Today's 5: TOBAY Board to Meet

The Town of Oyster meets Tuesday at 10 a.m. The agenda includes a public hearing on designating the Maine Maid Inn in Jericho a town landmark.

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On Monday:

1. The meets in regular session at 10 a.m. Tuesday, the first time the board has met since its Republican sweep of last week's town elections. We'll have a report.

2. The met last night and decided to hire a search firm to replace Superintenent , who is retiring at the end of the school year. See our story today in Patch.

3. hosts its weekly study group: (“Torah For Its Own Sake”.) from 7:30 -9 p.m. Tuesday. Tonight's session is led by Cantor Bradley Hyman, who begins his series called "Why we Do that?" $5.

4. We're keeping open our of Plainview-area veterans all this week, and beyond if necessary. The idea began on last Friday and provides a public on-line place to honor Plainview's uniformed service men and women. All you have to do is send us the picture and caption information and we'll include it. (This is ; there are great shots of local veterans. Patch will even help you research your veterans' unit and service history.)

5. .And...Do you have a great fall photo of your kids, or of you and your pet? Do you have an event that deserves special attention in Patch? A major life event or achievement? We want all of them. Send your stories, photos and publicity needs to us: Contact Joe Dowd at Joe.Dowd@patch.com