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May 22, 2008
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Suffolk County First Squad Detectives and Crime Stoppers are trying to solve a hit and run accident that occurred in Lindenhurst and left a young woman seriously injured. More...

Two West Islip High School students have been arrested by Suffolk Police and charged with writing a note May 21, threatening that there would be an explosion at the high school. More...

Continuing their winning streak in round three, the academic team from North Babylon High School is moving on to the Suffolk County Finals of Cablevision's The Challenge, an academic More...

Robert Moses Middle School in the North Babylon School District recently hosted its annual spirit week with a theme of "Spirit Across America." The fun-filled week featured daily themes highlighting different parts of our country, such as New York, New York; Fat Tuesday in New Orleans; Wild Wild Wed... More...
Search for Sensation-Part 16: Many roads have been explored while hunting for Babylon's elusive Westminster Kennel Club clubhouse (1880-1904). Some reach a dead-end; some take longer like the ground penetrating radar readings; others branch in new directions. More...
Babylon, 24 S. Carll Ave. 669-1624 •AARP Driver's Safety Program: Fri. May 23 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $10 fee. •Yoga: Wed. May 28, June 4, 11, 18, July 2 & 9 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. $36 pp fee. •Twin Shores Chorus: Sun. June 1 from 2-3 p.m. Enjoy an old fashioned barbershop quartet. More...
The following are a list of public meetings and special events for the coming week: SUNDAY, May 25 •Debtors Anonymous: 6:30 p.m., Ascension Lutheran Church, 33 Bay Shore Road, Room 9, Deer Park. Free. For info., call 917-319-2819. More...
West Islip resident and loving father and husband Wade Robert Kromhout died March 24, 2008. He was 42 and had battled melanoma. Born and raised in West Islip, he was a graduate of its schools. For many years, he was a deck hand who dredged beaches and canals for the Union of Operating Engineers. More...
Editorial
A young Marine by the name of Mike Strank landed on the beaches of Iwo Jima in 1945. At 25, he was the oldest of his Company, and assumed the awesome responsibility of bringing his young charges through one of the war's bloodiest and most important battles on a blackened piece of rock in ownership... More...

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