Tom Kuehhas, director of the Oyster Bay Historical Society spoke on behalf of the preservation of the American Legion Hall which has stood on South Street for more then 70 years. He said, "People have said 'It is not Mount Vernon.' Well, when did that become the litmus test determining whether a building should be saved or not? Based on that logic, only one building in the entire United States would be worthy of preservation." FULL STORY

How much development can Oyster Bay accept and still maintain a high quality of life for residents? That was the impetus of the question asked by Louise Harrison, executive director of Friends of the Bay at the June 10 hearing for the Island Properties proposal for their 286 South Street property. She suggested that since Island Properties owns over 70 properties in the hamlet, that there was good reason, using the NYS DEC concept of "segmentation" that they do a generic impact study of the IP plans. It would see how those developed properties will affect existing services such as the sewer, garbage, water and firematic services as well as the health of the harbor. FULL STORY

The I Love New York First Annual International Sharkfishing Tournament took place in Montauk, from June 19-25. Pictured announcing the event are: (from the left) Suffolk County Executive Robert Gaffney; Michael Hollander, president of the Long Island Convention & Visitors Bureau and Sports Commission; Jamie Fahey, J&B Restaurant Partners' Director of Operations for Friendly's Long Island Restaurants; and Henry A. Mund, regional director for the Long Island Regional Office of the New York State Department of Economic Development. The tournament was the first ever sport fishing challenge between the US and the UK. FULL STORY

A summer Sunday afternoon of championship polo will provide the setting as the Old Westbury College Foundation, Inc. continues its effort to raise funds to restore the historic Clark Family Stables, located on the campus of the State University of New York College at Old Westbury. FULL STORY