International journalist and publisher, Joseph Van Denburg
by Tiffany Elliott
      Reporter, editor and publisher Joseph K. Van Denburg Jr., whose career took him all over the world, died Jan. 10, 2008 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was 91 years old. In Babylon Village, he lived on Sumpwams Place, then Kittiwake Lane. He also lived in Florida, Washington D.C. and London, before ...
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Muriel Beaumont, at 86
by Tiffany Elliott
      Longtime West Babylon resident Muriel Beaumont died Jan. 5, 2008. She was 86 and had lived on the same block for 50 years. Born in Brooklyn, she moved to West Babylon and was involved in many local clubs. Mrs. Beaumont leaves behind her daughter, Patricia; many cherished nieces and nephews and f...
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Eugene Simpson, of West Babylon, NYC police detective
by Tiffany Elliott
      Retired New York City Detective Eugene E. Simpson from West Babylon died Jan. 15, 2008 surrounded by his family. He was 81 years old. A World War II Navy veteran on the U.S.S. Essex, he was a devoted police officer at the 110th in Elmhurst, Queens for more than 40 years.
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