January 22, 2009 RSS feed / Events & Bulletin

Boy Scout Troop 1634 of W. Babylon to hold open house

Boy Scout Troop 1634 of West Babylon will be holding an open house, Mon., Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 1634, 10 Bruce St., West Babylon. Either attend that evening or email scouts1634@aol.com for map and information. More...

Babylon Green Party gathering featuring poet reading

On Wed., Feb. 4, 7 p.m., the Babylon Green Party Gathering will feature a reading from 2007 Poet Laureate of the Blogosphere Amy King at Pisces Café, 14A Railroad Ave., Babylon. Food will be served. More...

Our Lady of Grace Church to hold Supermarket Bingo night

The Columbiettes of Our Lady of Grace Church, will be holding a supermarket Bingo Fri., Feb. 6, 7 to 10 p.m. at the Church, 666 Albin Ave., West Babylon. The doors open at 6 p.m. Admission is $2 per person. More...

Amvets Nite at the Races

AMVETS Post #178 will be sponsoring a Nite at the Races to be held Sat., Feb 7, 7 p.m. The cost is $10 per person and includes a dinner of spaghetti, meatballs and sausages, salad and bread plus beer, soda, coffee, tea and dessert. More...

Audubon Society winter fundraiser and seed sale

The Great South Bay Audubon Society will hold its winter fundraising seed sale at the Wild Birds Unlimited Nature Shop, 911 Montauk Hwy., Oakdale, 631-218-2473. More...

Constantino Brumidi Lodge to host dinner show

The Constantino Brumidi Lodge, 2075 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park, is sponsoring a comedy show on Sat., Jan. 24. The doors open promptly at 6:30 p.m. and a full sit-down dinner will be served. More...

Babylon Little League registration for 2009

Babylon Little League will be holding final registration for the 2009 season for baseball and softball at Babylon Village Hall, 153 West Main St. on Jan. 24, 9 a.m. More...

Constantino Brumidi Lodge to host Vegas night

The Constantino Brumidi Lodge, 2075 Deer Park Ave., Deer Park is sponsoring a Vegas night, Fri., Jan. 23. The doors open at 7 p.m. Food and drinks will be available. For more information, call 631-586-3928. More...

Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition relocated its office

As of Jan. 1, the Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition (BBCC) relocated its office from Babylon Village to 100 Montauk Highway in Copiague. The move was necessitated by the need for larger quarters and greater privacy. More...

Bay Shore High School senior named for outstanding National Achievement

Bay Shore High School senior Shae Felicien has been named among 3,000 outstanding National Achievement Scholarship Program participants. Ms. More...

Bay Shore Historical Society meeting and show

The DVD entitled The Bay Shore Story will be presented at the next meeting of the Bay Shore Historical Society, Thurs., Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m. at the Bay Shore Brightwaters Library, 1 South Country Rd., Brightwaters. More...

ADHD In Adults: A Real And Treatable Medical Disorder

(NAPSA)-We all know friends, coworkers or family members who are disorganized, always late for appointments, and constantly starting tasks and not finishing them. More...

Nuts About Pistachios

(NAPSA)-More than just a tasty snack, tree nutssuch as pistachios-may actually help lower the risk of heart disease. Plus, research shows that nut consumption is associated with a lower body mass index and has not been shown to cause weight gain. More...

THE BEACON'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, Jan. 23 •New Mother's Support Group: 11 am.-12:30 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. $50 per family, 5 sessions. More...

Our Lady of Lourdes fall concert and evening of prayer

Our Lady of Lourdes Church (OLL), 455 Hunter Ave., West Islip will host an evening of music and prayer with Dan Schutte, one of the renowned St. More...

Victory Pro Wrestling held in Deer Park Community Center

Victory Pro Wrestling will be at the Deer Park Community Center on Sat., Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. WWE, WCW & ECW Superstar Big Vito will be coming down to wrestle Nick Noshus. More...

South Shore Audubon Society conducting bird walk

The South Shore Audubon Society will be conducting a bird walk at the Massapequa Preserve from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Sun., Feb. 1. Walk leaders and other bird and nature enthusiasts will be happy to share their knowledge and exper ience wi th you. More...

Utopia Home Care offers free Caregiver Training at Babylon office

Utopia Home Care, Inc. announced that it will hold its free caregiver training classes at its Babylon office, 120 Deer Park Ave. as a community service, Wed., Feb. 4. More...

Lindenhurst Youth Center annual Country Line Dance

The Lindenhurst Youth Center will be holding its fourth annual fundraising Country Line Dance, Fri., Feb. 6, 7 to 11 p.m. at Lindenhurst Fireman's Pavilion off Wellwood Avenue. Beer, wine and soda will be included. More...

Sen. Fuschillo reminds Town of Babylon residents about Star program

Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) is reminding all Town of Babylon residents that they can save on their school taxes through New York State's STAR program. More...

Babylon Village Art Council concert

The Babylon Village Art Council will hold its Second Thursday concert, Thurs., Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m. at Astoria Federal Savings Bank, 180 West Main St. in Babylon Village. The concert will feature Harp Beat. More...

Family Service League offers parenting support

Family Service League's Iovino Family Center, located at 1444 Fifth Ave., Bay Shore, is offering a parenting support group to help ease parents through the daily struggles of parenting. More...

Babylon's kindergarten registration dates

The Babylon School District offers a full-day kindergarten program for students residing within district lines. More...

Silver Chords SATB chorus scheduling auditions

The Silver Chords, an intergenerational community SATB chorus will be having scheduled auditions each Saturday morning through February at the Eugene Cannataro Senior Citizens Center, 420 Middle Country Road (Route 25) in Smithtown. More...

New York State Correction Officer examination scheduled for April 4

A statewide competitive Civil Service exam for the position of correction officer trainee will be held on April 4. There are no minimum requirements for taking this written examination. More...

Good Samaritan opens Rehabilitation Center

Islip Town Councilmen Steve Flotteron, shown second from right and Gene Parrington, fourth from right, recently attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new rehabilitation center at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. More...

BVAC presents Poetry in the Village

The "Poet ry in the Vi l lage" series continues at 2 p.m. Sun., Feb. 8 with readings from Robert Savino and Andrew Boerum. Savino, of West Islip, is the winner of the 2008 Oberon Poetry Prize. More...

Treat Yourself To Better Nutrition

Treat Yourself To Better Nutrition (NAPSA)-According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, less than 10 percent of Americans are consuming the recommended levels of fiber each day. More...

Protect preteens and teens through vaccination

(NAPSA)-What began for Gerald Pe as a pleasant day at the beach quickly turned into a fight for his life and resulted in him losing portions of his feet and suffering organ failure. More...