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People in the News

Dominick L. Alese was recently appointed Vice President of Administration at West Islip's Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center. Alese has recently returned to Good Samaritan after serving three years as vice president of administration for St. More...

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Schools/Sports

Babylon bounces back, beats Baymen 34-6

BY TONY SPOTA

Up from an ugly defeat, the Babylon Panthers ripped the Hampton Bays Baymen at Williams Field, Saturday. The Black D stifled the Baymen, keeping them to a net 87 yards (only 26 rushing) from scrimmage in a 34-6 victory. More...

W.I. student receives prestigious music invitation

scored a perfect 800 on his math SAT, scored 5s on last year's AP Physics and AP Statistics exams, and placed second in the Suffolk County Math Compe- tition. More...

Babylon's ballplayers beat Half Hollow Hills

Babylon 5th Grade Baseball played Half Hollow Hills Saturday September 22, at North Babylon's Phelps Lane, winning 11-1. Babylon continues to slug its way around the bases. More...

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Library

This week at the library

Babylon, 24 S. Carll Ave 669-1624 •Miracles of the Mind: Wednesday, October 10 from 7-8 p.m. Find out of its really possible to read minds! •"So You Want to be a Model": Thursday, October 11 from 7-8:30 p.m. for grades 6-12. More...

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Events & Bulletin

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, October 5 •New Mother's Support Group: 1:30-3 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. $50 per family x5 sessions. More...

Countywide task force on underage drinking established

Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern (D-Huntington) 16th LD announced that a County-Wide Underage Drinking Task Force to study the problem of underage drinking in Suffolk County has been established. More...

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Opinion

We hear the silence from Albany all the way here on L.I.

We'd like to say that we are relieved to see that some New York State lawmakers, specifically from the Assembly Republican Conference, have spoken out against the decision by New York State Gov. More...

plan is good for our region

Dear Editor: Please be advised that as a business owner on Long Island who relies on deliveries of raw materials from outside of our region that I am in favor of the intermodal facility and feel that your position is a misguided attempt at "not i More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

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A smooth opening day as students head back to school in Babylon

BY JANINE LOGAN

Eighteen hundred and eighty six students headed off to Babylon Public Schools on Wednesday, September 5, 2007, and the board of education held its first meeting of the new school year just five days later. More...

West Islip Fire Department sees increase in number of calls over summer months

The West Islip Fire Department released the total number of responses they made to alarm calls for the month of July. More...

People/Social

Amityville Artists' Circle studio tour October 6

The Amityville Artists' Circle studio tour will be held Saturday, October 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets/map will be available for $10 at the Artists Circle Gallery, 186 Broadway and at Artists' table at the Rotary Apple Festival. More...

Open Educational Forum be held October 10

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Central L.I. Branch will present The Miseducation of Children of Color, the third in a series of open educational forums, Wednesday, October 10, 7 to 9 p.m. More...

Copiague K of C Nite at the Races to be held October 13

The Copiague Knights of Columbus (#9267)has an exciting evening planned with a Nite at the Races, Saturday, October 13, 7 p.m. at the V.F.W. Post located, 270 Trouville Rd., Copiague. More...

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Columnists - Free Access

Heard It On The Grapevine

By Frick and Frack

IT WAS A WEATHER PERFECT DAY for the 15th annual Louis H. Orr Jr. memorial race which was held at the Babylon Yacht Club last Sunday. More...

Pets, Pets, Pets

by Joanne Anderson

"I want all of you to know without a glimmer of uncertainty, that all of our pets, and animals of every kind, live on the Other Side, also known as "heaven" or "the afterlife." ... Sylvia Browne, psychic and spiritual teacher... More...

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Obituaries

Dank Tree Experts owner, Dan Dankenbrink

by Tiffany Elliott

Daniel H. "Dan" Dankenbrink, the owner of Dank, Inc., a tree care company based in Massapequa for more than 30 years, died suddenly September 3, 2007 at New Island Hospital in Bethpage. The longtime Amityville resident was 55 years old. More...

Dick Kenny, retired S.C. 1st Precinct Lieutenant

by Tiffany Elliott

Retired Suffolk County Police Lieutenant, and longtime Amityville Village resident Richard "Dick" W. Kenny died September 16, 2007 in Mahwah, New Jersey. He was 74 years old. More...

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