In what the Town of Oyster Bay is calling "a major legal victory," the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division has reversed a lower court ruling that would have allowed Commander Oil to dredge in Oyster Bay Harbor. FULL STORY

Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto and his predecessor Lew Yevoli had a shouting match at the Dec. 14 meeting as they each gave their views on why the town's budget needs an influx of money. FULL STORY

The Oyster Bay-East Norwich PAL girls 1999 basketball season ended on Thursday, Dec. 2. For the second year in a row the purple team, team #2, sponsored this year by Buckingham Variety Store of Oyster Bay finished in first place with a record of 13-1. FULL STORY

The St. Gertrude's CYO program will be hosting a basketball tournament over the Christmas holidays. The tournament is for 7th and 8th grade boys teams and will commence on Dec. 26 and conclude with two championship games on Jan. 2. FULL STORY