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on the shoreline of Oyster Bay. Concerned about the impact this development would have on Oyster Bay Harbor, Friends of the Bay, a not-for-profit group, the late State Senator Ralph Marino, former State Senator Carl Marcellino, and other elected officials lead a campaign that brought the community
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served not only as an oyster dredge but also as a cargo carrier and live-aboard between Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. Christeen was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1991. After surviving 16 major hurricanes, numerous nor’easters, two sinkings, and severe
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together against that proposal and came up with six proposals. Of those six, Plan D was chosen; Plan D was the development of a Community Environmental and Marine Education Center. The plan was approved in 1998 and then in 2000, The WaterFront Center was established.
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is non-profit organization located in Oyster Bay, New York. The organization provides access to the waters of Oyster Bay Harbor and Long Island Sound
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was returned home to Oyster Bay in 1992. A dedicated group of volunteers worked on the restoration of
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In the late 1980’s a real estate development proposal threatened the former
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