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Town kicks off new shellfish recycling effort interested parties, to collect their oyster shells and clam shells,” Saladino explained. “The conShellfish, particularly oys- cept is pretty simple: When you ters, have become well known for shuck it, don’t chuck it, but their positive impact on the envi- throw it in the bucket.” ronment — particularly for their The “buckets” are Food and ability to filter harmful chemi- Drug Administration-compliant cals like nitrogen airtight buckets, from the waters of which restaurants the Long Island partnering in the Sound. N o w, program will fill thanks to a new with discarded oysinitiative the Town ter and clam shells. of Oyster Bay is The town will colimplementing, lect and store the even oysters that shells at the Bethhave been eaten page landfill faciliwill benefit local ty. After a one-year w at e r w ay s a n d “curing” process, harbors, by way of the shells will be their shells. returned to the bay, The new proj- JOSEPH SALADINO where they will ect, announced on Oyster Bay town help restore the July 27 at Cooper supervisor local shellfish popBluff restaurant in ulation and ecosysthe hamlet, is tem. called the Shell Recycling PartThe project was initially prener Program. Town officials, sented to the town by the local including Supervisor Joseph Sal- environmental organization adino, Councilwoman Laura Friends of the Bay. The group Maier and Clerk Rich LaMarca, introduced the idea to the were on hand to announce the Department of Environmental initiative and share its details Resources in 2019. Heather Johnwith residents tuning in on TV. son, executive director of “Through this innovative pro- Friends of the Bay, explained gram … the town partners with that the organization heard local restaurants, and any other CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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AGATHA PILEGGI, 12, created a Bayville sunset, which is on display at the Bayville Library in the Tiny Art Show.
Tiny Art Show in Bayville
Participants of all ages fill very small canvases By SERAINA CAVIEZEL Intern
Kristy Fumante, the adult program coordinator at the Bayville Free Library, was searching for a way to bring people back to the library. The coronavirus pandemic had forced an extended pause in indoor activities, but now people were out and about again. Fumante wanted them to stop by the library, too. Looking through a Facebook group for librarians, she came across an idea that she thought might work: hosting a tiny art show. So, in June, the library gave out small canvases — 4 inches square — to anyone in the community who wanted to participate. There were no instructions, Fumante said, other
than to go crazy, do whatever you want, and return them by June 25. “We wanted to do something for the public to do,” she said. “We got kids participating, we got teens, we got adults. Everybody.” The result? Forty tiny canvases are now on display on the bookshelves near the entrance to the library. “We want people to return to the library,” Pat Pileggi, a board member, said. “The library is so much more than just books. The library does so many things.” The Tiny Art Show did more than bring people back to the library. It also served to display residents’ artistic talent. “We have always showed people’s artwork on our walls, and CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
he concept is pretty simple: When you shuck it, don’t chuck it, but throw it in the bucket.