Get News Updates RSS RSS Feed
February 7th, 2008
Search Archives



The online version of this week's news is available to Beacon subscribers only. To subscribe, click here.

Suffolk County has adopted a multi-pronged approach to reduce nitrogen pollution from fertilizer leaching, including the prohibition of fertilizer application during cold weather and a requirement that licensed landscapers be trained in its proper use and application. The new law was signed last m... More...

Responding to reports of customer intimidation and vandalism along the business district in the Village of Lindenhurst, S.C. Leg. Wayne Horsley (D - Babylon) and Lindenhurst Village Mayor Thomas A. Brennan joined with village merchants and code enforcement officers to tout the effectiveness of re... More...

Babylon Town Supervisor Steve Bellone and his wife Tracey are the proud parents of their first child, a daughter Katherine Ann Bellone. Katherine was born Jan. 21, 2008 at 9:15 p.m. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Proud grandparents are Jack and Rita Scala of Lindenhurst and Rita Bellone of North ... More...

•Named to the dean's list for the fall 2007 semester at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina are the following local residents: Kelly L. Moody of Bay Shore and Alexandra Aita of Islip •Omodolapo Familusi, of Central Islip, was named to the dean's list for the fall 2007 ... More...
While it's common for districtwide instructional staff to meet with the Superintendent and central office administration days before the beginning of a new school year to prepare for the return and subsequent instruction of students, in Deer Park, every school staff member took part in a very uniq... More...
I can't let "sleeping dogs lie". Have you ever been looking for one precious thing, and instead stumbled on another? While on perpetual search in Babylon for the tomb of Sensation, Westminster's emblem Pointer, I may have found the grave of a Gordon Setter entered twice by August Belmont Jr. in t... More...
Babylon, 24 S. Carll Ave. 669-1624 •Make & Eat Some Valentine Chocolates: Sat., Feb. 9 from 12-1:30 p.m. for grades 6-12. •Adult Valentine Craft: Mon., Feb. 11 from 7-9 p.m. $3 fee. •Researching your Home: Tues., Feb. 12 from 7-8:45 p.m. More...
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: SATURDAY, Feb. 9 •Bariatric Support Group: 9-10:30 a.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. For info. call 376-4444. More...
Longtime West Islip resident Vivian A. Bradley, who was a loving foster mother to many children in Suffolk County, died after a long-term illness Dec. 31, 2007. She was 81. Born in the Bronx in 1926, she graduated Evander Childs High School in January of 1944. In 1946, she met and married a Briti... More...
A recent survey by Suffolk County of more than 15 establishments that sell beer showed that many business owners are getting the message: It is illegal and morally wrong to make a quick buck by selling alcohol, or tobacco for that matter, to minors. More...
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK - DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FREMONT HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-1 , Plaintiff, AGAINST SATERIA HATCHER, ET AL., Defendant(s). More...