The Third Annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest took place Sunday at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park. Firefighters from Island Park, Oceanside, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout, North …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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8/14/16
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World champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will coach members of the Island Park, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout and East Rockaway fire departments on the finer points of clam ingestion as they compete for thousands in cash prizes at the second annual Long Island Clam Eating Contest at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park on Aug. 16.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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8/12/15
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In some ways, we have assessed the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, as disturbing as the figures may be. Sandy’s destruction caused at least $65 billion in damages nationwide, and no region was hit harder than Long Island’s South Shore, Oceanside and Island Park in particular.
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By Tom Jordan
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10/29/14
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Peter’s Clam Bar hosted a clam-eating contest on Sunday to benefit Long Island firehouses that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy.
A total of 14 contestants from Island Park Fire Department, Oceanside Fire Department, Point Lookout-Lido Fire Department, Long Beach Fire Department, North Merrick Fire Department, and Baldwin Fire Department competed in the first part of the contest . A total of almost 2,000 clams were eaten by all.
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8/20/14
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Peters Clam Bar, the Oceanside restaurant famed for its seafood — and its long lines to get in — reopened last week after a six-month hiatus dictated by the swirling waters of Hurricane …
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Howard Schwach
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5/10/13
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