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March 1, 2007
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People in the News
Legislator Wayne Horsley visited Santapogue Elementary School students in West Babylon to discuss the importance of reading. Horsley spoke with children in every classroom, distributed bookmarks, and encouraged them to read on a nightly basis. The visit was part of the school's Parents as Reading Pa... More...
Deer Park residents to vote on New York State EXCEL funds
by Tracy Bongianni

On Tuesday, March 20, residents in the Deer Park District will be asked to accept $1.3 million in New York State EXCEL funds, which the district will use for capital improvements throughout the district. EXCEL aid allows school districts to use state funding to make improvements to education techn... More...

Board member steps down from Babylon ARB
By Carolyn James

Claire Merz, a member of the Architectural Review Board (ARB) has stepped down. She has been on the board for nine years and said that while she enjoyed the opportunity to serve the Village throughout it is time to move on to other things. More...

 People/Social
•It's tea and teddies for Babylon Village Brownies
Brownie Troop 835 of Babylon Village, dressed up for the Teddy Bear Tea at Camp Edey in Bayport on February. With dolls, bears, animals and tea cups, the first graders learned all about manners. More...
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 Schools/Sports
•Babylon math students participate in college tournament
High school students countywide participate in the Suffolk County Mathematics Teachers Association's (SCMTA) annual tournament held at Suffolk Community College. Participating are a more select group of mathematicians than those competing on math teams and in the annual math contest, explains Math ... More...
•Grant is music to the ears of Deer Park School District
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 Columnists
•Pets, Pets, Pets
February 27th marked the 14th annual Spay Day USA, a national campaign to end needless animal overpopulation suffering... The cat numbers are staggering. Recent US estimates count 77 million pet cats with another 70-100 million homeless ones. Hear ye! Hear ye! Calling all cat caretakers and feral f... More...
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 Library
•This week at the library
Babylon, 24 S. Carll Ave +Register now for Asset Protection: 669-1624 +Free Tax Counseling: Fridays, March 2, 9, 16, 23 April 6, & 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. By AARP. +The Babylon Chorale Ensemble: Sunday, March 4 from 2-3 p.m. +Watercolor Stationary Notes: Tuesday, March 6 from 6:45-8:45 p.m. You... More...
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 Events & Bulletin
•THE BEACON'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: SATURDAY, March 3 +Amputee Support Group: 1:30 p.m., Southside Hospital, 301 E. Main Street, Bay Shore. For info. call 968- 3477. +Suffolk County Gray Panthers: 1:30 p.m. @ The West Islip Library. Age & you... More...
•At the Conklin House Deer Park kindergarten registration March 5 to 9
•Deer Park Pre-K available
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 Obituaries
•William Richardson: Amityville Caterer and Veteran
Former Amityville resident, caterer and decorated Army veteran, William "Streetman" Henry Richardson, Jr. died January 10, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip. More...
•Longtime Babylon Village resident Tom Sullivan, teacher and volunteer
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 Opinion
•Ready to roll
We were out late on Sunday as weather reports indicated a s n o w - storm was h e a d e d our way. As we d r o v e a r o u n d , we saw m a n y highway department trucks from the Town and Villages in Babylon. It was consoling to know that our officials and the highway department employees were rea... More...
•DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
•All operators of powerboats and personal watercraft urged to take classes, regardless of
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 Legals
•PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK - MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. "MERS" C/O WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, AGAINST MICHAEL HIXENBAUGH, ET. AL., Defendant(s). More...
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