January 17, 2008 RSS feed / Events & Bulletin

Congressman King congratulates Babylon students nominations to academy

Congressman Pete King (R-Seaford) congratulates Robert Fletcher, shown below left, for earning a Congressional Nomination to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Fletcher will be graduating from Babylon High School this year. More...

Babylon Village volunteer awards committee set to work

The Babylon Village Awards Committee has been meeting to come up with ways of increasing the involvement of Village residents in the selection process of annual award winners. The committee is composed of past winners. More...

Students donate to Islip's Animal Shelter

Students from the Brentwood School District recently provided assistance for the Town of Islip's Animal Shelter. More...

Positions Dance Studio dancers perform annual holiday show at nursing home

Positions Dance Studio dancers performed their annual holiday show at Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center in December. The studio is located in Babylon Village. More...

Brumidi Lodge comedy show

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Constantino Brumidi Lodge #221, is sponsoring a comedy show to be held Sat., Jan. 26, 6:30 p.m. at the Lodge, 2075 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park. Tickets cost $40 per person for dinner and the show. More...

Irish Language school classes to begin

The Gerry Tobin Irish Language Schools will be holding its new semester of free, weekly, Irish Gaelic classes beginning Thursday, Feb. 7 as follows: •Mommy, Daddy & Me for children and their parents, 7:15 to 8 p.m. More...

Train show and craft fair fundraiser at Bethpage High

Mark your calendar and plan on bringing the entire family to the Bethpage High School PTSA train show and gift fair spectacular, to be held at Bethpage High School, Stewart Avenue, Jan. 19. The train show is from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. More...

St.Boniface Episcopal Church common prayer service

The annual Common Prayer Service for Christian Unity in Lindenhurst will be hosted by Saint Boniface Episcopal Church, Sun., Jan. 20, 4 p.m. More...

Bone marrow donor sought

A search for a bone marrow donor to match that of Lisa Gershowitz Flynn, the mother of two who is suffering from leukemia, will be held Jan. 17, 1:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 99 Cedar Swamp Rd., Jericho. More...

Eastern Star holding Supermarket Basket Bash

Amityville Chapter #700 Order of the Eastern Star will be holding a Supermarket Basket Bash, Friday, Feb. 1. The doors open 6:30 p.m. and the first game will be held at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 per person Cake and coffee will be served. More...

Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration

A birthday celebration honoring The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held Mon., Jan. 21, 10 a.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church, 20 Simmons St., Copiague. Lunch will be served after the celebration. More...

Our Lady of Grace pasta night

Our Lady of Grace Columbiettes will be holding a pasta night, Fri., Feb. 15, 7 to 10 p.m. The cost is $9 per ticket. For tickets information call Tina at 631-671-9492. More...

South Bay Cruising Club Video presentation

The South Bay Cruising Club will be offering a video presentation by Eric Forsyth on the Yacht Fiona entitled Sailing Around the World, Sat., Jan. 26, 2 50 4 p.m. at the West Islip Library, 3 Higbie Ln., West Islip. More...

THE BEACON'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, January 18 •Parenting Young Children: 7:30- 9:30 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. More...

Village of Babylon

The Village of Babylon offices will be closed and there will be no rubbish or garbage pick-up on Mon., Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. More...

W.I. students participate in "Friend for the Holidays" campaign

West Islip students in the kindergarten classes of Karen Tomlinson, Jennifer Greenman and Pam Hergerton at Westbrook Elementary School participated in A Friend for the Holidays campaign organized by radio stations WBLI and WBAB. More...

One father's experience leads to national kidney registery

When Garet Hil's youngest daughter was 10 years old, her kidneys unexpectedly failed. With the same blood type and after passing the required medical tests, Hil was scheduled for surgery to donate his kidney. More...

BaCCA offers Learn to Dance program

Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts (BaCCA) will be holding a program entitled Learn to Dance The Easy Way with Rico. The six week session runs from Feb. 5 to March 11, Tuesday evenings, 7:30 to 9 p.m. More...

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery winter recess programs

Wondering what sort of plans to make for your child's winter recess? Don't scratch your head, instead pick up the phone and call the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium. More...

Parenting support group

Family Service League's Iovino Family Center, 1444 Fifth Ave., Bay Shore, is offering a parenting support group to help ease parents through the daily struggles of parenting. The support group will meet for eight weeks, Thursdays, beginning Feb. More...

Parents' Resource Center groups to be held

The Parents' Resource Center of the Deer Park School District offers community members an informal forum in which to discuss ideas and ask questions about any relevant issues or concerns they may have. More...

N.B.S.D. holding kindergarten registration

North Babylon parents are reminded to register their kindergarten-age children for September 2008 classes. To be eligible for registration, children must be five years of age on or before Dec. 1, 2008. More...

Ascension Luthern Church to host womens programs

Women from Deer Park and surrounding communities are invited to attend a peer support group entitled Self Esteem in Relationships, sponsored by Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bay Shore Rd., Deer Park. More...

Ascension Church to host Luthern Basics classes

Pastor Dennis O'Rourke of Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bay Shore Rd., Deer Park, has announced the schedule for the next series of Lutheran Basics classes. More...

Southside Hospital hosts free community wellness lecture

Michael N. Kang, M.D., from the ISK Institute for Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Department of Orhopedic Surgery at Southside Hospital, will host a lecture, Diagnosis and Treatment of Hip and Knee Arthritis." The lecture will be held Mon., Jan. More...

Brumidi Lodge hosts Valentine dinner and dance

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Constantino Brumidi Lodge #221, is sponsoring a Valentine dance, to be held Sat., Feb. 9, 8 p.m. to midnight at the Lodge, 2075 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park. Tickets cost $40 per person for dinner and DJ. More...

Amityville Artists' Circle Gallery to host open house

Saturday, Jan.19 marks the third open house reception for the Amityville Artists' Circle Gallery. More...

Ascension Lutheran Church to host programs

Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bay Shore Rd., Deer Park, has two special programs for the community. There is a healing service on the first Saturday of every month at 5 p.m. in the chapel. More...