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July 19, 2007
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Babylon recognizes Village volunteerism
Mary Ellen Sullivan receives Nathaniel Conklin Award at annual event at Conklin House
STORY AND PHOTOS BY JANINE LOGAN
Babylon Village resident and active volunteer Mary Ellen Sullivan was presented with the 2007 Nathaniel Conklin Award for Volunteerism at the 12th annual All- Village Celebration held Sunday, July 8, 2007 on the Conklin House lawn. More...
WB's Shannon Smith heads to senior year Ñ and beyond
BY CHRIS VACCARO

Shannon Smith has put up some impressive numbers. She's the Barry Bonds of New York State girl's lacrosse. Last season she set the New York State single season scoring record with 129 goals as a sophomore, this season she netted 122. More...

Babylon Village Planning Board reviews proposal for upscale town houses
by Carolyn James

A new set of plans that addressed many of the concerns raised by the Babylon Village Planning Board in October have been submitted for the board's continued review. They call for the construction of 14 town houses on property at the corner of Park and North Carll avenues. More...


People in the News

Third graders at the Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District made individual compilation books of the best of the poems they'd written throughout the school year and then illustrated each piece. Parents were able to attend readings of the students favorites verses. More...


LSD announces this year's Pride of Lindenhurst winners

Each year the Pride of Lindenhurst Award is given in recognition of an outstanding contribution made by an individual or organization that instills pride in the Lindenhurst Public Schools and in the Lindenhurst Community. More...


Islip Arts Council to host local orchestra at twilight concert

The Islip Arts Council is presenting The Joel Sikowitz Orchestra Dixieland Band as part of the Free Music at Twilight Concerts at the beautiful Gardiner's County park, Montauk Highway, West Bay Shore, Saturday, August 18, 6 p.m. The concert area is handicapped accessible and concertgoers should br... More...


 People/Social
•Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund
Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce president Donna Consola presents Babylon Village high school senior Monica Palmiotto with a check from the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund. Palmiotto, who will attend Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania this fall, will major in business. Her... More...
•Town of Babylon 911 Memorial at Cedar Beach
•Navy Ensign Matt Kiernan completes Naval program
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 Schools/Sports
•Scholars in the NEWS
•Raymond J. Wilson, of Bay Shore, received a bachelor's degree in business administration, from the State University of New York at Oswego on May 19. More...
•Fowl Ball!
•East Islip Dragons win Triple Crown
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 Columnists
•Heard It On The Grapevine
AND THE WINNERS ARE: In last week's column we said that we would print the prize winners from the All Village Celebration in this week's column. More...
•Pets, Pets, Pets
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 Library
•This week at the library
Babylon, 24 S. Carll Ave 669-1624 •Harry Potter Celebration: Saturday, July 21 from 2-3:30 p.m. Kids will enjoy a magic show, crafts, face-painting and Potter cake! •Register now for the AARP Driver Safety Course: Wednesday, July 25 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10 pp fee. 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: SUNDAY, July 22 •Debtors Anonymous: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bayshore Road, Room 9, Deer Park. Free. For info. call 917-319-2819. More...
•Simpson United Methodist Church to host concert August 14
•Vendors wanted
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 Obituaries
•Casey Padilla, longtime Babylon Village resident
It was only about five years ago that Casey Padilla's children learned that the longtime Babylon Village resident was a decorated veteran of World War II. More...
•Fritz Massmann, Babylon's legendary Nets trainer
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 Opinion
•Editorial
Don't be fooled by email scam
The latest email scam involves a message to potential victims advising them that they are under investigation by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) criminal investigation division. The version being circulated charges that they have been identified as having filed a false tax return. The email me... More...
•DRAWING CONCLUSIONS
•Public Commentary
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 Legals
•PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF SUFFOLK - OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff, AGAINST PEARL BROWN, ET AL., Defendant(s). More...
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