Fifth graders from the Vernon School presented the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Board of Education with a check for $15,000 so that their class can go on a trip to Sturbridge Village. It is a tradition of the school that students go on an overnight trip to visit the historic restoration village in Connecticut. FULL STORY

The Oyster Bay-East Norwich election is going to be an interesting race. There are three candidates vying for two seats on the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Board of Education, incumbents James Smiros and James Robinson and challenger Ann Marie Longo. The OBEN Meet the Candidates Night is scheduled for Monday, May 8 at 7 p.m. at the Oyster Bay High School. The election, scheduled for May 16, was the focus of a recent "stay order" the district received on Friday, April 28 from New York State Department of Education Commissioner Richard Mills at the request of Oyster Bay Cove resident Diane Eckel. FULL STORY

Sagamore Rowing Association is hosting the Long Island Scholastic Championship Regatta on May 6 from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at Centre Island Beach in Bayville. This regatta is a series of 1500 meter sprint races differentiated by gender, size and rigging of the boat. Crews will be racing in Eights, Fours, Quads, Doubles, and Single Sculls. FULL STORY

The Village of Bayville is holding their eleventh annual 5K run on Saturday, May 20. The event is sponsored by IGA/The Food Basket and is a benefit for the Breast Cancer at the Women's Center at Huntington Hospital. FULL STORY