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Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Oyster Bay East Norwich receives most NYSSMA All-State selections in 20 years (longislandpress.com) — Four Oyster Bay High School musicians have earned coveted NYSSMA All-State spots, giving the school its largest group of All-State selections in 20 years. The students will head to Rochester in December to rehearse and perform with top peers from across New York, highlighting the strength of Oyster Bay's music program and years of dedicated practice.
2. APHIS Removes Part of Tate Township, Clermont County, Ohio from the Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Quarantined Area (usda.gov) — Federal agriculture officials have confirmed that portions of the Town of Oyster Bay are now considered free of the destructive Asian longhorned beetle after years of tree surveys and control work. While some quarantine rules remain elsewhere, this change eases restrictions on moving wood and plant materials and signals real progress against a pest that once threatened many local hardwood trees.
3. Oyster Fest returns Oct. 17-18 with Savannah Bananas, seafood and more (greaterlongisland.com) — Oyster Bay's signature Oyster Fest returns Oct. 17-18, filling downtown and Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park with seafood, rides, live music and waterfront fun. Expect huge crowds, appearances by Savannah Bananas players, a sensory-friendly hour Sunday morning, and a shell recycling effort supporting local waters, with organizers urging visitors to use shuttles due to tight parking.
4. Town of Oyster Bay council members to decide on self-storage facility in Massapequa, will hold for public comment (longislandpress.com) — Town of Oyster Bay board members are weighing a special use permit for a new three-story self-storage facility on Old Sunrise Highway in Massapequa, which would be the hamlet's third. Officials are scrutinizing building height, landscaping, traffic and neighborhood impacts, and have left the record open for 30 days so residents can submit public comments before any vote.
5. Oheka Castle facing Bankruptcy Auction Sale (thenorthshoreleader.com) — A landmark just beyond Oyster Bay's border, Oheka Castle on the Huntington–Oyster Bay town line is headed for a bankruptcy auction on October 27. The storied Gold Coast mansion, once a playground for elites and more recently a hotel and event venue, carries heavy debt and uncertain future plans for previously approved townhouse-condo development on its grounds.
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