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HEARD IT ON THE GRAPEVINE WHAT'S HAPPENING in Argyle Park, specifically the former Joseph Young property - mounds of earth have been cleaned up, and it looks as though perhaps the large single house will be torn down, and two smaller houses built on the property. Everyone is so interested in Argyle Park, one of the oldest properties in our Village. WE WERE SO SORRY TO LEARN THAT FORMER Babylonian Dick Wigton, now of New Jersey, passed away. He was a graduate of Lawrenceville Prep School and Hamilton College. He was raised here in Babylon and attended Babylon grade schools. Dick was a cousin of Bill Thurlow and was a very active member of the Babylon Yacht Club. Dick is survived by his wife Nancy and by his children. DID YOU KNOW HOW FRICK AND FRACK STARTED? We had been using the heading for years now. Frick and Frack were two professional ice skaters from Germany. Their act started out as a comedy and they became very popular in the country in the early 1930s. They slipped and fell on the ice much to the delight of their huge audience. MORE GOOD NEWS ON WEST ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: Michael Cannetti and his sister Elizabeth both graduated last week. Elizabeth graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Towson College in Baltimore, Maryland. Elizabeth's parents attended the graduation ceremonies. Also their son Michael graduated with a master's degree from Dowling College where he is an admissions counselor. Michael's parents also attended his graduation ceremonies. We wish every success to these outstanding young people. WELCOME HOME to some of our favorite snow birds. We've missed you Grace and Ed Ricketts. Grace and Ed have arrived here for the summer after spending a great winter in Stuart, Florida. JOHN ASPLAND IS A BIG SUCCESS. He moved from Babylon to upstate Fort Ann, New York. In 1983, he opened a grocery store. Today John Aspland operates Adirondack Plastics and Recycling, Inc., a $4.4 million business which he founded in 1991 and is the principal owner. The company is opening a second branch in south Texas. It's nice to see some of Babylon's own so successful. SEND GET WELL WISHES to Marie Fass who suffered a fractured hip after a fall, and is doing well after a replacement. The Fass family lived here in West Islip, and are now residing in North Carolina. AND ALSO GET WELL WISHES to Gene Turner who is a patient at Good Samaritan Hospital. ANOTHER LAWYER Yes, Stephen H. Orr Jr., the son of Jane and Stephen H. Orr, received his law degree from Albany Law School. Stephen is a graduate of Hamilton College.
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