By Laura Lane The hamlet of Oyster Bay and the surrounding villages are without a car wash, which forces motorists who don’t want to wash their vehicles themselves to drive several miles to do so. Some say they don’t mind, and that it’s important to preserving the historic nature of the hamlet, which should not include a car wash. But David Jacobson, who lives and works in Oyster Bay, would like to see that change. He spent roughly two hours on Feb. 29 at the Life Enrichment Center, introducing his vision
By Bill Bleyer This will be a momentous year for determining whether oysters and clams thrive again in Oyster Bay and Cold Spring Harbor. The future sustainability of the shellfish population hinges on decisions to be made in the coming months by the Town of Oyster Bay. In September, the town’s 30-year lease of underwater land to Frank M. Flower & Sons will end, and what the town will do with that acreage is a critically important question. A shellfish management plan being developed by the town, with
Aspiring young scientists from the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District and their family members attended Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School’s Second Grade Science Night on Feb. 1. The special event was held in the school’s kindergarten wing and featured hands-on science investigations and STEM challenges. At the start of the night, each second grader received a lab coat and goggles, along with a folder mapping out their schedule for the evening. The students colored their lab coats as
Things to do/FeedMeNewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez checked out Stellina Bakery and Cafe in Oyster Bay. Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez‘Oyster Bay doesn’t look like it did 5 years ago.’Best Oyster Bay restaurants: Critics' picksOne of the more idyllic walking towns on the north shore of Long Island, Oyster Bay is known for its famous inhabitants — Theodore Roosevelt, Billy Joel, John McEnroe. But this once-sleepy hamlet is slowly becoming synonymous with culinary
LI Herald Staff Report: What does it take to be a Businessperson of the Year? It’s putting aside their personal time to serve, according to Frank Camarano Jr., president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. And it’s always finding a way to make each and every community in Nassau County a better place to work and live — and all 38 people and organizations who earned that honor this year have done exactly that. Like the Bahnik family, the people behind the Mill-Max Manufacturing Co.. in Oyster