BACCA honors Martinez

November 7, 2013 / People/Social

BACCA honors Martinez

The Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts held its annual Harvest Moon Gala presenting the Sen. Owen H. Johnson with the Lifetime Arts Achievement Award to Babylon Town Councilman Antonio A. Martinez. The event was held Oct. More...

Who are Veterans?

They are men and women who, for many reasons, donned the uniform of our country to stand between freedom and tyranny; to take up the sword of justice in defense of the liberties we hold dear; to preserve peace and to calm the winds of war. More...

What We Can Learn from Our Veterans

“Take a Veteran to School Day”™

by Libby O’Connell, Ph.D., Chief Historian, SVP, Corporate Outreach, HISTOry

Four years ago, HISTORY developed an outreach initiative called Take a Veteran to School Day™ as a national program to link veterans with students in our schools and communities. More...

African Americans:

Honor Deferred

African Americans have always fought in this country’s wars, back to the American Revolution, and up through the Civil War, World War I, and World War II. More...

Babylon resident Peter Masotto to be inducted into the Region 1 Hall of Fame

The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) announced that its former president, Peter Masotto, will be inducted into the Region 1 Hall of Fame in Portland, Maine. More...

Chief George Hesse commended for 20 years of service

S.C. Leg. Tom Barraga (R-West Islip) presented Ocean Beach Chief of Police George B. Hesse a proclamation for his 20 years of service on the police force. Hesse was first sworn in as an Ocean Beach police officer in December of 1992. More...

Babylon Town opens new skate park in Tanner Park, Copiague

Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer and other local officials recently joined members of the Copiague High School SOUL Skaters Skateboard Club for the grand re-opening of the Tanner Park Skate Park. More...

Thank a Veteran at Work

HISTORY invites businesses large and small to take time out of the day to thank the many veterans in our workplaces. HISTORY has developed the Thank a Veteran at Work program to provide employers with easy ways to honor veterans. More...