SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVIT TOWN Empire State Ride to end cancer Town Board approves school bus camera fines

BY RIKKI MASSAND

During the Town of Oyster Bay Board meeting on June 27, the Board approved a resolution for a Local Law concerning drivers’ failure to stop for school buses.

The resolution amended the Oyster Bay Town Code by adding Chapter 116, in accordance with Section 1174-A of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, “governing drivers who illegally overtake or pass a school bus that has been stopped to receive or discharge passengers,” Town Clerk Richard LaMarca explained.

A public hearing on the new Local Law was held at the Town Board May 9 meeting.

In the Town of Oyster Bay’s communities school buses can now be equipped with cameras to record drivers who illegally pass after their “stop” signs are extended.

The innovative camera/video recording program would be run and administered by the Town of Oyster Bay only in conjunction with agreements with local school districts within the Town’s jurisdiction. The buses are typically property of the school districts, and the proposal for adding cameras will be brought to each local district.

The resolution for approval of the local law, number 452 of 2023, was added after the Board voted to suspend the rules.

At a May 9th hearing, Town

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The Town of Oyster Bay has entered into a partnership with Empire State Ride Long Island to host Long Island’s largest charitable bike ride to benefit cancer research, scheduled for Saturday, July 22. Town officials were joined by Empire State Ride founder Terry Bourgeois, Director of Thoracic Oncology and Clinical Research at the Cancer Institute at Good Samaritan Hospital Dr. Ashish Sangal, and Michael Seecharan, an inspiring lung cancer survivor who has participated in a clinical trial funded by events like the Empire State Ride.

“We are thrilled to once again partner with Catholic Health on Long Island and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, to raise this important funding to support cancer research and clinical trials,” said Supervisor Saladino. “All course routes begin in downtown Oyster Bay and feature a ride through beautiful beaches, woodlands, and historic destinations – including Teddy Roosevelt’s home at Sagamore Hill – in and around the Town of Oyster Bay’s exquisite north shore.

With two wheels, our residents can change the world!”

The event features three course lengths for riders of all ages and ability. All routes will begin on Audrey Avenue in Oyster Bay, by the historic Oyster Bay Post Office. For those who can’t cycle but wish to attend and support the event, downtown Oyster Bay will also host a street fair, hosted in partnership with the Oyster Bay Main Street Association and Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce –

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