The town hall hearing room was filled with residents of the Oyster Bay and East Norwich communities on Tuesday, Dec. 13 as they came to express their opinions on the planned 300-unit apartment complex being proposed by AvalonBay Communities and Island Properties for the old Hallock property on Pine Hollow Rd. The hearing was part of the environmental assessment for the project and was a scoping session to add residents' suggestions for things they felt should be included in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) to be prepared by AvalonBay. FULL STORY

The Oyster Bay Chamber of Commerce is reorganizing itself. It has closed its office at 34 Audrey Avenue and Executive Director Toni Junjulas is no longer with them. W. Adam Mandelbaum, Esq., spokesperson for the chamber said, "We are going under a restructuring to become more efficient, and more aggressive for the Oyster Bay businesses interests. We've cut our overhead significantly, by using our board members to volunteer their services and facilities. We are using my office at 10 Audrey Ave. for board meetings temporarily and I am responding to phone and mail inquires for the chamber. FULL STORY

An Interview with Larry Weiss, Commander-Elect of the Oyster Bay Power Squadron (Continued from Dec. 23, 2005 issue) FULL STORY

Weather can make all the difference in the world in a cross-country run, and what a difference there was between the 12th annual edition of Rob's Run on Nov. 28, 2004 and this year's 13th edition of the event. Whereas last year's run featured 30 mile an hour winds and freezing rain, this year's edition on Nov. 27 turned out to be one of the most beautiful days of autumn, and a field of 524 intrepid cross-country runners showed up to enjoy a picture-perfect morning of running 5 kilometers through the trails of Stillwell Woods in Syosset. FULL STORY