June 9, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

Breaking News - 6/16/2011 04:39 PM

wbkids.jpg

WB School Board votes to allow students to attend prom

Three had been prohibited from event following "dangerous" prank
by Carolyn James A split decision by the West Babylon School Board today reinstated three high school seniors, permitting them to attend their prom. More...

West Babylon holds parade, despite rain

West Babylon's parade on Memorial Day, which started at 10 a.m., just before the rain let up. More...

Police charge man in TD Bank robbery

Update: Suffolk County Police arrested a Wading River man May 31 charging him in the robbery of three banks in Suffolk County, including the robbery of a TD Bank in West Babylon May 27. More...

Special Sections

Schools/Sports

Babylon senior signs National Letter of Intent

Babylon High School senior Jillian Jacinth has always had a passion for playing softball. This spring, she signed a National Letter of Intent to play on the softball team at Le Moyne College in upstate New York starting next school year. More...

Lindenhurst Middle School 8th Grade Volleyball team goes undefeated

The Lindenhurst Middle School eighth grade girls volleyball team, under the leadership of Andrea Curran, had an undefeated season. “Mrs. More...

West Islip announces recent college signings

Several recently-announced college bound athletes who will be playing Division I or II athletics next year posed with West Islip High School principal Dr. More...

Click here for all stories

Library

Worlds of Wonder Await You at the Library

Babylon Library, 24 S. Carll Ave. • 669-1624 •Yogalates: Wednesdays, June 15 ,22, 29, 10-11 a.m. Non-refundable fee of $20. More...

Click here for all stories

Events & Bulletin

This week’s Calendar of Events

The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: SATURDAY, June 11 •Families Anonymous for alcohol, drug or behavioral problems: 10 a.m., New Life Community Church, 380 Lakeland Ave., Sayville. More...

Belmont Lake State Park hosts Picnic for Racial Harmony June 12

The Picnic for Racial Harmony will be held Sun., June 12, 11 a.m. 6 p.m. at Belmont Lake State Park, North Babylon. The event is hosted by the Baha’i Race Unity Committee of Long Island. The cost is the $8 per car entry fee. More...

Wilson Tech summer classes

Wilson Tech is offering summer experiences for students entering 9th and 10th grades and for students entering 4th through 6th grades to explore career options at the Dix Hills campus. Students must provide their own transportation. More...

Click here for all stories

Legals - Free Access

Public Notices -

Your right to know

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT: SUFFOLK COUNTYWells Fargo Bank, NA asTrustee Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as ofOctober 1, 2006 SecuritizedAsset Back Receivables LLCTrust 2006- WM2 Mortgage Pass- Through Certificates, Series 2006-WM2;Plaintiff(s More...

Click here for all stories

Babylon celebrates Memorial Day; the unveiling of historical statue

by Carolyn James

This story contains a video Beneath beautiful bright skies and cool breezes, Babylon Village held its annual Memorial Day Parade and dedicated the new fountain in front of the Babylon Historical Preservation Society Museum on Main Street. More...

Memorial Day Services

U.S. National Cemetery at Pinelawn

Roseanne Santore, director of U.S. National Cemetery, makes welcoming remarks at ceremonies. More...

Police seeking witnesses to accident that killed WB man

A 51-year-old man was struck and killed while riding his bicycle across Straight Path at the intersection of 10th Street Fri., May 30. More...

People/Social

Nettuno family of West Babylon welcomes baby Austin James

Tommy and GinaMarie Nettuno, of West Babylon, announce the birth of their third son Austin James who was born February 9, 2011 at Good Samaritan Hospital, West Islip. He weighed seven pounds, seven and one half ounces and was 20 inches long. More...

BHS senior receives title of Eagle Scout

Babylon High School senior Kris Jansson has been awarded the highest Scouting honor, the rank of Eagle Scout. According to the Boy Scouts of America, only around five percent of all Boy Scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank in 2010. More...

North Babylon’s St. Paul’s Reformed Church hosts community food drive

On May 21 and 22, volunteers from St. Paul’s Reformed Church of North Babylon conducted a community food drive at Pathmark in North Babylon. More...

Click here for all stories

Columnists - Free Access

Pets, Pets, Pets

They say 50th anniversaries are golden. If so, Dr. Mitch Kornet came up with a 24 karat gold way to commemorate his animal hospital reaching the half century mark. More...

Joanne Anderson to speak

Joanne Anderson, the columnist for Pets, Pets, Pets, which appears in the Babylon Beacon has spent the past five years researching the origins of the Westminster Kennel Club in Babylon, from 1880 to 1904. More...

Click here for all stories

Obituaries

John Lieblang, WWII Army Veteran, funeral director and professor at Farmingdale State University

by Tiffany Elliott

Even after he helped to put a man on the moon as an employee of Grumman Aerospace, Amityville resident John M. Lieblang continued to pursue another dream: becoming a funeral director. It was a dream he eventually realized. More...

Click here for all stories

Opinion

DRAWING CONCLUSIONS

—by Kevin Eastwood

Full Story

Editorial: Get a grip on spending

You can call her the half -million-dollar woman. More...

Writer had it wrong; Congressman Pete King has it right

Dear Editor: In response to Pastor Thomas Humphrey’s letter of June 1, 2011 denouncing Representative King’s hearings, I agree that “religious liberty is a core American value.” However, when radical elements of any group, rel More...

Click here for all stories

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?