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Heard It On The Grapevine DIDN'T THE VILLAGE LOOK BEAUTIFUL FOR THE HOLIDAYS? If they ran a contest for the most beautiful Village on Long Island over Christmas, the winner would be our Village - hands down. The beauty translated into good business for our merchants. Talked to several happy store owners who said their shops actually benefited from the postponement of the Old-Fashioned Nite of Shopping as people came out on the planned date in spite of the weather, and then came out again the next Friday. Thanks to the Babylon Village Chamber, the Beautification Society, the "Busy Women," Conklin House, Historical Society and all of the organizations who worked so hard. AND SPEAKING OF THE VILLAGE: It's quite a feather in the caps of the two local restaurants who were listed among the top 10 restaurants in Long Island by Newsday. Congrats to Emerson's and Horace and Sylvia's for the rave reviews they received on this prestigious selection. THE GANG WAS ALL THERE for the annual New Year's Eve celebration at Parkwood Cafe. Their special menu features several long-time favorites. Of course, "the ladies" were there and looked terrific in their New Year's Eve finery -Rose Mary Halpin, Kay Baker, Kathleen Chapey, Katherine Fallon, Shirl Skeffington, and her sister Libby Orr carried on the New Year's Eve tradition at Mohammed's and it's always a pleasure to see Mary Beth Wright, the invaluable secretary in the Mayor's office (what would we do without her?) After the customers leave, Mohammed throws a big party for the wait staff and their husbands where they have a chance to relax and enjoy the delicious food and ambience after all of their hard work. Other Babylon spots were busy too. Heard that Horace and Sylvia's had a New Year's Eve party. The Pier also had a celebration. THEY CELEBRATE OVER COFFEE and how the "Sewer Society" got its name. Thirty five years ago a small group of Village businessmen decided to get together to exchange news about the Village and enjoy breakfast together. Former Village Clerk, the late Dick de Lunca got the group together at the then Highway Diner on Main Street. Their second meeting place was over at the Oak Beach Store, and they they gathered at the Bergen Point Golf Club which is located near the sewer plant, hence the name. For several years now they have been meeting at the Delphi Diner in West Islip. Over the years the group has become a social one - of course they still discuss business and also local "gossip." Many of the late members were very well known - Mayor Gil Hanse, Trustee John Rinklin, John Walbridge, Bill Torrey, Fred Becker, Tip Healy and many others. Owen O'Neill was there at the beginning and still enjoys Wednesday breakfasts with the guys. IT WAS A NEW DAY IN ALBANY ON JANUARY 1 when Elliot Spitzer took the office as Governor and Andrew Cuomo was sworn in as Attorney General. Among the invitees for the occasion was former Suffolk County Executive Pat Halpin of Babylon Village. Pat was also on hand for the State of the State address as was our Assemblyman Bob Sweeney. Pat's friendship with the Governor goes back many years when he was a practicing attorney in Manhattan and was a frequent guest on Pat's New York based T.V. show, "News Talk."
SPECIAL HONORS FOR MARI RENDICH ZIMET. Mari, the daughter of Peg Rendich of Babylon Village has recently been awarded the Rockland County Association Educational leadership Award for 2006. A graduate of Babylon High School, she received her B.A. from the College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Maryland and a Master of Science degree in speech language and pathology from Loyola College of Baltimore, Maryland. She also earned a professional diploma in educational administration fromLong Island University as well as additional credits in special education from Hofstra University. She is married to Mike Zimet and they live in Stony Point, New York. She is currently the director of special services for the North Rockland Central School District where she supervises 152 special education and related services professions providing educational support to 1,265 students with disabilities.
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