•Debbie and Lee Bliss are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter Melissa Bliss, Esq. to Steve Hanrahan, shown in the photo, son of Peg and Gene Hanra­han of North Babylon. The bride is a graduate of Babylon High School and Touro Law School and is an Assistant District At­torney for SuffolkCounty. The groom is an operat­ing engineer. The couple plans to wed in 2010 and hope to live in Babylon Village.

•Speak­ing of Deb­bie Bliss, she celeberated her birthday on April 14, a date shared by family friend Jim Peck. Best wishes to both and also to Monica Dawson, who celebrated her special day on April 18.

•Last Satur­day was such a beautiful day that a lo­cal group known as the Dining Divas chose to eat at The Dockside Café in West Babylon, where they enjoyed a lovely view of the water, good food, and good company. •This week the Bradford Pears along Main Street have flowered, transform­ing the thoroughfare into a fragrant bower of white blossoms. These trees were selected and planted by the Bab­ylon

Beautification Society for their beauty and ability to withstand the pol­lution caused by passing cars. •In another week or so we'll have the blossoming of the cherry trees around Argyle Lake. Ed Wolfe, late editor of The Beacon, was instrumental in the Beautification Society's selection of these cherry trees to surround the lake. Thoughts of Ed come to mind whenever I see those lovely pink blossoms.

•Isabel Gallagher host­ed her cousins, Ann and Mike Nolan of Rockland, Maryland this past Sun­day. The hot, sunny weather was per­fect for a barbe­cue attended by Isabel, the No­lans

and Isabel's children, Rob, Mary, Laura and Isabel and Dick Freeman.

•TheGallagh­er clan is also looking for­ward to the May marriage of Isa­bel and Dick's daughter, Isabel to Bill Vogel, III. The bride is employed by First Data, and the groom works for St. Francis Prep. The wed­ding will be followed a month later by the marriage of Rob and Lil Gallagh­er's daughter Brianne to Greg Bradley. Their marriage will take place in Sara­toga, New York at the end of June. Thecouple will residein Connecticut fol­lowing the wedding.

If you have news of an engagement, wed­ding, birth or birthday that you would like to have published, send it to Mary Gallagher c/o the Babylon Beacon, 65 Deer Park Ave., Baby­lon, NY 11702 or email it to acjnews@rcn.com, c/o Mary Gallagher. Photos are welcome.