The Babylon Rotary Club and organizers of the 10K Dirty Sock Run recently presented a check for $7,000 to the Babylon Village Clergy Cluster food pantry. The presentation was made at the Rotary Club's meeting at the Long Island Yacht Club. Pastor Tom Sutter, of the First Presbyterian Church, accep... More...
Jonathan Reese, a former West Babylon High School lacrosse and football player who went on to play at Yale, was named recently to the Suffolk County Sports Hall of Fame. He still holds the national record for leading scorer in a season with 82 (and 15 assists), which he accomplished in 1990. More...
Services were held last week for Donald Wright, a 55- year volunteer with the Babylon Fire Department and a member of one of the oldest families in the Village. He was 80 years old. Mr. Wright was born and raised in Babylon, the son of Grace and Ralph Wright and the grandson of Sidney Smith, who ... More...
When Grumman laid off hundreds of Long Island employees, Richard DeBetta, who had worked on the lunar module, turned to Eastern Suffolk BOCES for employment. More...
Mix It Up Day - a time during which interaction across group lines in schools can help reduce prejudice and improve intergroup relations - was held in both of West Islip's middle schools. The day was used to encourage new friendships and reduce the possibility of bullying. More...
Talk about bursting the Beagle bubble. Wed. 11 AM: I'm at Cipriani Dolci in Grand Central for the Metropolitan Dog Club brunch/satellite broadcast with Uno the winning Westminster Beagle and the Best In Show judge… Uno (aka Champion K-Run's Park Me In First), fresh from his TV morning sho... More...
Babylon, 24 S. Carll Ave. 669-1624 •Chinese New Year Buffet: 7-8:30 p.m., Tues., Feb. 26. Learn to prepare food & sample it. $3 pp fee. •Register to see Inishfree Irish Dancers: Mon., March 3 from 7-8 p.m. •Tai Chi for Arthritis: Mon., March 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 & 14 from 10-11 a.m. $12 p... More...
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, February 22 •New Mothers' Support Group: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, W. Islip. $50 per family x5 sessions. To register call 376-4444. More...
Master saltwater fisherman and captain Einar "Doc" Grell loved the ocean and spent as much time as he could near it. He told his family he moved to Long Island to be near the water and spent much of his time on Fire Island and in the Great South Bay. The 28-year Babylon Village resident died Jan. ... More...
A few observations from the news recently. •Dear Andy, Roger Brian and all others involved in the baseball scandal, we'd like to offer you a coaching tip: come clean. More...
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK - U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CREDIT SUISSE HEAT 2005-9 , Plaintiff, AGAINST HENRY MCKEY, ET AL., Defendant(s). More...
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West Babylon students help raise awareness for sick and hungry populations of the world