Oyster Bay Town Councilwoman Beth Faughnan attended the 19th annual Kips Bay Summer Camp outing, on Aug. 10, where children from the Boys & Girls Clubs in the Bronx and Oyster Bay-East Norwich (570 children) were invited to the home of the Kips Bay club president Fritz Coudert to enjoy a day of activities. FULL STORY

Lake Avenue is a small rural road in Oyster Bay that borders the Mill Pond. It is a pristine country road with trees along both sides and only a short stretch has sidewalks. The result is a unique environment. Last week, Brigitte Pajonk, a resident of Lake Avenue awoke to a new view out her window - a cell tower suddenly appeared in sight last week. She called the town on Tuesday, Aug. 8 but got no response. She called the Lake Avenue Yard and they said had been putting it together for two months. FULL STORY

The Oyster Bay Raptors boys U-12 soccer team ran the table this spring going undefeated in the regular season and winning the Waldbaum's Cup, compiling a combined record of 14-0.The season was decided on the last game of the year when they handled the second place New Hyde Park Bengals 3-1. The next day shut down the Island Trees Bulldogs by the score of 3-0. FULL STORY

Nassau County Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs (Woodbury) and Legislator Diane Yatauro (D-Glen Cove) joined the American Red Cross in Nassau County to help host the 17th Annual Red Cross Swim-A-Cross on Aug. 11. The event was again held at Oyster Bay Harbor at Centre Island Beach - this year looking very festive with a red and white striped tent to attract swimmers signing up for the event. FULL STORY