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Flower begins dredging Mill Neck Creek “The creek is uncertified for shellfish harvesting because of pollution,” the post continued, Frank M. Flower & Sons “but if the company can transbegan hydraulically dredging plant them under a per mit Mill Neck Creek on June 23, already granted by the NYS transplanting clams from an Department of Environmental area it leases to another part of Conservation, they will cleanse Oyster Bay with an employee of themselves and can be sold.” the Department of EnvironmenBaymen’s Association Presital Conservation aboard to monident Bill Painter tor the operation. said that Flower has The purpose is to already stripped the eventually harvest bay of clams, and the clams and sell that dredging the them. creek will make matThe Town of Oysters worse. ter Bay, Friends of “I believe what the Bay and the Flower is doing is North Oyster Bay like pulling the last Baymen’s Associastraw in the camel’s tion oppose the operback,” Painter said. ation, claiming that “State law says that Flower will destroy a natural resource an important spawn- BILL PAINTER belongs to the state. ing area for clams. You can’t take what President, NOBBA Friends of the isn’t yours.” Bay, a nonprofit James Cammarawhose mission is to preserve and ta, Flower’s attorney, said the restore the Oyster Bay/Cold DEC granted a transplant permit Spring Harbor Estuary and the to Flower 40 years ago. “The surrounding watershed, faults operation is happening on a very the transplanting because, it small portion of ground my cliwrote in a Facebook post, that it ent leased for many years, to be sees the creek as an important transferred to another part of “source of natural clam propa- the bay,” Cammarata said. “The gation which serves as a de facto shellfish sanctuary.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
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Suozzi loses big Former Glen Cove City Councilwoman Dr. Eve Lupenko Ferrante consoled U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, who lost by a wide margin in the Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday. She and many supporters waited for Suozzi until 10:30 pm. at Garvies Point Brewery and Restaurant. Story, Page 10.
Federal funding made available to veterans organizations By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
A March 2022 amendment to last year’s American Rescue Plan Act has finally made veterans organizations like the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars eligible for coronavirus relief funding. Thus far, however, few American Legion posts on Long Island have begun the process of applying for the
funds, due to a lack of awareness, a lack of trust in the promise by the federal government and, in some cases, a refusal to accept the money. The original legislation, signed in March 2021, provided financial aid to small businesses and nonprofits in the form of grants and loans. But veterans groups did not qualify because they are tax-exempt organizations.
Now that the wording of the bill has been revised, American Legion posts can claim up to $10,000 in relief funds. Tony Jimenez, a member of American Legion Post 76 in Glen Cove, said he believes the money will be a boon to many posts, particularly those with meeting halls, which can be costly to maintain. “We want veterans’ halls to be in place, you know, as a gatherCONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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believe what Flower is doing is like pulling the last straw in the camel’s back.