overcast day was unlike the brilliant blue sky of September 11, 2001. A soft rain drizzled down on students, families and Oyster Bay High School administrators as they dedicated a bronze plaque in loving memory of those lost on September 11. The monument was dedicated to those in the Oyster Bay-East Norwich school family who lost a loved one in the attack on the Twin Towers. FULL STORY

If the Audubon Society can do what it promised on April 26, the world will be changed for the better. John Flicker, president of the National Audubon Society, headquartered in New York City attended the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary gala with an announcement to make. "We are building on this model to create more Audubon Centers across the country. Two days ago, (on April 23,) after two years of working on this, the NAS signed a contract to partner with Mill Grove Farm in the suburbs of Philadelphia where John James Audubon lived. It was his first home in America, and where he met and married his wife Lucy. He came to America 200 years ago in 1803, and he landed in the United States in Mill Grove. That is where he began creating the most valuable wildlife art in the world. The contract allows the NAS to occupy and manage the property as of Jan. 1, 2004, because people like you have chosen to take care of the environment," he said. FULL STORY

The Waterfront Center recently announced the opening of the sailing season at the former Jakobson's shipyard on West End Avenue in Oyster Bay. "The season has opened so come on down", encourages Waterfront Center Executive Director Rob Crafa. With the advent of warm weather and the temptation of a beautiful bay, there should be no trouble finding interested people. FULL STORY

Young athletes who want to experience the thrill of luge and train under the guidance of US Olympic and National Team coaches and athletes can do so when the Verizon-USA Luge Slider Search rolls into Long Island on Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1. FULL STORY