TOBAY Notebook: Kids of Distinction

Oyster Bay officials announced their annual Scholarship Program for 2012.

The program, now in its eighth year, focuses on activities participated in and outside of school. These activities should have, in some way, benefited the community.

“Last year, we recognized a diverse group of winners who really demonstrated caring and compassion to those around them,” said said.

Nominees will be placed in two categories, those currently in fifth through eighth grades and those in grades nine through 12. Three winners will be selected in each category by a committee organized by Kids Helping Kids.

Nominations are due April 15. Nominating forms can be obtained at Town Halls North (Oyster Bay) and South (Massapequa), as well as at local libraries. Nominating forms can also be found on the Town’s Web site, www.oysterbaytown.com. Winners will be recognized at an upcoming ceremony held by the Oyster Bay Town Board on May 1 at 7:00 p.m. and will be presented a $500 scholarship from Kids Helping Kids by Kids Way Inc.

Still time to register for Polar Bear Plunge

The 8th Annual to benefit the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, Inc. (ucpn) will be held again at Theodore Roosevelt Park in Oyster Bay next Sunday.

The event kicks off at 1 p.m. with free hotdogs (courtesy of Oyster Bay's Atlantic Steamer Fire Company), hot chocolate soup and raffles. The plunge itself is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday Mar. 11.

You can register at http://ucpn2012PolarBearPlunge.kintera.org

'No Soliciting' stickers available

Residents who don't want to be bothered by solicitors and peddlers get get a free, waterproof "No Soliciting" sticker for their door or window. 

The stickers are available through Town Clerk office by calling 624-6333 or via e-mail through the Town’s Web site, www.oysterbaytown.com.  

The town regulates door-to-door peddlers through a licensing procedure. The town issues photo identification badges to those authorized to do door-to-door sales. The regulation does not apply to non-profit groups.