In honor of Memorial Day the Bayville Historical Museum and the Robert H. Spittel American Legion Post 1285 created a Field of Flags. The flags were placed on the green at the Bayville Village Hall, on Thursday, May 23rd. Field of Flags is annual fundraiser for the Museum and the Legion. For a $20 donation a personalized flag can be purchased to honor someone who served in either the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and the National Guard. On the flag is the name

Over 20 cats have been rescued after two weeks of abandonment in a dilapidated Centerport home, the Huntington Cat Shelter announced. After the home’s residents had abruptly been evicted, neighbors eventually realized the cats had been left to try and survive on their own. Empty food and water bowls, as well as litter boxes with old, soiled newspapers were found. The cats were apparently forced to escape through a broken window in the basement to search for food and water and

On May 22nd, Senator Jim Gaughran’s bill, S.5122a, to protect Long Island taxpayers under assault from LIPA’s tax certiorari lawsuits unanimously passed the State Senate. This bill will prevent LIPA from attempting to collect past year tax payments. Currently, LIPA uses the threat of hundreds of millions of dollars in back tax payment collections as leverage in its ongoing litigation against local governments. This bill will provide a critical protection to taxpayers, school

The Mill Pond house is located at the intersection of West Shore Road and West Main Street in the hamlet of Oyster Bay, and was purchased by the Town of Oyster Bay (TOB) from Charles Wang for $1.9 million in 2008. Wang’s company had bought it just seven years before that for $785,000. Its history goes back to 1672 and was owned by the Townsend Family for several generations. Since becoming Oyster Bay property, there have been estimates as high as $5 million needed for its res

Nassau County Police are investigating an incident that occurred on Wednesday, April 24th at 6:40 PM in Sea Cliff. According to police, an unknown male entered Dreams East Antique’s Store located at 359 Sea Cliff Avenue and demanded the employee give him money from the register. After the victim refused, the subject walked out of the store without any proceeds and was last seen heading west bound on Sea Cliff Ave. The uninjured female victim further described the subject as

Submissions for proposed ferry operators for the Glen Cove ferry are still in the works, and were due by May 14th. But an interesting development has occured with luxury cruise line Northport-based Eastern Star Cruises. The company wants to use three of the boat basins at the Glen Cove ferry terminal for a year with a renewable option. The cruise line has operated in Manhattan for the past 16-years and wants to run cruises in the Long Island Sound. The line also ran commuter

On May 8th, the village board of Centre Island approved a law effective immediately and continuing for a period ending November 18, 2019, that no new requests for a helipad or request to have a helicopter land or take-off in the Village of Centre Island would be processed or considered by the Village. Existing helipads and the landing and take-off of helicopters having all the necessary local, state and federal approvals presently existing may continue during this period. To

A group of Long Island homeowners are suing to block Nassau County Executive Laura Curran (D-Baldwin) from imposing a countywide property tax reassessment, that could hit some homeowners with over 70% increases in their property taxes. The Republican-Majority Nassau County Legislature has joined the homeowners calling for Curran’s tax reassessment to be stopped, and demanded the resignation of Curran-appointee, County Assessor David Moog. In a suit filed in state Supreme Cour

The week-long PGA Championship, scheduled for May 13th through 19th, is one of the biggest events to happen in the area. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that more than 1,100 full and part-time jobs have already been created by the event, and the economic impact is only expected to grow. In addition to at least a $120 million economic impact, more than 1,100 full and part-time jobs have already been created as a result of the PGA Championship. Nearly 3,600 volunteers from 45 states and

Chad Lupinacci, the Town of Huntington Supervisor, came out swinging in defense of his Town’s ongoing litigation against the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), and in defense of taxpayers in Northport, its school district, and the Town. LIPA sued to reassess the tax valuation of the Northport Power Plant, and obtained a preliminary valuation that would cut LIPA’s taxes by 50 - 70 % - but then increase the property taxes of local residents by potentially over 50%. Supervisor