Town passes local law to combat zombie houses

The Oyster Bay Town Board has unanimously approved a new law to combat ‘zombie’ homes earlier this month. The new local law strengthens the Town’s authority to:  fine property owners and lending institutions in violation of Town Code; recoup costs associated with Town maintenance of vacant properties; and ban the use of plywood in covering residential windows and doors. Together […]

Town councilwoman addresses regional issues in program


Oyster Bay Town councilwoman, Rebecca Alesia was recently selected as a member of the Energeia Partnership, which is a leadership academy at Molloy College in Rockville Centre. Also known as the Academy for Regional Stewardship, the think tank style program, is focused on improving the quality of life for all of Long Island’s residents. “This is the first time I’ve […]

What’s Happening

February 1 An afternoon book group will meet at the Jericho Public Library at 1:30 p.m. to talk about Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman with Mary Hirdt.   Ines Powell will lecture on the works of Isamu Noguchi, sculptor, designer, landscape architect and craftsman, at 2 p.m. at the Syosset Public Library. The movie “Stronger” will be […]

The View From Here

This Sunday, I will be hosting my seventeenth annual Super Bowl party. I’m obviously biased, but I think the party has been quite successful, and that it has proven to be a way to keep in touch with numerous friends and business associates. Of course, while the party is intended to be an evening of informal fun, it does provide […]

The Police Blotter

Incidents that have occurred recently in the local area include: Sometime between 6 p.m. on January 9 and 8 a.m. the next morning, a complainant reports that unknown subjects damaged a parking meter on Covert Avenue in Stewart Manor. Between 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on January 11, unknown subjects keyed a victim’s vehicle while it was parked on Marcus […]