Composting pilot program

Residents of Oyster Bay who are looking to protect the environment and interested in composting are invited to take part in a pilot program which will take place throughout the summer. Participants will test the use of a compost bin in their backyards, and will be asked to complete weekly surveys. Participants will receive a discounted price for a compost bin.

The organic waste of Oyster Bay residents ends up in landfills — however, decomposing organic waste releases methane. Methane, both highly flammable and a potent greenhouse gas, damages the environment and contributes to anthropogenic climate change.

In an effort to create a composting system in Oyster Bay, a group of high-school students aim to collect data on composting through

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“During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, renters across Nassau County struggled to make payments, and needed government intervention to ease their hardship and ensure they could make ends meet,” said DA Donnelly. “The defendants took advantage of these programs, allegedly stealing more than $12,000 in rental assistance funds by submitting fraudulent paperwork claiming the couple were in a landlord-tenant agreement.”

DA Donnelly said, according to the charges, Arbassio and his long-term girlfriend, Dantini, were tenants in a Hicksville home for approximately 10 years and paid monthly rent to a landlord.

It is alleged that on September 29, 2021, defendant Arbassio electronically submitted a Tenant Application to the Oyster Bay Emergency Rental Assistance Program (“ERAP”), listing the Hicksville address, his email address, and cell phone number. ERAP used federal funds to assist residents of the Town of Oyster Bay who experienced pandemic-related housing difficulties. The program was administered on behalf of the Town of Oyster Bay by the Long Island Housing Partnership (LIHP).

Arbassio allegedly stated on the ERAP application submitted to LIHP that Dantini was his landlord and that he was in arrears in rent to her. The District Attorney said that Arbassio and Dantini also submitted addi-

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