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Vol. 34, No. 27

June 17– 23, 2020

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he Town of Oyster Bay recently partnered up with the New York Blood Center to collect donations on Monday, June 29. The blood drive will take place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hicksville Athletic Center (167 S. Broadway, Hicksville). The town’s blood drive will operate by appointment only, with no walk-in donations accepted. To qualify as a blood donor, a person must between the ages of 17 and 75 years old (16 with parental permission and 76 or older with a doctor’s note), weigh at least 110 pounds and not have donated blood within the last 56 days. Anyone who received a tattoo within the past 12 months is ineligible to donate. For additional information regarding the town’s blood drive, contact the town board office at 516-624-6304. See the rest of the story on 22-23

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Time To Dine Nassau County restaurants get green light for outdoor dining (See page 3)

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Whiskey Down Diner in the midst of encouraging outdoor dining (Photo courtesy of Marketing Masters)

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