Local Historian Accused Of Stealing Roosevelt Letter Mar 27, 2008
Nassau County's D.A. office said Renehan took the letter between March 2005 and July 2006 from the Roosevelt association's headquarters in Oyster Bay, Long Island. The letter has been returned, but investigators are probing whether any other items were taken. (WNBC.com, NY)
Sound Cleaner, Fisheries Shaky Mar 9, 2008
BRIDGEPORT At the end of the buffet line on Saturday, nestled in large plastic bins of ice, sat proof of one of Long Island Sound's success stories: a mouth-watering display of just-shucked oysters, freshly delivered from Oyster Bay, N.Y.. At the 18th annual Long Island Sound Citizens' Summit, that salty treat donated by Frank Flower added a positive taste to a day of sometimes disturbing news about the state of fisheries. (FOX61, CT)
Mighty Winds Thrash, Trash NYC Mar 6, 2008
There were 10 to 20 minute delays on the Montauk and Oyster Bay branches of the Long Island Rail Road. The storms also took down lines cutting off power to a couple hundred homes in Hackensack and River Edge. (CBS 2, NY)
Severe Storms Damage Parts Of Queens, Long Island Mar 5, 2008
The Long Island Power Authority said the bulk of the outages are in Huntington, Hempstead and Oyster Bay ... The Long Island Rail Road is reporting 20-minute delays on the Montauk, Oyster Bay, Ronkonkoma and Port Jefferson branches -- all due to what it is calling "weather-related conditions.". (WNBC.com, NY)
Waiting-room computers offer Web, info Feb 27, 2008
Piechucki, now a father of two who lives in Oyster Bay, N.Y., is no deadbeat he was ecstatic over the births of each of his children but simply grew tired of interminable waits at doctors' offices. The boredom led Piechucki, 35, to develop a computer for those trapped in the purgatory of the waiting room. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Verizon to Bring TV Choice and Competition to Ramapo, N.Y. Feb 15, 2008
"Competition like this drives innovation and value, and puts the consumer in control."We look forward to launching FiOS TV in the town soon and offering more New York consumers the benefits and innovation that our service provides," she added.The Town of Ramapo's franchise covers parts of the unincorporated communities of Hillcrest, Ladentown, Monsey, Tallman, Viola, Northeast Ramapo and Western Ramapo. Each incorporated area of the Town, as well as all other incorporated areas of New York, must... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Undersea shortcut from Long Island to N. England would be world's longest car tunnel, 16 miles Jan 28, 2008
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) _ It would be the world's longest highway tunnel, running more than 16 miles under the west end of Long Island Sound ... Developer Vincent Polimeni says the tunnel between Oyster Bay and Rye on the New York mainland would let travelers going between Long Island and New England avoid crowded New York City highways and help alleviate traffic congestion ... Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto described the project as "intriguing to say the least," but said his initial... (Erie Times-News, PA)
More New Yorkers Gain TV Choice as Verizon Expands FiOS TV in Six More Communities Jan 22, 2008
New Fiber-Optic Service Now Available in Huntington Bay, Oyster Bay Cove, Briarcliff Manor, Sleepy Hollow and the Town and Village of Ossining ... Verizon is now taking orders for FiOS TV in parts of the Long Island villages of Huntington Bay and Oyster Bay Cove, and in the Westchester County communities of Briarcliff Manor, Sleepy Hollow and the town and village of Ossining ... The company already offers FiOS TV in more than 145 New York communities through cable franchises that have been... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Verizon to Bring TV Choice and Competition to New York's Village of Ossining Jan 19, 2008
"Competition like this drives innovation and value, and puts the consumer in control."We look forward to launching FiOS TV in the village and offering more New York consumers the benefits and innovation that our service provides," she added.The village of Ossining is joining 93 other New York communities that are paving the way for competition and choice in the television market. Verizon also has secured video franchises Verizon in the Westchester County communities of Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Nickerson to call it quits Jan 17, 2008
Nickerson, who grew up in Oyster Bay, N.Y., and graduated from Harvard College and Columbia Law School, said he plans to continue to live in town and work at his job as president of Eugene A. Hoffman Management Inc., a New York City-based real estate investment and management firm. A former member of the Representative Town Meeting for 17 years before running for state office, Nickerson said it will be new territory not having his name on the ballot this fall. (Greenwich Time)
Click for Full Story Jan 6, 2008
In 1919, the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, died in Oyster Bay, New York, at age 60. In 1942, the Pan American Airways Pacific Clipper arrived in New York more than a month after leaving California and following a westward route. (KWTX.com, TX)
The perks your tax dollars pay for Jan 3, 2008
Edward Shulroff also has a full-time job, as deputy tax receiver for the Town of Oyster Bay, in which he earned $85,300 in 2006, according to payroll records. Although he is entitled to health benefits through that job, he instead takes a buyback, or payment in lieu of benefits -- a benefit rarely, if ever, offered in the private sector, according to experts. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Telco IP Television Update Dec 28, 2007
Verizon continues to turn up the heat in Cablevision s backyard, winning a franchise for its FiOS TV service in the Long Island village of Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y., where Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan lives. . (Multichannel News)
Three More Westchester County, N.Y., Communities Approve Video Franchises for Verizon FiOS TV Dec 26, 2007
Verizon also has video franchises in the Orange County town of Newburgh; in the Rockland County communities of Nyack, South Nyack, Upper Nyack, Grandview-on-Hudson, Clarkstown, Orangetown, Piermont, Airmont, the town of Haverstraw, West Haverstraw, Chestnut Ridge, Spring Valley, the village of Haverstraw, Suffern and Hillburn; and on Long Island in the villages of Massapequa Park, Cedarhurst, Laurel Hollow, Lynbrook, Mineola, East Rockaway, Farmingdale, Valley Stream, Freeport, Williston Park,... (PR Newswire)
What a day for culture Dec 26, 2007
"The Morse Aka, the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N. Park Ave., Winter Park, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, 4 to 8 p.m. Friday (through April) and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. $3 adults, $1 students. Free for children younger than 12 and for everyone 4 to 8 p.m. Fridays. Call 407-645-5311 or visit .This museum has a host of long-ranging exhibitions focusing on the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Its permanent installation, "The Tiffany Chapel," comes from the 1893 World... (Florida Today)
Multichannel Newswire Dec 20, 2007
Verizon Targets Dolans Home Town Verizon continues to turn up the heat in Cablevisions backyard, winning a franchise for its FiOS TV service in the Long Island village of Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y., where Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan lives. The Oyster Bay Cove Board of Trustees granted a video franchise to Verizon Tuesday. (Multichannel News)
Special districts: Big salaries, little oversight Dec 16, 2007
Two laborers in the Oyster Bay sewer district, whose duties include "unskilled or semi-skilled manual tasks," each make an annual base salary of $101,000. A recreation aide, who performs such tasks as organizing games, makes $47 an hour in the Fishers Island ferry district. (Newsday -- Opinion)
J. Lo could be expecting twins Dec 13, 2007
The diva has also booked Petit Tresor to design three nurseries at the couple's estates in Bel Air, Fisher Island and Oyster Bay. A source told the New York Daily News newspaper, "She is spending $40,000 on each nursery. They will all have gilded cribs and she wants them filled with the most chic furniture from Europe and embroidered linens from France, all in pink and blue.". (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Take a peek inside the world of 'Alice' Dec 13, 2007
Claes and Jannetje Samuel-Thomas van Rosenvelt's son Johannes became the paterfamilias of the Theodore Roosevelt side of the family (the Oyster Bay, Long Island, Roosevelts). Another son, Jacobus, sired what would become the Franklin D. Roosevelt side (the Hyde Park Roosevelts). (USA Today -- Life)
Crash closes Route 25 in Syosset Dec 7, 2007
It also was reported that all lanes of Route 25 -- in both directions -- were closed at South Oyster Bay Road. Related links. (Newsday -- Long Island)
NYC Hoops: News Briefs 12/3 Dec 6, 2007
St. Dom's vs. Bishop Loughlin CancelledAccording to our Long Island writer Ben Asher, the much anticipated game between Bishop Loughlin of Brooklyn vs. St. Dominic's of Oyster Bay, NY that was to happen on Sunday has been cancelled due to in climate weather. iS8\Nike Presents: The Winter League 2008 iS8 Where Stars are Made and Imposters Get Exposed. (Dayton Sports -- Rivals.com)
Lovely colors and shapes can make your winter garden sparkle Dec 1, 2007
"I would clean up my beds until there was nothing in them, and they looked so desolate," said Ms. Bales of Oyster Bay, N.Y. "Then, when I planted a small winter garden, all of a sudden I started seeing other places where I could put things, and it took off from there.". As the temperatures drop and Pittsburgh's gardens finish their long slow collapse after an unusually lengthy autumn, it's time to start thinking about the garden as a four-season pleasure, Ms. Bales says. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Syosset's luxury mall in limbo Nov 26, 2007
But once again, their company's giant luxury shopping project in the Town of Oyster Bay remains unwrapped on an emptied strip of land visible from the Long Island Expressway ... Hofstra University marketing professor Joel Evans says the Oyster Bay project has become of one of the most expensive, long-running shopping center disputes in the history of American retailing ... "Oyster Bay remains a risk" to the Taubmans' bottom line, accounting for nearly half the costs in the company's development... (Newsday -- World)
Suffolk strong for Democrats Nov 7, 2007
Another closely watched race saw incumbent Democrat Diane Yatauro fight off a challenge from Republican Elizabeth Faughnan, an Oyster Bay council member ... Supervisors' races in Nassau yielded few surprises, with incumbents in Hempstead, North Hempstead and Oyster Bay winning. (Newsday -- State)
Optimistic Residents Revel In Extreme Weather Nov 4, 2007
Authorities made SOS calls to commercial fishermen to return to the docks and get out of the heavy surf, but surfer Joe Sayre, who rushed out from Oyster Bay to Shinnecock didn't get the message. Sayre felt the storm was exciting, and told CBS 2 HD, "When life gives you lemons like today, you make lemonade!". (CBS 2, NY)
America's Cup challenge under way . . . in court Oct 24, 2007
A week after winning the 49er class Olympic berth for host Southwestern YC off San Diego, Tim Wadlow returned to the East Coast to represent a Massachusetts club in USSailing's Team Championships at Oyster Bay, N.Y.. Wadlow's team finished second. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
War & Peas Oct 13, 2007
" she asks of the pasta with figs), she talked about raising healthy children in a junk-food culture. Growing up in Oyster Bay and Vermont, one of three daughters of progressive" parents, she was the one eating sprouts and turkey on whole-wheat bread and envying everyone else's bologna on white. But when her own kids turned their backs on broccoli, she was devastated. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Who said that? Oct 13, 2007
The five coastal sites under consideration are Oyster Bay, Pearly Beach, Bantamsklip, the current Koeberg site and Kleinzee. The planning is to have environmental approval from the department of environmental affairs and tourism by June 2009. (Business Report, South Africa)
Grandmother blames police for fatal crash Oct 9, 2007
He said police had received information that a white Commodore stolen from Oyster Bay was to be used by the gang for robberies in Hunters Hill and Camden. The robberies did not take place, but a decision was made to locate the stolen car and arrest its occupants. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
* AT&T hopes to bewitch customers with HTC Tilt Oct 5, 2007
ATs to boost sales from corporate data services such as e-mail and Internet access, a market that could quadruple to US$100 billion by 2012, according to ABI Research of Oyster Bay, New York. Verizon Wireless's subscribers outspent AT data services by 12 percent last quarter. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Forbes' top 400 wealthiest Americans Sep 21, 2007
2007 'Forbes' 400 richest Americans - USATODAY.com. Real solutions for your real estate needs. (USA Today -- Money)
Business Calendar Aug 31, 2007
EXTRA: If mailed, make check payable to: The NephCure Foundation to: The NephCure Foundation, 900 S Oyster Bay Rd., Hicksville. Annual Luncheon Show. (Astoria Times, NY)
LIRR, Amtrak repairs spur travel chaos Aug 27, 2007
The 6:29 a.m. train from Oyster Bay has been terminated at Jamaica Station. The 6:57 a.m. train from Freeport to Penn Station has been diverted to Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn. (Newsday -- New York City)
FiOS Wins Another Long Island Franchise Aug 24, 2007
On Long Island, Verizon also has franchises in the villages of Massapequa Park, Cedarhurst, Laurel Hollow, Lynbrook, Mineola, East Rockaway, Farmingdale, Valley Stream, Freeport, Williston Park, New Hyde Park, Sands Point, Bayville, Old Field, Floral Park, South Floral Park and Garden City, and in the towns of North Hempstead, Huntington, Smithtown, Hempstead, Oyster Bay and Islip. There are no comments posted for this article. (Multichannel News)
All-Star list is, um, like, really helpful Aug 23, 2007
A certain number of fillers is normal, but when speakers flip into overuse, they can come across as unfocused and unprepared, says Judy Cavallo, a speech-language pathologist and director of New York Speech Solutions, which evaluates and treats speech disorders, in Oyster Bay, N.Y.. Her first step is to heighten awareness among clients, who are "usually shocked" when she plays back tape recordings of them speaking. (AZCentral -- News)
FiOS TV Plants Flag in Garden City Aug 18, 2007
In addition to Garden City, Verizon has been granted video franchises on Long Island in the villages of Massapequa Park, Cedarhurst, Laurel Hollow, Lynbrook, Mineola, East Rockaway, Farmingdale, Valley Stream, Freeport, Williston Park, New Hyde Park, Sands Point, Bayville, Old Field, Floral Park and South Floral Park, and in the towns of North Hempstead, Huntington, Smithtown, Hempstead, Oyster Bay and Islip. gene murray - 08/17/07. (Multichannel News)
Verizon's FiOS TV Approved by Garden City, N.Y. Aug 18, 2007
In addition to Garden City, Verizon has been granted video franchises on Long Island in the villages of Massapequa Park, Cedarhurst, Laurel Hollow, Lynbrook, Mineola, East Rockaway, Farmingdale, Valley Stream, Freeport, Williston Park, New Hyde Park, Sands Point, Bayville, Old Field, Floral Park and South Floral Park, and in the towns of North Hempstead, Huntington, Smithtown, Hempstead, Oyster Bay and Islip. Verizon also has video franchises in the Rockland County communities of Spring Valley,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Siena Golfer Takes Aim at 107th U.S. Amateur Aug 14, 2007
Abbondandolo (Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y./St. Dominic) shot a 3-under par 137 to claim the second qualifying spot awarded in Old Brookville. (Sienasaints.com)
Expanding arts' appeal to LI's young patrons Jul 29, 2007
Other important and vibrant cultural organizations on Long Island, including The Long Island Philharmonic, the Boulton Center in Bay Shore, Friends of the Arts in Oyster Bay and others, have all developed programs to enlighten and entertain the next generation of arts lovers. But addressing our "graying" concern is not enough. (Newsday -- Opinion)
Oyster Bay considered for Roosevelt museum Jul 23, 2007
Oyster Bay considered for Theodore Roosevelt museum - Newsday ... Oyster Bay considered for Theodore Roosevelt museum ... These are two of the features envisioned for a Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Museum and Research Center that the Theodore Roosevelt Association plans to build in Oyster Bay, Cambridge, Mass. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Iranian surgeon killed on LIRR Jul 22, 2007
A man killed when he was struck by a train crossing tracks at the Syosset station was a thoracic surgeon from Iran living in Oyster Bay Cove, officials said Friday ... Neighbors said the family had lived in the Oyster Bay Cove house about five years. (Newsday -- New York City)
Soggy storm spawns tornado, called 'wake-up call' Jul 19, 2007
The shutdown of the Mineola line, which occurred at around 8:50 a.m., meant closings of the Port Jefferson, Ronkonkoma and Oyster Bay branches as well. Service was restored on the three branches by 11:45, but afternoon delays persisted. (Newsday)
Rain wreaks havoc on local roads, rails Jul 18, 2007
The New York State Department of Transportation has reported at least four accidents and incidents, some believed to be weather-related, on three major highways -- the Long Island Expressway eastbound near Exit 57 and westbound at Exit 55, the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway southbound at Exit 4 and the Northern State Parkway suffering from flooding between Exits 28 and 29 -- and also has issued a weather alert for all Long Island roads on Wednesday ... That is affecting train service on the Port... (Newsday -- Long Island)
Wheatley's Specht is medalist for Met Amateur Jul 14, 2007
The other qualifiers were Daniel Abbondandolo (Brookville CC), Steven Rose (Fresh Meadow), Kevin Ryan (Sands Point), Martin Winkelman (Glen Head), Hal Berman (Lido), John Shurina (Bethpage), Dennis Lynch (Tallgrass), Alexander Bermingham (Apawamis), Ryan Hom (Bethpage), Jonathan Jame (Engineers), Philip Gutterman (Pine Hollow), David Prowler (Lido) and Chris O'Keefe (Oyster Bay). State Open starts Tuesday. (Newsday -- Sports)
Sydney's giant, jolly green gig Jul 9, 2007
"It's not about us any more; it's about the next generation," Gareth Hughes, 27, from Oyster Bay, said. Nerida Collins, 33, from Camden said: "It's a good cause and there's some big bands here today. "I was concerned it was a concert using a lot of energy, when they're trying to plug a good cause. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Jews for Jesus member files free-speech suit against LI town Jul 4, 2007
July 4, 2007, 4:49 AM EDT OYSTER BAY, N.Y. (AP) _ A suburban town barred a member of the evangelical group Jews for Jesus from distributing information in a public park, the member said in a lawsuit accusing the town of suppressing free speech ... Mendelson's first run-in with Oyster Bay authorities came at a July 2006 concert by R&B singer Dionne Warwick ... Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto said the town and the group were working to make arrangements for Jews for Jesus to distribute... (Newsday -- State)
FOR INSIDE PAGEThe founders of FatWire, one of Long Island's more high-profile technology companies started during the dot-com boom, have set their sights on online philanthropy. Jul 2, 2007
Mark Fasciano, who now serves as FatWire's chairman, considers it a "bigger idea" than FatWire, a content manager in Mineola that he co-founded in 1996 in his parents' spare bedroom in Oyster Bay. The company has since grown to $30 million in annual revenue with 140 employees and 400 customers, including General Motors, BestBuy and JPMorgan Chase. (Newsday -- Business)
Buying in East Hills Jun 29, 2007
INFO Town: North Hempstead (small portion in Oyster Bay) Area: 2. 3 square miles Population: 6,760 School districts: Most students attend , while some go to. (Newsday -- Business)
On LI, birds once called common are vanishing Jun 28, 2007
This loss of woods and fields forever changes birds' habitats, said Aaron Virgin, executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center in Oyster Bay. "We'll lose the chance of certain species occurring here naturally again," he said. (Newsday -- Health)
Gotti Tans is moving to new Huntington location Jun 27, 2007
He lives in Oyster Bay. Cordova said he and Frank Agnello decided to move after their lease ran out this month because parking had become a problem at the original location, 113 West Jericho, as their customer base grew to about 2,500. (Newsday -- Business)
Junior Gotti To Put N.Y. Home On Market Jun 19, 2007
The Oyster Bay Cove property includes a four-bedroom house, a guest house, an in-ground pool, a wine cellar and a barn where the family keeps its horses. The paper said the 43-year-old son of the notorious mob boss eventually plans to move to the South once his son finishes high school. (KIRO TV, WA)
John Gotti to sell Oyster Bay home Jun 18, 2007
John Junior Gotti to sell Oyster Bay Cove home - Newsday ... John Junior Gotti to sell Oyster Bay Cove home ... 96-acre property in Oyster Bay Cove -- on Long Island about 30 miles east of the city -- on the market in two weeks, The New York Post reported in Sunday editions. (Newsday)
Report: Gotti to sell home, prepare for eventual move to South Jun 17, 2007
96-acre estate in Oyster Bay Cove on the market in two weeks, The New York Post reports in Sunday editions ... The Oyster Bay Cove property includes a four-bedroom mansion, a guest house, an in-ground pool, a wine cellar and a barn where the family keeps its horses. (Newsday -- Long Island)
LI FUTURE Now, your thoughts: QUALITY OF LIFE Jun 17, 2007
Whether it is a prime location such as the old Westbury Movie Theatre on Post Avenue, The Marketplace on Jericho Turnpike in Woodbury or scores of vacant storefronts in Oyster Bay, our local neighborhoods have too many "for rent" signs. Landlords prefer to take tax write-offs for properties rather than work with small entrepreneurs looking to open businesses. (Newsday -- Opinion)
Props For Pops Jun 16, 2007
- Teddy Hamlin, 11, Oyster Bay. Father Nature. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Doing a duty against doo-doo Jun 9, 2007
Next week, the girls also will meet with Town of Oyster Bay officials to discuss making their invention available in the community, Mulcahy said. When they demonstrate the plow, the girls use Tootsie Roll candies in place of the real stuff, which "can get smelly and messy," Arielle said. (Newsday)
Rich Cribs: Robert Wagner, Peter Cook in Sag Harbor Jun 9, 2007
Last year, Daniel Gale Sotheby's did a similar event - a party at another of the agency's listings, the $20-million Northwood estate in Oyster Bay Cove, featuring rocks from the Sotheby's Diamonds collection. MASTIC FANTASTIC. Vogue editor Anna Wintour will host a "Save the Forge River" fund-raiser at a her summer home in next weekend. (Newsday -- Business)
Luxe market slowdown Jun 7, 2007
Still on the market after 16 months is Northwood, an Oyster Bay Cove estate; listed originally at $43 million, it's now at $20 million because Nassau County is negotiating a contract to buy more than half its 60 acres of property. Middlesea, singer Billy Joel's estate on Centre Island, has dropped from last September's $37. (Newsday -- Business)
FCC slapped down over celebrity F-words Jun 6, 2007
" Oh no! people will be able to say whatever they want whenever they want! How dare they! What do they think we live in a free country or something?odg, Westminster, Responsibility lies with PARENTS to censor what their children watch - responsibility does not lie with the tv and film industries, nor the broadcasters. You don't like it: change the channel. You have no right to silence or censor anyone.Dave, Oyster Bay, NYIt is bad enough that "trash" talk, "porn" references, and general... (Times Online)
Study: Interest in ferry service strong despite setbacks May 29, 2007
The idea that had the most promise was a bridge connecting Oyster Bay and Rye, N.Y. The 6. 1-mile span was strongly backed by New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller but faced opposition from Connecticut officials, including then-U.S. Rep. (Greenwich Time)
More Consumers Gain TV Choice as Verizon Launches FiOS TV in Additional New York Communities May 23, 2007
The company already offers FiOS TV in more than 70 New York communities through cable franchises that have been approved in Irvington, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown, Eastchester, Mount Kisco, Elmsford, Port Chester, Tuckahoe, the Town of Greenburgh, Clarkstown, Nyack, South Nyack, Upper Nyack, Grandview-on-Hudson, Massapequa Park, Cedarhurst, Laurel Hollow, Lynbrook, Mineola, East Rockaway, Farmingdale, Valley Stream, Freeport, Huntington, Smithtown, Hempstead and Oyster Bay ... "The value of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
TV Choice and Competition Near for Residents of Chestnut Ridge, N.Y. May 22, 2007
Verizon also has video franchises in the Westchester County communities of North Castle, White Plains, Rye Brook, Irvington, Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Tarrytown, Eastchester, Mount Kisco, Elmsford, Port Chester, Tuckahoe and the Town of Greenburgh; and on Long Island in the villages of Massapequa Park, Cedarhurst, Laurel Hollow, Lynbrook, Mineola, East Rockaway, Farmingdale, Valley Stream, Freeport, Williston Park and New Hyde Park, and in the towns of North Hempstead, Huntington, Smithtown,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
SPINCYCLE: GOP puts past aside to pave way for future May 21, 2007
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and many of Long Island's Republican state legislators attended. There was a color guard from Levittown-Island Trees Post 9592 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (Newsday -- Politics)
SPINCYCLE: GUIDE TO POLITICS AND POLITICIANS May 14, 2007
Angered at Nassau's proposal to pay Oyster Bay Town to take over some county parks, as occurred with North Hempstead, Bruce Piel, head of PARCNassau, told lawmakers Wednesday, "Instead of providing quality day-to-day services, Nassau government concerns itself with issues like raising cigarette taxes and outlawing trans fats from hamburgers." Substantial tax savings would result from dividing county facilities and services among the towns and turning over regional services to the state, he said.... (Newsday -- Politics)
U of L Extends Pitino's Contract to 2012-13 May 4, 2007
Born Sept. 18, 1952, Pitino is a native of New York City where he was a standout guard for St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, Long Island. There, he captained his team and established several school scoring marks. (Uoflsports.com)
