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May 26, 2016 / People/Social

Tessa Stoecker enrolls

Tessa Stoecker of Babylon is among Misericordia University students who enrolled in the weekend occupational therapy master’s degree program recently and received their pins and presented their capstone group research projects at the annual Gra More...

Birone earns Teacher of Excellence Award

Babylon Junior-Senior High School science research teacher Claire Birone was recognized at the inaugural “Teachers of Excellence” Awards Ceremony sponsored by New York State Sen. Phil Boyle on May 5. More...

KOREA: NO LONGER THE ‘FORGOTTEN WAR’

The Korean War Veterans Memorial is located near the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C. It was dedicated July 27, 1995. More...

R. H. WILLIAMS, U.S. CAVALRY, CIVIL WAR

A small green bottle from the R.H. Williams Drug Company in Manhattan is on sale at Amazon.com. More...

CAPTAIN ALFED S. GRIFFITHS, WORLD WAR I

Alfred Starr Griffiths of Amityville, who served in World War I, is the only resident from that community to receive the Distinguished Service Cross which was certified and signed by U.S. More...

Harlem Hellfighters, 369 Infantry

While America was on a crusade to make the world safe for democracy abroad, it was neglecting the fight for equality for African Americans at home.The Supreme Court ruling Plessy v. More...

Marlene Johnston elected chairwoman

Recently, Legislator Tom Barraga (R-West Islip) and Islip Town Councilman John Cochrane presented Marlene Johnston with a proclamation in recognition for being elected 2016 chairwoman of the Suffolk County Women’s Advisory Commission. More...

Spaghetti dinner set for June 5 to support Bayman's Statue

The Bayman’s Statue committee is hosting a spaghetti dinner June 5, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Masonic Hall, 250 W. Main St., Babylon. More...

Anonymous ad challenged

Babylon School Board Trustee Dominick Bencivenga said this week that he is pleased to have been reelected to another three-year term and that he is looking forward to continue working with the other Trustees and school administrators in moving educat More...

Overview of World War One

On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918, World War One came to an end.The world over, this date is called Armistice Day in commemoration of the peace that finally arrived after four years of conflict. More...

COLONEL BENJAMIN BIRDSALL, REVOLUTIONARY WAR

At the beginning of the American Revolution, sentiment throughout Long Island was sharply divided with Loyalists or Tories who supported the British and the Patriots who supported independence. More...

WE WILL NEVER FORGET

While the British took the lead in tank development, the French were not far behind, fielding their first tanks in April 1917 and going on to produce more tanks than all the other combatants combined.The Germans were slower to develop tanks, concentr More...