By Carolyn James
Babylon Town officials issued numerous summonses to the owners of the Zodiac Lounge in West Babylon last week after they learned that the owners were operating a More...
The Babylon Village Arts Council opens its third season of the Second Thursday Concert series on Thurs., Sept. 11, featuring Milton and the Band. The concert will be held at Astoria Federal Savings Bank located at 180 West. Main Street, Babylon Village. The music begins at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. More...
Margaret Joan Haugen never realized she would become a crusader for her community when she moved to West Babylon in 1952. But it didn't take her long to take the lead on a project that would change West Babylon forever. When she made West Babylon her home, she found she had to visit other libraries because West Babylon had no library of its own. More...
at Babylon Town Hall in North Lindenhurst. During the hot weather in July workers from Kings Park Industries spread hot molten asphalt down on a new parking lot. They also opened a trench along the east side of the building to improve drainage. The area was leveled, graded and the building now sports a new, smooth parking area. More...
With a record number of young runners, St. Joseph's Parish track team competed in the 2008 CYO Long Island Championships, held on June 18th and 19th at the Mitchell Field Sports Complex in Uniondale. More...
Imagine writing a letter to Charles Darwin and having him answer. This particular 1874 inquiry was about dog suicides. Odd topic, wouldn't you say? An 1888 magazine contains an essay where Lillie Devereux Blake, a writer and suffragette, expresses her belief that distraught dogs do kill themselves. More...
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: SUN., Aug. 31 •Debtors Anonymous: 6:30 p.m., The Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bayshore Rd., Room 9, Deer Park. For info., call 917-319-2819. More...
Longtime Babylon resident and 48-year fire department member James Alexander McGuire died July 2, 2008 of complications of kidney cancer. He was 78 and had lived in Babylon for 55 years. He was born in Southampton Hospital on September 16, 1929 to Edward F. and Nora (nee Durkan) and later served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. More...
State must take action on escalating property taxes
The New York State proposal, supported by Gov. David Paterson and passed by the Senate, to enact a tax cap on school spending may not be the total answer to escalating real estate property costs, particularly here on Long Island, but it is a beginning. More...
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