Coalition Against an UnSound Crossing, has ramped up the opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plans to build a tunnel from Oyster Bay to Rye. Led by … more

By Laura Lane | 6/22/18

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi and former U.S. Rep. Lester Wolff observed ospreys flying around the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Suozzi proposes refuge rename in Oyster Bay

On West Harbor Beach in Bayville, waves crashed on the sand and the smell of saltwater was thick in the gentle wind. In the distance, an osprey sang a one-note melody. This was the scene last … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 6/14/18