Legislator Tom Barraga attends Brownie Badge Ceremony for Troop #1026
      Suffolk County Legislator Tom Barraga recently attended the badge ceremony for Brownie members of Troop #1026 in West Islip.
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West Islip Day Care Center yard sale to be held July 7
      The West Islip Day Care Center, a non-profit organization, will hold its annual fundraising yard sale Saturday,July 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 600 Montauk Hwy., West Islip. For information call Mary Gale at 631-666-3142.
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. Congressman Steve Israel visits young children at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Health Center in support of Reach Out and Read
      Physicians at Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Health Center (MLK) are sending families home from check-ups with free books and a very important prescription - "read aloud to your children.
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Girl Scouts of Suffolk County joins Babylon Town Supervisor and Marine Corps. for Operation Cookie Campaign for U.S. soldiers
      Babylon's Girl Scouts join with the town of Babylon and the Marine Corps League to send a truckload of Girl Scout cookies to the U.S. Soldiers serving overseas and in military hospitals.
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THE BEACON'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS
      The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, June 22 +New Mother's Support Group: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. $50 per couple. To register call 376-4444.
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Order of the Eastern Star to host Chinese auction and antique appraisal
      The Order of the Eastern Star will host its fourth annual Chinese auction, Friday, July 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Amityville Masonic Lodge, 14 Avon Pl., Amityville. The doors open 6 p.m. Free dessert and coffee or tea will be served and hot dogs will be sold. Admission and one sheet of numbers is $7.
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