St. John the Baptist captures first NYCHSFL title since 2013Free Access
By Dylan Butler
After a program-defining win over Chaminade, the St. John the Baptist football team suffered back-to-back shutout defeats at home. And their promising 2023 season was at a crossroads. Cougars head...
Financial assistance programs help water customers in need
Lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation rates that quickly followed have taken a financial toll on many households. In fact, a recent Gallup poll shows that more than...
Financial assistance programs help water customers in need
Lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation rates that quickly followed have taken a financial toll on many households. In fact, a recent Gallup poll shows that more than...
Babylon Village Veterans Day Parade 2023
Photos by Sarah Logan
Watch video of event at: https://shorturl.at/ghyNW
Officials attend the West Babylon Fire Department annual Poster Contest open house
New York State Assemblyman Michael Durso recently joined his colleagues and community members at the West Babylon Fire Department’s annual Essay and Poster Contest in observance of Fire Prevention Week....
Babylon HS graduate ‘77 Brad Curtin inducted into the Babylon wall of fameFree Access
Brad Curtin, a 1997 graduate of Babylon High School, was inducted into the Babylon High School, was inducted into the Babylon Wall of Fame for 2023. Curtin attended Suffolk Community...
Pets, Pets, Pets…
by Joanne Anderson
Prelude to the National Dog Show 2023: Four days each November, the Greater Philadelphia Area Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania turns into a canine camp-out. RVs galore parked outside are...
Pets, Pets, PetsFree Access
An interesting, new study comparing canine size and aging comes from a university in Budapest. Smaller dogs may live twice as long life as larger ones. But does this size...
Pets, Pets, Pets…
by Joanne Anderson
Three weeks ago a special visitor came to Last Hope Thrift Shop in Huntington. Janet Brasco, cofounder of Last Hope Animal Rescue in 1981, stopped in with her daughter Laurie....
This Week at Your Public Library
Babylon Library, 24 S. Carll Ave. • 669-1624 •Games in the Afternoon: Mondays, 1 - 4 p.m. The Community Room is open for library patrons to play games. Patrons must...
Dr. Daniel Rose, dentist who served at Brunswick and South Oaks hospitals, at 85
Dr. Daniel Rose, an Amityville resident since 1947 and local dentist for over 40 years died on October 5, 2023 at 85 years old. Dr. Rose was born in Brooklyn...
Gilbert Schlerf, longtime resident of West Islip at 90
Gilbert Schlerf, a long-time resident of West Islip, active member of Babylon Presbyterian Church and member of the Babylon Yacht Club and Southward Ho Country Club died on October 11,...
Sister Rita Lombardi of the Order of St. Dominic, Amityville, at 90
Early on Sunday morning, October 22, 2023, our beloved Sister Rita Lombardi, a member of the Order of the Sisters of St. Dominic in Amityville, died Oct. 22, 2023. She...
Firefighters visit Copiague elementary schools
To celebrate fire safety month in October, students at Deauville Gardens East Elementary School and Susan E. Wiley Elementary School in the Copiague School District had a special visit by...
Lindenhurst students showcase school spirit at Games for the Physically Challenged
Lindenhurst students took part in the 2023 Nassau County Games for the Physically Challenged at the Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale last semester. Student-athletes from kindergarten through 12th grade took...
Dot Day celebrated at Forest Avenue
Students in Janice Dougherty’s kindergarten art class at Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District celebrated International Dot Day recently. This day started in 2009 and encourages...
Experience Matters When You are Responsible for Rex Heuermann and MS-13
GUEST EDITORIALBy Mike LiPetri
Outside of New York, what does the rest of America know about Long Island? The cost of living is high. The celebrities spend their summers in The Hamptons. We have...
Voters speak out and send a strong message
EDITORIALThere is no question that Long Island voters sent a strong and resounding message at the polls last week telling city, state and national Democrats to leave their ultra-liberal policies...
Town of Babylon hosting Toys for Tots drive
The Town of Babylon is hosting Share the Holidays, a Toys for Tots toy drive....
Bay Shore Historical Society Snowflake Sale, Nov. 25
The Bay Shore Historical Society will be hosting their Snowflake Sale, Small Business Saturday Sale...
Simpson United Methodist Church Christmas fair, Nov. 25
Simpson United Methodist Church in Amityville is having a Christmas Market on Sat., Nov. 25...
Public Notices –
ACCOUNTING CITATIONFile No. 2022-118/C SURROGATE’S COURT - SUFFOLK COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OFTHE STATE OF NEWYORK, By the Grace ofGod Free and Independent TO: Duffy & PosillcoAgency, Inc., As Agent...
Public Notices –
ACCOUNTING CITATION File No. 2022-118/C SURROGATE’S COURT - SUFFOLK COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: Duffy &...
Public Notices
NOTICE OF PUBLICHEARING BY THE TOWNOF BABYLONACCESSORY APARTMENT REVIEW BOARDPursuant to provisions ofLocal Law # 9 of the Babylon Town Code, noticeis hereby given that theTown of Babylon AccessoryApartment Review...
POLICE BLOTTER
November 23, 2023
Suffolk County Police were unable to compile a list of incidents for the week of Nov. 2-Nov. 9 as they continue to rebuild the county’s computer system following a cyber...