The addition to the department’s arsenal became a community event, with residents and neighboring firefighters joining in the celebration. The guest speakers, State Sen. Carl Marcellino, Bayville Mayor Paul Rupp and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino congratulated the Fire Department and thanked its members for their service.
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It took the department nearly three years to acquire the truck, a process that involved dozens of meetings with other area fire departments to make sure everything was up to date, and surpassed the performance of its older trucks. Marcellino helped the department obtain a $100,000 grant from New York state, which was described to as a “great accomplishment” by Saladino.