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Laurel Park Elementary School hosts Pot Luck dinner
     Laurel Park Elementary School in the Brentwood School District recently held its first annual PTA potluck dinner. In order to enjoy the food, entertainment and puppet concert, guests had to bring a home cooked entree of choice.
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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. Students meet weekly for 45 minutes for six weeks and receive valuable
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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. For more information call 631-669-9394 up to 4 p.m. only.
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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. In addition Dan Gilrein of Cornell University will hold a lecture on insect contro
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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. to noon at Dave & Busters in Farmingdale. Last year, the Long Island Chapter of JDRF
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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. There will be food, drinks, cotton candy, rides for the children, vend
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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 equal rights forward. There will be a question an
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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. During the event, held at the Village Crossroads Restaurant in Calverton, she was praised for her "outstanding contribution to the schoo
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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. He has written articles, which can be viewed online
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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. The oldest mother, Julia Romano, received a piece of jewelry fr
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Life in a Small Village called Babylon, New York
by Jonathan Amdur
     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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Honorable Mention went to Cecilia McCaffrey, Emily Sweet, Alison Sweet, Ali
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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. Upon arrival, the Chief had heavy fire with two boats burning and shortly thereafter an explosion, possibly from a 20-pound gas tank on board one of the boats
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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. A legislative appropriation from the Senator has helped CAPS, Long Island's leading organization dedicated to prevent
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