A combination of factors, including low interest rates and a pandemic-driven decision by many city dwellers to look for houses in the suburbs, has created a housing boom for much of 2020 and 2021. That boom has created an undeniable seller’s market in real estate. Just what is a
After a dismal 2020 when people’s movements were greatly restricted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, travel and tourism could increase significantly beginning in the summer of 2021. That’s great news for the businesses and workers who make their living in the tourism industry, and it’s music to the ears of people itching to get out […]
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by the Kaminetsky family, Senator Todd Kaminsky, and the Five Towns community this past Sunday for an official ceremony renaming the community room in the Administrative Building at North Woodmere Park in honor of Sylvia Kaminetsky. Sylvia Kaminetsky dedicated her life to volunteering and philanthropic activities in North
Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Michele Johnson announced that all Town pools will open for the season beginning on Friday, June 25th. The Town of Oyster Bay operates five pool facilities, including Bethpage Community Park, Marjorie Post Community Park, Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park, Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, and a saltwater pool at Tappen Beach
Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts (BACCA) is honoring one of its featured artists, Edward Stephenson Bates, with a Hometown Heroes banner to be displayed in his hometown of Deer Park. Mr. Bates served in the U.S. Navy during World War 2 and was assigned to the Floyd Bennett Naval Air Station in Brooklyn, New […]
Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) issued the following statement regarding the State of New York’s decision to lift the indoor mask mandate for schools and camps beginning on Monday: “This is the right decision for children across New York, who have sacrificed so much throughout the pandemic and suffered emotionally, physically and mentally from lockdowns […]
Prior to the Connetquot High School softball game against visiting Lindenhurst on June 2nd , school PTA president Kim Vesting Trink presented a $500 check in support of Junior Diabetes research. Mrs. Trink explained that “… Connetquot junior Ava Boldi, who had been diagnosed with JD at the age of 5, had asked about raising funds for Junior […]
Suffolk County Legislator Sam Gonzalez recently presented Thomas Parham with a proclamation commemorating his 100th birthday at a celebration held at the New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Brentwood. Thomas Parham was born on May 14, 1921. Thomas married his wife and together they had nine children, thirty-two grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Thomas loves to travel,
Opportunities to engage in outdoor sports abound each spring and summer. Water sports are especially popular during these times of year, as few things evoke the spirit of spring and summer recreation quite as well as activities that involve oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water. Paddlesports have become especially popular in recent years. […]
This summer, many people will take traditional vacations for the first time in a couple of years. The COVID-19 pandemic put vacation plans on pause in the summer of 2020. But now that hundreds of millions of people have been vaccinated against COVID-19, the summer of 2021 figures to see a significant uptick in travel. […]
In 1971, a compassionate, driven woman organized a picket line to protest the deplorable living conditions for over 5,000 residents in the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island, NY. At the time, Willowbrook was the nation’s largest institution serving children with development disabilities, and it had fallen into massive disrepair due to budget cuts. That […]
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino recently attended the Farmingdale High School Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony held at Farmingdale High School. The Farmingdale High School Wall of Fame ceremony honors alumni who have gone on to achieve extraordinary success in their profession. Supervisor Saladino presented citations to the new inductees in recognition of their