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Theodore’s Books coming to the hamlet next month
Former Congressman Steve Israel is taking advantage of a positive outcome of the coronavirus pandemic to fulfill a dream he has had since he left office in 2017. He’s opening a …
First Oyster Bay Day moves forward in the hamlet
Oyster Bay Day set to support local businesses
The cancellation of the Oyster Festival in April was a disappointment to many. Another opportunity on a much smaller scale, Oyster Bay Day, will take place on Saturday in the hamlet, which was when …
G.C. eye doctor is set to retire, but will continue work overseas
After three and a half decades of helping to improve people’s eyesight, Dr. Robert Appel has decided to slow down. And while his hundreds of patients across the North Shore are sorry to see his …
No tax increase in proposed town budget
Proposed budget keeps tax levy flat
The Town of Oyster Bay voted to move forward with its proposed 20220 budget at Tuesday’s board meeting. The spending plan will be the focus of a public hearing later this month. Town Supervisor …
Raynham Hall brings Colonial days back to the hamlet
Museum returns to its roots for an afternoon
Did you know that muskets, the weapons used in the Revolutionary War, were so inaccurate that the combatants didn’t bother to aim at their targets? They couldn’t hit anyone past 100 yards …
In temporary new home, NOSH reopens
After a fire destroyed its Glen Cove headquarters in August, NOSH, a food delivery service and a program of the North Shore Soup Kitchen, has relocated to St. Hyacinth’s Church, in Glen Head, …
Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club reopens in Locust Valley
A jubilant crowd gathered in front of a royal blue ribbon that stretched across the entrance of the Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club, on Weir Lane last Friday. The occasion was the completion of …
Mask mandate divides Locust Valley School District
The division among parents, school administrators and residents was clear in Locust Valley High School’s auditorium on Tuesday night. There for a Board of Education meeting, at which the focus …
Girl Scouts give Harrison Williams Woods a facelift
Harrison William Woods in Bayville is a much pleasanter place to visit, due to the efforts of three Girl Scouts. After completing their Silver Award project, the trails are clear, there are new …
Democrats charge rights violation
Democratic candidates running for Town of Oyster Bay supervisor and the Town Board complained on Wednesday that only they were “targeted” as violators of a town code at a festival last …
Hot stuff at Nassau fire camp
Khadeejah Memon is 14. Five feet tall and weighing 107 pounds, the East Norwich resident said she has her heart set on becoming a New York City firefighter. She joined the East Norwich Fire …
Editorial
Recalling Long Island’s Indigenous peoples
Columbus Day has been celebrated in the United States since 1971, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed legislation proclaiming it a federal holiday. For years, the holiday has been controversial.
Op-Ed
The progressive left’s New York power play
The race to the progressive left is under way in New York state, with word that New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is forming an “exploratory committee” and may launch a Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul.
Scott Brinton
Elegy for Sears — and, perhaps, mall culture
Long Island recently lost its last Sears, that once ubiquitous powerhouse retailer that sold a range of goods, from sturdy jeans to solidly built power tools and refrigerators.
Randi Kreiss
Into the abyss, and discovering a new world
Some octopuses probably could score better than I did on an SAT. It’s hard to figure, though, since they can’t hold a pen or read the questions . . .