Town Focus: Day 2 in Bay Shore

Day 2 in Bay Shore starts at a meeting with Donna Periconi, president of the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Bay Shore. (It should be said that Periconi is so in tune with everything going on in her community, she more or less knows my schedule for the week.)

I’ll talk with Periconi about her time with the chamber and in the community, and she promised to take me around town and introduce me to some of the local business owners and other community players.

You’ll find my interview with Periconi posted later today, and this week I’ll report on other events involving the chamber, including the 18th Annual Community Summit, and the chamber’s Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner.

Yesterday, I spent the morning at the Bay Shore Historical Society, which is not only full of antiques and historical artifacts, but has a basement that contains a full library of historical text and references. If you’ve been there, you know it’s too much to see in just one day. So I’ll head back there this afternoon for more on the history of the area.

I also paid a visit to the Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library to meet with director Eileen Kavanagh and assistant director Rodney Marve. Kavanagh has worked at the library for more than 40 years, and Marve precedes her by a few years. You’ll find their interviews posted today.

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