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Friday, June 19, 2026
Vol. 86, No. 25
SERVING BETHPAGE, OLD BETHPAGE, AND PLAINVIEW
Bethpage students have research published
Town of OB pools to open June 27th Town of Oyster Bay community pools will open for the season beginning on Saturday, June 27th. The Town of Oyster Bay operates five pool facilities, including Bethpage Community Park, Marjorie Post Community Park, Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park, Syosset-Woodbury Community Park, and Tappen Pool at Tappen Beach in Glenwood Landing. “The warm, sunny days of summer are nearly upon us and all residents are welcome to join us for a swim all summer long,” Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “Town Pool memberships offer families and senior citizens access to many great
Ritvik Saha, Matthew Tusa, and Aaryan Khalfan co-authored research papers published in academic journals. Photos courtesy of Bethpage Union Free School District BY GARY SIMEONE It was quite an accomplishment for two teams of Bethpage High School students, who recently had their research results published in an esteemed academic journal. The team of Matthew Tusa and Aryaan Khalfan and the team of Ritvik Saha had their work
peer-reviewed by credentialed scientists and published in the SSRN (Earth Science Research Network) journal. Tusa and Khalfan, who are both graduating seniors at the high school, had worked on a project that translates American sign-language into the English language. The two students had diligently researched
the topic since they were freshman. “We had looked at past experiments where a specialized glove was used to simulate hand movements and we wanted to work on something a little bit broader to help explore different methods America sign-language could be transSee page 6
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amenities, including upgraded restrooms, pool deck furniture, picnic benches and sunshades.” Pool hours from Saturday, June 27th through Labor Day, Monday, September 7th will be 11am to 7pm daily, weather permitting. Additionally, extended hours until 8pm, will be offered as follows (weather permitting) at the following locations on the following schedule: Monday: Syosset-Woodbury Tuesday: Plainview-Old Bethpage Wednesday: Bethpage Thursday: Marjorie R. Post Fridays: ALL pools open late including Tappen See page 6
Town blood drive collects 68 units
The Town of Oyster recently partnered with the New York Blood Center to collect 68 pints of blood at a recent Collection Drive at the Town’s Hicksville Athletic Center. These donations can save up to 204 lives. “Blood donations are critical in helping to secure necessary blood transfusions for patients in hospitals. As blood supplies
remain extremely low and the New York Blood Center recently announced an Emergency Blood Shortage, it is so important to help those in need and host these Blood Drives as often as we can,” said Town Councilwoman Laura Maier. “Just one pint of blood can save up to three lives. We thank everyone See page 6
K-9 unit visits elementary school PAGE 8 Free concert series in town parks PAGE 2