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Town Focus: Day 2 in Orient
Photo credit: Randee Daddona
On Day 2 in Orient, I’m joining the morning crowd at the Orient Country Store for a cup of coffee and then heading to the Oysterponds Historical Society to meet with director Ellen Cone Busch.
I first met Cone Busch earlier this month during the Oysterponds Heritage Day celebration, and her passion for the community and its traditions is one of the things that made me want to come to Orient...
Read more »Caribbean business groups host events
The Caribbean Business Connections in association with the Long Island Caribbean American Association will host two networking events this summer.
The first free business networking event will be held tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Nakisaki Restaurant, on 276 Fulton Ave. in Hempstead Village.
The second event will be held Sept. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Retro Lounge & Grill, on 10...
Read more »Orient woman maintains area’s history
Photo credit: Erin Geismar
Editor’s note: All week long, Erin Geismar is interviewing people around Orient, from community leaders to residents she bumps into around town. Ellen Cone Busch, 40, of Orient, is director of the Oysterponds Historical Society. Cone Busch moved to Orient about four years ago to take the job with the historical society.
Where did you live prior to coming to Orient?
I lived in Oyster...
Read more »Awareness Day to include parade, fair
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Unity, diversity and solidarity are the themes for the third annual Huntington Awareness Day set for Sept. 22.
The day starts with a parade featuring bands, floats, vintage cars, service groups and local merchants marching through Huntington Station and ends with a fair.
The grand marshal of the parade will be Brad Rosen, treasurer of the Huntington Station Business Improvement District,...
Read more »Like this idea? Brightwaters to join Facebook
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Coming soon to Facebook: the Village of Brightwaters.
Village officials have agreed to create an official Facebook page, which could show up on the behemoth social media site as early as next month. Trustee Denise Gibson, who proposed the idea at a recent board meeting, said the page had the potential to “vastly improve our communications” with the public.
“We could use it for our benefit,”...
Read more »Southampton Village ambulance crew seeks new home
Now that the new firehouse has been finished, Southampton Village is contemplating a new home for its emergency medical services department.
Officials from Southampton Village Volunteer Ambulance spoke at a recent village board of trustees meeting about different options, including the renovation of the old firehouse on Windmill Lane. That building has five bays, which could service the ambulance...
Read more »Ferry manager loving move to Orient
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Editor’s note: All week long, Erin Geismar is interviewing people around Orient, from community leaders to residents she bumps into around town. Andy Binkowski, 45, of Orient, is Cross Sound Ferry manager and president of the North Fork Chamber of Commerce.
How long have you lived in Orient?
A year, but we’ve been on the North Fork since January ’03. Before that we lived in Stonington,...
Read more »Babylon tuna tourney crowns champs
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At the kickoff night of the Babylon Tuna Club’s 56th Annual Invitational Tuna Tournament last Thursday, clouds rolled in and the sky poured. But the bad weather didn't last throughout, and Sunday the sun shined as boats came to shore for the final weigh-ins.
According to Brian Legerlotz, chairman of the club, 3,000 spectators came out to the Babylon Village Municipal Dock to join the weekend-long...
Read more »Long Beach Housing Task Force issues summonses
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Long Beach’s new Housing Task Force has served about 40 homes with violations in the first five months of the program, city officials said.
The task force, made up of two police officers and a building inspector, has issued summonses to Long Beach City Court for offenses such as multifamily houses without permits, illegal rooming houses and garages converted into rooms.
The violations...
Read more »Kings Park Psychiatric Center demolition set
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Demolition of 15 abandoned buildings at the old Kings Park Psychiatric Center is set to begin on Aug. 13.
The first structure to come down will be a crumbling kitchen and dining facility known as Building 123, state parks officials said. The tearing-down is open to the public.
Building 123 is just north of the entrance to Nissequogue River State Park, at the intersection of St. Johnland...
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