April 2, 2009 RSS feed / Events & Bulletin

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Suffolk OTBs to turn over additional non-tax revenue to Suffolk County and its taxpayers

Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (SROTB) delivered over 2,000 personally signed letters to elected and appointed officials in Albany on March 4th. Governor David Paterson; John Sabini, Chairman of the NYS Racing and Wagering Board; J. More...

BVAC presents Poetry in the Village

The Babylon Village Arts Council will present its Poetry in the Village Series on Sun., April 19, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Babylon Village Library, 24 South Carll Ave. The featured poets are Denis Jules Gray and Shannon Levi. More...

Dahlia Society Tuber sale April 16

The Long Island Dahlia Society will hold a dahlia tuber sale, Thurs., April 16 in the Carriage House at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum on Montauk Highway in East Islip. At 7 p.m. there will be a dahlias 101 lecture about planting dahlias. More...

Bay Shore High School multimedia lab 11th grader composes song Lovely Bones

The haunting song, Lovely Bones, was composed, arranged, performed and mixed entirely in the Bay Shore High School multimedia lab by 11th grader Rachel Brightman. More...

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny

American Legion Auxilary in Babylon is hosting Breakfast with the Easter Bunny April 4, 9a.m. to 1p.m. Children under 12 are free; adults $5. Breakfast includes waffles, eggs, sausage, and juice. For more info. More...

THE BEACON'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: SATURDAY, April 4 •Amputee Support: 1:30 p.m., Southside Hospital, 301 E. Main Street, Bay Shore. For info., call Jodi Adler at 968-3330. More...

Nolan orders highest penalties on L.I. for zoning code violators

In a move that could send illegal, multi-family apartment owners running for the hills, Islip Town Sup. Phil Nolan has ordered the Town Attorney's office to draft the highest zoning code violation penalties on Long Island. More...

Lindenhurst Historical Society meeting scheduled for April 8

The quarterly meeting of the Lindenhurst Historical Society will be held Wed., April 8, 7:30 p.m. at the Rainbow Center, 35th Street and Buffalo Avenue, Lindenhurst. More...

Unitarian Society to hold jazz band performance April 11

On Sat., April 11, the Unitarian Society, located at 28 Brentwood Rd. in Bay Shore, will be holding an open mic at 7:30 p.m., and the feature performer, the Eclectic Cafe, at 8:30 p.m. More...

Tea in the lighthouse event to be held April 4

On Sat., April 4, 10 a.m. tea will be served in the lighthouse keepers quarters with Marilyn Mahler, who is the former first lady of the lighthouse. You will meet her husband Gottfried who was the lighthouse keeper from 1948 to 1954. More...

Islip Supv. puts the brakes on Town gasoline usage

Supv. Phil Nolan announced that the Town of Islip's gasoline consumption has decreased by more than 12 percent, going from 740,562 gallons in 2005 to 650,129 gallons in 2008. Thishas resulted in a savings of almost $240,000. More...