June 1, 2006 RSS feed / People/Social

Long Island Dahlia Society to host plant sale June 15

The Long Island Dahlia Society will hold a sale of exhibition grade dahlia plants Thursday, June 15, 8 p.m. in the Carriage House at Bayard Cutting Arboretum in East Islip. A dahlia basics class will be held at 7 p.m. More...

Union Hook, Ladder & Heavy Rescue Company Spring Fling to be held June 4

Union Hook, Ladder and Heavy Rescue co. is presenting its first annual Spring Fling car show and swap meet, Sunday, June 4, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 309 Union Blvd., West Islip. The rain date is Sunday, June 11, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. More...

Babylon School Librarian Jane Herbst honored

Babylon Junior-Senior High School Librarymedia specialist Jane Herbst has been awarded the 2006 SSLMA (Suffolk School Library Media Association) Achievement Award. More...

Babylon Masonic Lodge holds Mother's Day religious service at Berkshire Nursing Center

Members of Babylon Masonic Lodge and their wives held a special Mother's Day religious service followed by games and a sing along. Rev. Juanita Duryea Hilsenbeck who grew up in Babylon and has volunteered 37 years conducted the service. More...

Engagement of Kristin Lynn VanBourgondien to Joseph Segretto

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph VanBourgondien of Chesapeake, Virginia, announce the engagement of their daughter Kristin Lynn VanBourgondien to Joseph Segretto, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Segretto of Lindenhurst. An October 2007 wedding is planned. More...

Musical presentation at Christ Church Babylon, June 4th

Christ Church, the Episcopal Church in the Village of Babylon is pleased to announce the The Piper at Pentecost, by Euler & Lehrman, at Christ Church Babylon. More...

CAPS awards Johnson

Alane Fagin, executive director of Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS), presented Senator Owen Johnson with a plaque honoring his commitment to keeping every child safe from harm. More...

Laurel Park Elementary School hosts an Open Airways night

Laurel Park Elementary School, Brentwood, recently hosted Open Airways. This is a fun and educational program where children learn about asthma. It is presented by St. Joseph's College and hosted by the American Lung Association. More...

William Paca Lodge Vegas night to be held June 3

William Paca Lodge Sons of Italy is sponsoring a Vegas night, Saturday, June 3 at 841 Sunrise Hwy., West Babylon. The doors open 7 p.m. There will be Roulette, Blackjack and Beat the Dealer. Food and drink will be available. More...

Long Island Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation goes wild for a cure meeting on June 3

Li Chapter Of JDRF Holds Annual Family Team Meeting The Long Island Chapter of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) will be hosting its Walk To Cure Diabetes' Family Team Meeting on Saturday, June 3, 10 a.m. More...

South Suffolk Chapter of the National Organization for Women Pride Month program June 6

include getting the facts on same sex marriage, learning the legal issues that are being debated in the courts, discovering where same sex marriage is and isn't legal, why the right to marry is so important and what we can do to move the struggle for More...

Babylon sixth grader chosen for Jr. Scholastic World Press Corp.

Jonathan Amdur, a sixth grade student at Babylon Grade School, was chosen as one of 31 children from around the world to be a member of Junior Scholastic World Press Corp. One of the criteria for being chosen was to write an article about his town. More...

Life in a Small Village called Babylon, New York

Imagine a humble town about an hour from New York City. There are shops, tennis courst, schools and a beautiful lake in the middle of town. Well, that is what my family sees every day where I live. I live in a small village called Babylon. More...

Kidnastics school in Babylon Village had special visitor...

The four-year-old pre-kindergarten students at Kidnastics School in Babylon Village recently had a special visitor. Freddy Monday along with Monkey Sam and the All Zoo Band, entertained the children with a fun-filled sing-a-long concert. More...

BVAC art winners announced

Winners of the First Annual Window Painting Contest, Joys of Spring, sponsored by theB abylonVillage Arts Council, were Hannah McGarvey and Erin Quinn, first place; Melissa Tolve, second place; Gregory Griesner, third place. More...

Lindenhurst Firefighters respond to boat blaze

On May 9, the Lindenhurst Fire Department responded to South 9 Street after receiving a report about a boat fire that erupted next to a home. More...