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August 6, 2009 / Front Page

Babylonians have great time at 5th annual Festival by the Bay

A brilliant sky hung above a crystal clear Great South Bay inviting hundreds to the 5th annual Babylon Bay Fest. Sponsored by the Babylon Village Arts Council and the Village of Babylon, the event was held July 22 at the Gilbert C. More...

Amityville's Price, North Babylon's Green headed to NBA

By Chris R. Vaccaro

Long Island was well represented in this year's NBA draft. The Indiana Pacers selected Amityville's A.J. Price with the 52nd overall pick out of the University of Connecticut. North Babylon's Danny Green - who played high school ball at St. More...

North Babylon Public Library has gone green!

After a long process of roof replacement and solar panel installation, the North Babylon Public Library is now generating electric power from the sun. More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

Meet some local scholars...

•Anthony P. Iannone, of West Babylon, graduated from the University of New Haven, West Haven, Connecticut on May 23 with a bachelor of science in biology and a bachelor of science in forensic science. More...

Duck Troy Cate assigned to Toronto Double A team

Ducks pitcher Troy Cate was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays organization and assigned to their Double-A affiliate in New Hampshire. More...

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Columnists

Heard it on the Grapevine

by Jane Warren

STEVE WARREN IS HOME Specialist Steven James Warren is home on personal leave from his post in Afghanistan. Steven is the son of Nancy and Steven Bennett Warren of McCue Lane. More...

Babylon News & Muse

by Mary Gallagher

In the Babylon News and Muse column last week two photos appeared without captions. Thefirst was of the band, Late Night Audio, and the second was of columnist Mary Gallagher with friends Susan Borg and Gary Davis. More...

Pets, Pets, Pets

by Joanne Anderson

Search for Sensation Continues: Biplanes and Sensation, the world's most famous Pointer… How do they connect? More...

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Obituaries

Rosalie Beck, Copiague resident for 35 years and St. Martin of Tours parishioner

By Joanna Fantozzi

When Rosalie Beck's granddaughter was getting married, Mrs. Beck was honored when her granddaughter asked her to be a member of her bridal party. Her granddaughter always felt as if her grandmother was one of her best friends, said Mrs. More...

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Opinion

Health plan proposal is just another government clunker

Editorial

President Barack Obama responded to a question about a portion of his health-care proposal dealing with the chronically ill saying he would not want to be placed on life support at the end of his life, nor would he want to have seen his grandmother More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

Full Story

Amityville library's priority is patron service

Dear Editor: It was heartening to see the special report on public libraries which appeared in the July 22nd issue, but it was disappointing that our own public library did not appear until the end of the article and with no mention of our activi More...

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In the Ne ws

Old Bethpage Village Restoration

In the 19th century, a popular form of entertainment involved listening to fiddle tunes and dancing to the calls of the local dance-master. More...

Local athletes part of Empire State Challenge

For the fourteenth consecutive year, the brightest football talent from New York City and Long Island competed in a football extravaganza to raise money and awareness to fight cystic fibrosis and support youth football in the New York metropolitan More...

Soldiers' Angels fund-raiser

Soldiers' Angels, a national organization of volunteers that supports our troops, veterans, families of the military and the wounded, is hosting a summer fund-raiser Aug. 9. More...

Howlett promoted

On June 1, Captain Patrick Howlett, a graduate of West Islip High School and West Point Class of 2006, was promoted to the rank of Captain. More...

Library

Thisweek at the library

Babylon Library, 24 South Carll Ave. 669-1624 •Kayaking on Long Island: Wed., Aug. 12 from 7-8 p.m. Adults. •Learn how to use your Digital Camera: Thurs., Aug. 13 from 6:45-8:45 p.m. Free for adults. •Intro. More...

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Events & Bulletin

Retired senior volunteer program job opportunities

TheRetired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) has dozens of volunteer opportunities for energized adults age 55 and over throughout Suffolk County. More...

Bay Shore Historical Society meeting and program

At the meeting of the Bay Shore Historical Society, Thurs., Aug. 20, 7:30 p.m. John Whitehouse will present a program on his book 13 Legends of Fire Island and the Great South Bay. The book is filled with mystery and history. More...

Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition selling unique Circle of Hope bracelets

The Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition (BBCC) is a distributor of the Circle of Hope bracelets. Volunteers make all the unique bracelets and the variety of colors and styles is extensive. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Legals

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK - CITIBANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006-HE3 C/O AMERICA'S SERVICING COMPANY, Plaintiff, AGAINST CAROL MCINTOSH, ET AL., Defendant(s). More...

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