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Local folks in the news

Gwendolyn Brown of North Amityville, was recently installed as President of the Long Island Central Branch Chapter of the NAACP. Brown has served in that capacity since 1995 and was recently reelected to another two-year term. More...

ZBA hears application for 14 new housing units in Babylon Village

By Carolyn James

A proposal to construct housing units on property located at Park Avenue and South Carll Avenue came before the Babylon Village Zoning Board of Appeals Jan. 21. More...

Special Sections

Library

This week at the library

Babylon Library, 24 South Carll Ave. 669-1624 •Poetry in the Village: Sun. Feb. 8 from 2-4 p.m. Adult program. •Sign up for Intro to Email: Tues. Feb. 17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10 pp fee. •Senior Advocate: Tues. Feb. More...

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Events & Bulletin

THE BEACON'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: FRIDAY, Feb. 6 •Breastfeeding your Baby Course: 7-9:30 p.m., Good Samaritan Hospital, 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip. For info., call 376-4444. More...

Annual Shabbat Across America celebration

On Fri., March 20, Jews across America will join together to celebrate Shabbat with dinner and services for the 13th annual Shabbat Across America Celebration. You are welcome to take part in dinner at 6 p.m. and services at 8 p.m. More...

O'Neill family welcomes Declan

Stephen and Kerry O'Neill announce the birth of their son Declan James, Dec. 4, 2008. He was six pounds and nineteen inches long. The grandparents are Joe and Ann O'Neill of Ireland and Patricia and the late James K. Smith of Babylon Village. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Legals

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE OF AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES, INC., ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, QUEST TRUST SERIES 2006-X1 UNDER THE POOLING & SERVICING AGREEMENT DAT More...

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Babylon PTSA revives its Family Network and reviews survey results

Call for total community committment to address problems
By Janine Logan

Dialogue between teens and parents must be peer group driven if productive and proactive conversations about risky and anti-social behaviors are to take place agreed Babylon parents who attended a January 6, 2009 meeting that reviewed the results o More...

Lindenhurst BOE welcomes Johanna Dillenbeck

Johanna Dillenbeck has been appointed by the Board of Education as the Middle School chairperson of special education for the Lindenhurst School District. She has taken the position left by her predecessor, Paul Hewett. More...

Lindenhurst Village gets grant to refurbish court

By Carolyn James

The Village of Lindenhurst has received a grant of $27,662 from Assemblyman Bob Sweeney's office, funds that will be used to put in new seats, carpeting and a new PA system in the Village Court Room. More...

Columnists - Free Access

HEARD IT ON THE GRAPEVINE

by Jane Warren

will return next week. Readers can write to Jane Warren, c/o The Beacon Newspaper, 65 Deer Park Ave., Babylon NY 11702, or send her items via email at acjnews@ rcn.com. Please include "Grapevine" in the subject line. More...

Pets, Pets, Pets

Editor's Note: On Feb.11, after the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show," Pets" columnist Joanne Anderson will be joining the nation's new top K-9 and dog dignitaries to celebrate when she also receives the Metropolitan Dog Club "President's Award" d More...

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Obituaries

Babylon Villager, Anna Woodford, at 93

by Tiffany Elliott

Devoted mother and grandmother Anna Maria Woodford died Jan. 11, 2009 after an illness. She was 93 years old and lived in Babylon Village for more than 50 years. More...

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Opinion

Long Islanders need to stand together and fight this economic crisis

Editorial

The current economic crisis calls for standing tall and making tough decisions, and that goes for families at home, and their elected officials in office. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS—

by Kevin Eastwood

Full Story

Difficult times offer new opportunities

Public Commentary
By Mariel A. Dumas

There are times when we look in the mirror and barely recognize what we see. The same is true for our country in troubling times. It is hard to see the cracks, the lines of a tired country, an exhausted soul. More...

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