More than 900 LI students received free community college tuition this fall. Here's how

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Upcoming Events

Supreme Court Year in Review Part 2

Oct9

Take a look at selected cases the court heard and the controversies that developed during the October 2024 to June 2025 term. It is not necessary to have attended part 1 in order to come to part 2. Different cases are discussed.

Where

Syosset Public Library

225 South Oyster Bay Rd.

Syosset, NY

Phone

516-921-7161 x 240

Price

free

Oyster Fest

Oct18

Oyster eating and shucking contest, seafood, food trucks, carnival, craft beer garden, live music and more, held in the streets of Oyster Bay and throughout Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park

Where

Oyster Bay, NY

Oyster Bay, NY

Phone

516-206-0364

Price

free

Exhibit: The Watercolor Artists of Oyster Bay

Oct18

Watercolor paintings by local artists will be on display in the Hoffman Conference Center, reception will be held 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Oct. 18

Where

Planting Fields Arboretum

1395 Planting Fields Rd.

Oyster Bay, NY

Phone

516-922-9210

Price

Free, $8 parking fee on weekends

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