Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board invite residents to join them at the Town’s Annual September 11th Memorial Ceremony scheduled for Monday, September 8th at 7:00 p.m. at TOBAY Beach. The town’s 9/11 Memorial – featuring a steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center – is inscribed with the names of residents lost on September 11, 2001. The Walls of Honor monument expands each year with newly inscribed names of those who lost their battle with 9/11-illness caused by exposure at Ground Zero.
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Free Waterfront Festival & Outdoor Concert At TOBAY Beach On
September 7th
Live Music From Captain Cool Band; Marine And Outdoor Exhibits, Children’s Snapper Derby And Police Boat Demonstrations
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board today announced a Free Waterfront Festival and Outdoor Concert will take place on Sunday, September 7th at TOBAY Beach Marina. This family-fun day will feature
marine and outdoor exhibits, a children’s snapper derby, police boat demonstrations, food concessions and a free concert featuring Captain Cool Band with yacht rockin’ hits. The festival will run from 12:00pm to 4:00pm.
“The Town is thrilled to offer a free day of family-fun and live music at TOBAY Beach. Bring your family to Waterfront Festival for a great outdoor concert, educational exhibits and foods and drinks as the summer ends,” said Supervisor Saladino. “This
free festival also provides a great opportunity to introduce children to recreational sport of fishing, as all equipment will be provided along with professional assistance and guidance.”
The Town of Oyster Bay Free Waterfront Festival
Benefits To Cooking Your Own Meals
Aging men and women may be tempted to eschew home cooking entirely.
After all, there are plenty of convenient frozen or take-out foods available that can be whipped up in a snap. However, there are certain benefits to cooking your own meals.
and Concert is presented by Optimum and made possible through the following sponsors: News 12 Long Island, GATSBY on the Ocean, K-Joy 98.3, 104.7 FM WHLI, 103.1
The WOLF, Walk 97.5, Long Island Press, Surf Shack, The Boat Yard,
Adventureland, Tiki Joe’s, Embassy Diner, Go Palm Trees, and the Nassau County Police Department. For more information about the Waterfront Festival and Free Concert, call (516) 797-4121 or visit www.oysterbaytown.com.
John Moore, DO, an Aetna medical director and senior health specialist, says that cooking can be good for helping to stave off cognitive decline. Dr. Moore notes that, when cooking, the mind is put to use following a recipe and learning new skills and tasks. Furthermore,
cooking for oneself can boost seniors’ selfconfidence, reassuring them that they can handle an important daily task without having to rely on their family for meals. As long as it is deemed safe (i.e., no sign of cognitive decline or forgetfulness), seniors should be encouraged to continue cooking.
SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS
SUNDAY, SEPT. 7th
9:00AM-4:00PM
36th ANNUAL COPIAGUE KIWANIS
CAR SHOW AND MARKET PLACE
Tanner Park, Copiague Phil Guerra - philcarshow@ optonline.net. Rain date: September 21st. Copiague Kiwanis, PO Box 537 • Copiague, NY 11726, https ://www. copiaguekiwanis.org/
9:30AM
9/11 REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
The Farmingdale United Methodist Church, 407 Main Street, will hold a Remembrance Service at 9:30AM on Sunday, September 7, 2025, the 24th anniversary of 9-11. Following the service everyone is invited to honor the day by placing ribbons around the Memorial Tree dedicated to Lt. Christopher P. Sullivan, FDNY, who generously led our Nursery School children in fire safety. All Farmingdale firemen/emergency responders and their families are invited to attend, as is the general public. Please join us. For further information call 516-694-3424 or visit farmingdaleumc.org.
11:00AM-3:00PM
FALL FESTIVAL/OPEN HOUSE
PAL-O-MINE EQUESTRIAN
829 Old Nichols Road in Islandia Bring Your Family and Enjoy a Day of Fun and Games! Activities for Everyone! Farm Tours, Horseshoe Painting, Cart Rides, Scavenger Hunt, Craft Fair, Escape Room, Horseman-ship Demos,Raffles, Music, Children’s Games and More! For more informa-tion, please call 631-348-1389, www.pal-o-mine.org
HOLIDAYS
1st - LABOR DAY
11th - PATRIOT DAY
22nd - FALL BEGINS - ROSH HASHANAH (Begins at sundown)
MAKE A SUBMISSION!
Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event date and will run free of charge on a space available basis. For more information, please call 631.226.2636 x275 or send events to editorial@longislandmediagroup.com
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11th
7:00PM
LINDENHURST HOMEMAKERS EVENING UNIT
Please join Lindenhurst Homemakers Evening Unit at the North Amityville Senior Center 48 Cedar Rd. in Amityville, (off of New Hwy.) Open to all, 18 years old & up. Meetings start at 7pm & new members should arrive 15 min. early. For more information, please call Lisa LeBrie at 516-413-7467
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13th
9:00AM-4:00PM AMITYVILLE’S COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE
Residents looking to clean out can also clean up, and make a few extra dollars. This garage sale will not count toward the annual Village limit of two sales per household a year, and the garage sale permit fee will be waived. Visit Amityville. com for updates and information. In the event of rain, the sale will take place on Sunday, September 14th. To sign up for the sale, Village residents may contact Amityville Village Hall at 631-2646000, or email Mayor@amityville. com using the subject: Garage Sale.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 14th
11:00AM-3:00PM
FARMINGDALE’S 15th ANNUAL ART
IN THE PARK EXHIBIT, SHOW & SALE
Free to Exhibit & Attend (must register in advance) and attend. Calling all artists! Showcase your talent at Farmingdale's 15th Annual Art in the Park Exhibit, Show &
Sale on the Village Green. Visit the Village website community events page, stop by Village Hall for the artist application/details or email francie1112@aol.com. The event is planned by the Farmingdale Cultural Arts Committee. Rain date is September 21st. Farmingdale Village Green, 361 Main Street, 516-249-0093, www. farmingdalevillage.com
SUNDAY, SEPT. 21st
10:00AM-4:00PM
2025 WEST ISLIP COUNTRY FAIR West Islip Library Grounds, Higbie Lane & Montauk Hwy. Fun for Everyone! FREE ENTRY, Games, Food, Vendors, Music for listening + dancing and MORE. For more information, please visit www. WestIslipCountry Fair.org. Email: WestIslipCountryFair@gmail.com
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23rd
7:00PM-9:00PM THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GOLD COAST ESTATE
The Historical Society of Islip Hamlet hosts Richard Panchyk's program "The Rise and Fall of the Gold Coast Estates". For about half a century, the Gold Coast thrived across Nassau/Suffolk before they began to vanish. Come take a visual journey and see the lavish homes that were built. The program will be held at the Islip Public Library, 71 Monell Ave, and is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 631559-2915, www.isliphamlethistory. org.
2nd Annual Trail Of Truth March To The Sea Brings Powerful Visual Memorial To Long Island
On Sunday, September 7 at 11 a.m., the shoreline at Robert Moses Beach, Field 5, will be transformed into a striking memorial as grieving families from across Long Island carry handcrafted tombstones to the water’s edge.
The Second Annual Long Island Trail of Truth –March to the Sea honors lives lost to substanceuse related causes and confronts the deadly rise of fentanyl in the local drug supply.
The National Trail of Truth movement was established by Truth Pharm and Trail of Truth founder Alexis Pleus. Alexis also serves on a statewide
coalition to End Overdose in NY and she’s the Cochair for the New York State Harm Reduction Association. She serves on the National Coalition for Harm Reduction Funding and the Opioid Network.
“This epidemic has devastated our communities and stolen far too many sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters,” said Carole Trottere, a parent activist on the fentanyl crisis. “We refuse to be silent. Every tombstone is a loved one whose voice was silenced. Our purpose is to save lives and prevent another family from enduring this heartbreak.”
Part public art installation, part healing ceremony, the Trail of Truth pairs raw emotion with striking visuals. Participants will walk together toward the surf, placing memorial tombstones in the sand against the backdrop of the iconic Fire Island Lighthouse. Each marker bears a name and a story, revealing the staggering scope of loss hidden behind the statistics.
Steve Chassman, Executive Director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD), said:
“As we remember those
lost amid the devastating opioid epidemic, we walk along the shores of Long Island contemplating much needed improvements to public health, empathetic prevention strategies and more universal access to quality treatment on demand. We remember those loved and lost but continue to voice our support of individuals and families who remain in the struggle of substance use disorder (SUD) in informing them that help is available, Narcan is accessible and quality resources for treatment exist. These are the universal missions of The Trail of Truth, LICADD,
GGT, FIST and all those lending a helping hand in service to others in need.”
Lori Carbonaro, who lost her son Nicholas in 2014, said “The March to the Sea is a safe, non-judgmental place to remember our loved ones, to say their names, to share who they were, who we knew...not only what happened to them, they were more ...so much more.”
Last year, more than 100 tombstones were carried by families from Suffolk and Nassau counties, with over 50 people attending the inaugural event. This year’s program will feature remarks from:
• Steve Chassman,
Executive Director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD)
• A representative from Truth Pharm, the national organization behind the Trail of Truth
• Parents and family members who have turned personal loss into public advocacy Members of the public are invited to participate. Those wishing to create a tombstone to carry may contact Lori Carbonaro at 631-4138356.
For more information please contact Carole Trottere at 631-25-5277.
The 2024 Long Island Trail of Truth March to the Sea. Photos by Rick Kopstein
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Saladino Extends Beach Weekends At TOBAY Through September 14th
TOBAY Beach To Remain Open To Swimming 9am - 5pm With Lifeguards On Duty For Free After Labor Day
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino announced that the Town will help residents hold on to summer a little while longer by extending hours at TOBAY Beach for two additional weekends after Labor Day – Saturday & Sunday, September 6th and 7th, as well as 13th and 14th.
TOBAY Beach will stay open, free of charge, for those two extra weekends with lifeguards on duty from 9am to 5pm.
“To help you hold
onto summer for a little longer, we’re extending access to TOBAY, free of charge, for two additional weekends this year,” said Supervisor Saladino. “We invite residents and their families to put their toes in the water and feet in the sand while enjoying some nice weather and savoring the last warm days of the season.”
Residents visiting TOBAY Beach on Sunday, September 7th, can also enjoy the Town’s free, family fun Waterfront
Festival at TOBAY Marina, presented by Optimum. In addition to a free concert featuring Captain Cool Band with yacht rockin’ hits, the day of free family fun will feature marine and outdoor exhibits, a children’s snapper derby, police boat demonstrations, food concessions and much more! The festival will run from 12pm to 4pm. For more information on Town beaches and programs, visit www. oysterbaytown.com.
Orientation Week Introduces 46 New Educators To Massapequa Schools
There was a palpable excitement in the Massapequa School District on Aug. 19 where preparations for a new school year were under way even as summer still lingered in the air. Inside McKenna Elementary School’s Teacher Learning Center, new faculty members arrived for a four-
day orientation program.
Some of the 46 new teachers came straight from college, while others brought years of experience from other districts, now eager to call Massapequa home. They gathered on the first morning sipping coffee, enjoying bagels and engaging in conversation with their new colleagues.
Superintendent Dr. William Brennan welcomed them with open arms and spoke of the district’s mission and vision. He highlighted Massapequa students as empowered learners and inspired leaders who thrive in a nurturing environment fostered by the district’s teachers. Board of
Education President Kerry Wachter welcomed them to the Massapequa family, or in the case of the district’s alumni, welcomed them back. She noted the support the Board and administrative provide to ensure that teachers are successful, which ultimately translates to student success.
Workshops filled the next few days, such as strategies for student engagement, instructional technology, professional resources and special education. There were also elementary and secondary breakout sessions focusing on different areas of the curriculum.
The new educators
include 27 probationary teachers and pupil personnel service professionals, along with 19 part-time and leave replacement teachers. They left orientation carrying folders filled with resources, heads filled with ideas and the knowledge that they are not just as teachers, but as part of a family.
The Massapequa School District welcomed its new teachers during a four-day orientation program that began on Aug. 18 at McKenna Elementary School. Photo courtesy of the Massapequa School District
