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Today's news, Oct. 29: Babylon GOP hosts Salute to 2008 Candidtes dinner
Republicans in the Town of Babylon held a salute to their 2008 candidates at a fundraiser dinner Oct. 22 at Chateau LaMer in Lindenhurst. More...
Today's news, Oct. 28:Babylon HS Presents the Broadway Musical Urinetown

A tale of greed, corruption, love, and revolution in a time of a terrible water shortage in a Gotham-like city is about to unfold on the stage at Babylon Junior-Senior High School as the school More...

New York State candidates talk finances: Tough decisions in tough times
By Tracy Bongianni, Tiffany Elliott and Carolyn James

The economy's flagging, consumer credit is tight, investments are in the basement, and the cost of gasoline and almost everything else is out of sight. What's a state to do? Like its residents, New York is facing some serious financial issues in the coming year, and must look at ways to rein in spending. More...

 People/Social
• article has image Local Girl Scouts achieve Silver Award
Girl Scouts Kimberly Block, Sydney Giannini and Larisa Zambelli recently received the Silver Award at a ceremony at Robert Frost Middle School. Carol Quirk, Babylon Town Clerk, was on hand to present the girls with certificates from the Town and to congratulate them on a job well done. More...
• article has image Lions Club recognized as Model Club
• article has image Raising awareness in school zones
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 Columnists
• article has image Pets, Pets, Pets
Cyrus: An Alternative Black Cat Tale for Halloween
There's power a-plenty in a purr. As little "Cyrus", a dime-a-dozen black kitten, lay in the road with two broken legs, he purred loudly, despite his pain. He hadn't a clue that his mile-a-minute motor would attract a parade of kind people, including the veterinary specialists who would perform his surgery without charge. More...
• article has image Poster Pets of the Week
• HEARD IT ON THE GRAPEVINE
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 Library
• This week at the library
Babylon Library, 24 South Carll Ave. 669-1624 •NY Ghost Hunting Team: Mon. Oct. 27 from 7-8 p.m. •Things that Go Bump in the Night: Wed. Oct. 29 from 7-8 p.m. •Babylon Chorale: Sun. Nov. 2 from 2-4 p.m. 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: FRIDAY, October 24 •New Mothers' Support Group: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. $50 x 5 sessions. To register call 376-4444. More...
• Coffee house to be held Oct. 25
• Vendors wanted for holiday fair
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 Obituaries
• article has image Mary Howell, lifelong Babylon Village resident and volunteer
Lifelong Babylon Village resident Mary G. Howell, who loved her her community, died Sept. 22, 2008. She was 91-years old and was a devoted homemaker and area volunteer. Born on Colt Avenue in Babylon Village, she lived on Bulger Street for many years. More...
• Robert Duley, 47 years old, of Lindenhurst
• Gertrude Caputo, 47-year Lindenhurst resident
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 Opinion
• Our endorsements, New York State
At the center of this year's elections in the New York State Legislature is the single-vote majority that the Republicans currently hold in the Senate. With one less Republican heading to Albany after the November elections, the entire state government from the governor's office to the Assembly to the Senate could be in the hands of one party. More...
• article has image DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
• Levy's budget does not care for the poor in Suffolk
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