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March 20th, 2008
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Lindenhurst's West Gates Avenue Elementary School lunchroom aide Jill Vaneck for administering the Heimlich maneuver to a fourth grade student choking on food and unable to breathe. Thanks to Vaneck's quick thinking, she was able to dislodge the food from the boy's throat, possibly saving his life... More...

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Deer Park High School e-CommerceEd and Small Business Management students, known as "Binger's Bunch," under the guidance of teacher Nancy Binger, have won the award for Best Written Business Plan in New York State for their ScoresUp websites. More...


If you build it, we won't come. That was the message West Islip residents had for the Walgreen's Pharmacy, which is looking to put up a store on the west side of LaGrange Inn. The proposal was presented at an informal meeting called by the West Islip Chamber of Commerce, Thurs., March 13. More...


Caroline and Randy Clouser of Princeton, New Jersey, announce the birth of their daughter, Reagan Leigh, who was born Jan. 31, 2008 at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. Caroline is the former Caroline James of Lindenhurst, a 1986 graduate of Lindenhurst High School. More...
The Farmingdale State College's sixth annual Health and Wellness Fair will be held Thurs., April 17 at the college, 2350 Broadhollow Rd., Farmingdale in the Roosevelt Hall multi-purpose room 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. More...
Updating the search for the Westminster Kennel Club clubhouse in Babylon: A street discrepancy, an 8-letter difference, in a 1923 Babylon Leader edition creates a burning question concerning the Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) fire. Even primary sources tend to conflict or contain errors. It seem... More...
Babylon, 24 S. Carll Ave. 669-1624 •AARP Driver's Safety Program: Wed. March 26 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10 pp fee. •SAT Prep Course: Mon. March 31, April 7, 14, 28 from 6:15-8:45 p.m. $75 pp fee. •Quesadillas: Tues. April 1 from 7- 8 p.m. $3 fee. More...
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, March 21 •Widow & Widowers Group: 7:30- 9:30 p.m., St. Joseph's Church, 39 North Carll Ave., Babylon. For info. call 862-1243. More...
Longtime Bay Shore resident and registered nurse Mary Anne Nordhausen died Jan. 25, 2008. She was 70, and dedicated her life to caring for others. Raised in Oceanside, she was a 1957 graduate of of St. Vincent's School of Nursing. She moved with her husband James B. to Bay Shore where they raised... More...
The swearing-in of Gov. David A. Paterson on Monday put to an end to a sad era of politics in New York State, one in which a man of great potential was pulled down by his own limits and frailties. It is a story repeated throughout human history, but one that still manages to take your breath away ... More...
LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the resolution published herewith has been adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York on February 13, More...