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Tips To Book A Vacation Rental In A Unique Summer

LIMG June 9, 2021

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

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County Executive Curran Honors Sylvia Kaminetsky

LIMG June 9, 2021

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

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Saladino Announces All Town Pools Open Daily Beginning June 25th

LIMG June 9, 2021

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

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BACCA Honors a Hometown Hero Edward Stephenson Bates

LIMG June 9, 2021

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 […]

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Rep. Zeldin Statement on His Successful Effort with NY Parents Demanding State Drop Indoor Mask Mandate on Kids

LIMG June 7, 2021

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 […]

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Connetquot CSD – PTA & Softball Program Raise Funds For Jr Diabetes Research

LIMG June 7, 2021

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 […]

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Gonzalez Celebrates Thomas Parham’s 100th Birthday

LIMG June 7, 2021

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,

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Paddlesports Safety Tips

LIMG June 3, 2021

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. […]