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Should kids trick-or-treat? ter Bay, agreed. “I’m all for it,” she said. “It’s time to get back to normal.” So far, it’s a go for Halloween. Another Oyster Bay resident, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not yet Lorraine Colling, doesn’t have put the kibosh on the holiday, children, but said that if she did, and previously said he would they wouldn’t be trick-or-treatnot. Perhaps his decision is ing this year. “I would instead based on the curhold a haunted rent Covid-19 numhouse area, do a bers in New York candy hunt, like an state, which are not egg hunt, and make anywhere near sure they get spewhat they were at cial candy bars that the virus’s peak. are their favorite,” Some residents she said. “I would said they wanted make it so fun they children to celewould forget all brate Halloween in about going out.” the traditional way, Dr. Bradley Shergoing door to door man, Glen Cove to collect candy. Hospital’s medical They see their pardirector and chair ticipation in the of its Department holiday as a return of Medicine, said to normalcy. he didn’ t think “I definitely plan trick-or-treating on letting my kids was a good idea this trick-or-treat if year. “It would be PATRICIA they wish,” said too difficult for chilPatricia Cunning- CUNNINGHAM dren and families to ham, of Oyster Bay. Oyster Bay social distance and “They’ve already to wear a mask,” he had enough taken said. “You need to away from them, including do both. And then the child sports and other activities. My would have to take candy from youngest doesn’t even get to see someone or take some out of a his best friend at school, because bowl that others have touched. It he’s in a different cohort. He’s 8 will be hard for parents to disapyears old, and he needs some point their children, but Covid sense of normalcy.” Carolyn Mahon, also of OysCONTINUED ON PAGE 19
By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
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Friends of Bay commit to O.B.’s health The North Shore bay’s ecological health has average or poor grades, according to a study. The Friends of the Bay leaders say the group will work to make conditions better. See story, Page 11.
Criminal charges possible for disrupting TOB meetings BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
The Town of Oyster Bay last week passed a local law to allow anyone who disrupts a Town Board meeting to be arrested and charged criminally. Offenders could be subject to up to 15 days in jail. Normally in the past, anyone who disturbed a meeting was
asked to leave, but was not charged. Offenders could be charged with disorderly conduct, said Brian Nevin, the town spokesman. The law, adopted Oct. 6 in a 7-0 vote of the board, states that speakers at meetings “may not make personal comments about public officials, town residents and others.” The objective, the law
states, is to allow residents to state their positions in an “atmosphere free of slander, threats of violence or the use of the Board meeting as a forum for politics.” Photography and videography will be allowed at Town Board meetings, so long as it is “done in a manner that does not interfere with the CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
definitely plan on letting my kids trick-ortreat if they wish. They’ve already had enough taken away from them, including sports and other activities.