Vicki Walsh stopped-by The Leader office to talk with us about our community, and her new project – her campaign for an open seat on the Oyster Bay Town Board. Vicki serves on the Board of the Oyster Bay-East Norwich High School PTA. She is a 20-year resident of East Norwich, having grown-up in Astoria, and lived for several years in Bayside. She works with Laffey Real Estate in East Norwich. Vicki launched her campaign for Oyster Bay Town Council this past spring, and just

Congratulations to the following students for being named Commended and Semi-Finalists in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. During the fall of their junior year, students across the nation take the PSAT, and the top scores are then established. The National Merit Scholarship Program, dating back to 1955, holds an annual academic competition identifying and honoring these high school students in the U.S. through recognition and college scholarships. Less than 3% of

Jennifer Gross, 54, of Long Beach, was arrested September 20th, on charges of second degree murder and second degree arson, in the death James M. Coppola, 75, of Centre Island and Howard Beach. Coppola was killed in a house fire in Centre Island last year. Gross was a 20-year girlfriend of Coppola. In a news conference Nassau County Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick said the relationship included the stealing of money and violence. Gross was on the radar of the investigation from

A ceremony celebrating the topping out of Village Square was given on September 13th in the courtyard of the complex. The event marked a major milestone in the revitalization of Glen Cove’s downtown. Remarks were given by RXR’s Joe Graziose, Executive Vice President of RXR Realty; Glen Cove Mayor Tim Tenke; and William T. DeCamp III, Senior Vice President of Hunter Roberts Construction Group. Assemblyman Chuck Lavine was also at the ceremony as was former Mayor Reggie Spinell

Oyster Bay Supervisor Joe Saladino moved quickly to save the annual “Oyster Fest” after the event’s prime sponsor, Altice cut its sponsorship of the event, threatening cancellation. Oyster Fest organizers - the Oyster Festival Committee and Rotary Club of Oyster Bay - faced a financial crisis because of the sponsorship cancellations. Saladino called an emergency meeting to solve the funding problem, and save the Oyster Festival. First, Saladino promised to donate in $20,000