Many patrons of the Oyster Bay branch of the HSBC bank, formerly Marine Midland, have wondered what happened to the hand-painted scene of Oyster Bay harbor that graced the east wall of their old bank building for the past 22 years. FULL STORY

The North Shore Assembly of God Church in Oyster Bay hamlet will be considered for town landmark status at the Tuesday, Jan. 9, meeting of the Oyster Bay Town Board. FULL STORY

Congratulations to top overall finisher Sean Prinz and to Sandy Delgado, who scored as the first woman overall, a scant four seconds in front of top Masters female Karen Cotty. FULL STORY

The Dec. 19 meeting of the Greater Long Island Running Club served as the Club's annual Awards Night for 2006, highlighted by a bunch of very special people receiving awards in recognition of their athletic accomplishments in recognition of their service to the Club and to the Long Island running community. FULL STORY