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October 2, 2008 / Front Page

West Babylon's rising student artists

Santapogue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District selected Olivia Golebiewski's artwork to be featured as "Artist of the Week" for September 22, 2008. More...

Lindenhurst looks to put limits on use of PODS

By Lena Pennino

A popular alternative to renting storage units, is to rent PODS — large trailers that sit in driveways. People then load them at their convenience, and later they are hauled away to homes or a special storage facility. More...

Annual Suffolk OTB charity golf outing; local and equine charities are beneficiaries

Monday, Sept. 15 proved to be a perfect weather day for the annual Suffolk Off-Track Betting Employee Charity Golf Outing. Held at Bethpage State Park, golfers tackled the Green Course as they generously assisted two deserving charities. More...

WBHS varsity football team recognized by U.S. Marines

Coach Albert Ritacco, stands alongside players from the West Babylon High School Varsity Football Team that were recently recognized by the United States Marine Corps for athletic excellence. Sgt. More...

Four arrested for break-in to home in North Amityville

Suffolk County Police arrested four men Wednesday after a burglary at an occupied home in North Amityville early this morning. Police gave this account: Two armed men entered a home at 45 North Ronald Dr. at 4:25 a.m. More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

West Babylons Santapogue Elementary wins grant from Sprint

Santapogue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District won a $5,000 grant from Sprint recently. The money from the 2008 Sprint Ahead for Education program will go toward the character education program at the school. More...

Babylon Junior-Senior High School students prepare for transition

As the end of summer vacation approached, the incoming seventh-grade class at Babylon Junior-Senior High School began preparing for the next step in their academic journey - the start of junior high school. More...

Lindenhurst Kiwanis Club hosts annual steak fry to raise funds for scholarships

The 50th annual Larry Troiano Memorial Steak Fry sponsored by the Lindenhurst Kiwanis Club, raised thousands of dollars for scholarships for Lindenhurst High School students. More...

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Library

This week at the library

Babylon Library, 24 South Carll Ave. 669-1624 •Computer Kindergarten for Adults: Mon. Oct. 6 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10 pp fee. •Poetry in the Village: Sun. Oct. 12 from 2-4 p.m. •Register for the Afterlife with Adrienne: Wed. More...

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Events & Bulletin

THE BEACON'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: SATURDAY,October 4 •Amputee Support: 1:30 p.m, Southside Hospital, 301 E. Main Street, Bay Shore. For info., call 968- 3477. More...

Divine dollars go to St. Joseph's Church and local hospitals

By Lena Pennino

When Helen Dodd, 104, died this year, she willed away 4.8 million dollars to local hospitals and a parish who took care of her family's spiritual and physical health. St. More...

Babylonian helps develop communications plan for third world countries

Brian Levine, the son of Anita Levine of Babylon, and the late Irwin Levine, graduated recently from New York University Medical School in May and is one of 40 scholars at NYU's Reynolds Foundation Program of Social Entrepreneurship. More...

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Opinion

Editorial

Americans need Congress to act

The partisan bickering going on in Washington is a slap in the face to every citizen of this country suffering from the economic fallout from the failures of their elected officials to act responsibly and decisively in this mortgage and lending cri More...