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Town, county DA host seminar to help seniors Event to educate them on recognizing scammers many scams specifically target seniors because they have exploitable vulnerabilities, The Town of Oyster Bay is from loneliness to an unfamilpartnering with the Nassau iarity with technology. “Unfortunately, County District criminals target Attorney’s office to our seniors via telehelp combat the eople are phone and email wave of scams tarscams, where they geting the communifearful of pretend to be govty’s senior populabecoming a victim, ernment agents, tion. bank security speS e n i o r s c a m s and people feel a have been increas- great sense of shame cialists, or even a family member in i n g i n s c a l e a n d if they do fall to one need of assistance,” sophistication in the Turso wrote. l a s t d e c a d e . T h e of these scammers. “Senior citizens, group will hold two seminars, open to Tracy Arnold Warzer, many of whom live alone and are withresidents of the town Senior Citizen out additional supand their families, Program Director port, trusting the which will explain person on the other some threats seniors end of the line, and face online, how to look out for them and how to give them access to the elderly person’s retirement accounts report them. According to statistics pro- or substantial nest eggs.” The types of scams that vided by the Federal Trade Commission, over $230 million seniors face range from simple has been stolen from New mailbox fishing (where thieves Yorkers by scammers in 2024 will break inside a mailbox to alone. Nicole Turso, deputy steal checks, debit/credit cards communications director for or personal information) to the district attorney’s office, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 explained in a statement that
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Trump on Long Island Thousands of supporters went to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale last Wednesday to attend a Trump rally. Read full coverage of the event on Pages 12 and 13.
Oyster Bay Town seeking volunteers to help in its shell recycling initiative Program to help encourage growth of new oysters Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and Councilwoman Michele Johnson are inviting residents to help the environment and preserve local waterways by participating in the Town’s shell recycling initiative at the upcoming Oyster Festival, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and 20, in Oyster Bay. “We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to be a vital part of our environmental mission to help protect our harbor and improve our waterways,” Saladino said. “As a Shell Collection Station Attendant, volunteers will help divert oys-
ter and clam shells from landfills, allowing them to be recycled for habitat restoration and the growth of new oysters.” Volunteers at this year’s festival will commit to three-hour shifts, available from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on both days. Responsibilities include identifying oyster and clam shells, overseeing a shell collection station with separate bins for trash and shells, guiding festival-goers in sorting their waste, and answering questions about the shell recycling program and its environmental benefits. Interested participants will need to attend a CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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