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Babylon Village Fair welcomes record crowd

Homecoming and Apples and Arts event add to the festivities
From all indicators, it was a record fair. That according to organizers of the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce Sidewalk Sale and Fair held the weekend of Oct. 9 and 10th... More...

Babylon to celebrate Homecoming this weekend

Babylon High School is gearing up for an exciting Homecoming Celebration, with several new community oriented activities planned over two days during Columbus Day weekend. More...

Badalas win family golf outing

Steve and his daughter Dana Badala were the winners of the family golf tournament held at the E.Donald Conroy Golf Course in Babylon Village. They shot a 61 and beat all the father-son entries. More...

Meet BHS AP Scholars, 2010

The Babylon School District is committed to providing students with diverse curriculum offerings and the tool necessary for success. More...

Islip Town Supervisor Phil Nolan announces town roads are being repaved

Islip Town Supervisor Phil Nolan announced that The Islip Town Department of Public Works is at work repaving roads in Great River using a process called Full-Fepth Feclamation, in which the old road is recycled to make a new pavement. More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

St. Joseph’s CYO basketball team advanced to playoffs this past spring season

TheSt. Joseph’s CYO boys senior basketball team were the only boys basketball team from St. Joseph CYO in Babylon to advance to the playoffs this past spring season. More...

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Columnists - Free Access

Pets, Pets, Pets

Lost cats, especially indoor ones, have a terrible recovery record. Does your indoor cat wear a collar with ID? Prob­ably not. Mine doesn’t. We feel keeping it on is impos­sible. More...

Babylon News & Muse

by Mary Gallagher

•October has arrived with wind and rain to make sure we notice its entrance. We all wait to see the beautiful foliage that usually comes with October, but for that we need a cold snap, and so far the mild weather continues. More...

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Events & Bulletin

Calendar of Events

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: SATURDAY, Oct. 9 •Farmer’s Market: 7 a.m.-12 p.m., 9/11 Memorial Parking Lot, Route 110, Amityville. More...

Amityville PBA annual Ragamuffin Parade Oct. 30

The Amityville P.B.A. will hold the Annual Thomas H. Smith Ragamuffin parade, Sat., Oct. 30, 9:30 a.m. The rain date is Sun., Oct. 31, also at 9:30 a.m. More...

Little Flower Day Care Network seeks Child Care applicants

Continuous recruitment is being held for those interested in becoming registered NYS Child Day Care providers through the Little Flower Day Care Network. Applicants must be 18 years of age or over. More...

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Legals - Free Access

Public Notices

Your right to know

Notice of formation of Allstar Business Services LLC, a limited liability company. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/17/2010. Office location: Suffolk. SSNY has been designated for service of process. More...

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NB Band to compete in Newsday Marching Band Festival - Free Access

Performances Oct. 19-21

Posted Thurs., Oct. 14: North Babylon High School’s marching band will compete in Newsday’s annual Marching Band Festival. The performance is Tuesday, October 19th through Thursday, October 21st and will again take place at Hofstra University... More...

Vietnam Memorial Wall replica comes to Long Island - Free Access

Replica on display in West Islip through Sunday; watch video

This story contains a video There was a unexpected silence as students from West Islip walked through the Dignity Memorial... More...

Bad weather leads to Panthers fall to Mount Sinai

by Tony Spota

Theweather wasn’t very good last Friday night at Williams Field. And the outcome was even worse for the Babylon Panthers as the Mount Sinai Mustangs delivered a heavy blow, shutting the Cats down, 21-0. More...

New teachers pact in Copiague Schools offers district monetary givebacks

The Copiague School District Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Charles A. Leunig announced the successful re-opening and settling of the labor contract with the Copiague Teachers Association, effective July 1, 2010. More...

Meeting next Wednesday on Lindenhurst School District restructuring proposal

The Lindenhurst School District will host a Community Input Night to discuss the possible restructuring of school housing on Wed., Oct. 13, 8 p.m. at Lindenhurst High School , 300 Charles St., in the auditorium. More...

Reward offered for solving Lindenhurst robbery

Crime Stoppers and the Suffolk County Police First Squad Detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify and locate the person who robbed a Subway store in Lindenhurst this summer. More...

Woman arrested after police chase from Deer Park to Lindenhurst

A woman was arrested and charged Sept. 27 with attempting to run over a police officer. The incident took place at the intersection of New Highway and Route 109, Lindenhurst, shortly after 5:15 p.m. Police gave this account: More...

People/Social

Babylon Public Library youths take first place in annual Battle of the Books competition

Babylon Public Library youths took first place in Suffolk County’s 14th annual Battle of the Books competition. More...

Our Lady of Consolation honors Dr. Larry Altschul at Annual Celebration of Life

On Tues., June 22, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center hosted their 16th Annual Celebration of Life Reception at Timber Point Country Club in Great River. This year Dr. More...

SC Legislator Wayne Horsley has selected Joan Weinschenk as Volunteer of the Year

The Suffolk County Legislator established a Volunteer Recognition Program whereby Legislators have the opportunity to recognize one resident from their district for outstanding service to their community. More...

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Library

It’s Happenin’ At Your Library

Babylon Library, 24 South Carll Ave. 669-1624 •Apple Dipping: Tues., Oct. 12 from 7-8:30 p.m. 18+. •LI Witch Trial: Wed., Oct. 13 from 7-8:30 p.m. Free adult program. •Design your Own Webpage: Thurs., Oct. More...

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Obituaries

Mary Thompson, Babylon Village artist and former gallery owner

by Tiffany Elliott

Babylon Village artist and former gallery owner Mary S. Thompson died Sept. 2, 2010. She was the former owner of the Royal Gallery of Art in Babylon. More...

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Opinion

Editorial: Hope rises at Citifield

Amazin’—New York Mets’ owner Fred Wilpon has finally seen the light and recognizes that the losing mentality of the team goes right up from the dugout to the GM’s office. More...

Technology isn’t cruel; people are

The death by suicide of the Rutgers University student who was taped by his roommate and his roommate’s girlfriend engaging in homosexual sex was tragic. More...

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

by Kevin Eastwood

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Poll

The DEC plans to mitigate the water contamination from the plume heading into our area from Grumman in Bethpage by filtering it at the well site; the balance will go into waterways and the Great South Bay untreated. Do you agree with the DEC’s plan?