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The following incidents have been reported by the Suffolk County and Amityville police departments and other local law enforcement and emergency services units: OFF-DUTY SC OFFICER CHARGED WITH DWI ...
No one will be able to sell firearms, ammunition, fireworks or other explosives in the Village of Babylon, according to a new law approved by the Village Board last week. Local Law, Chapter 117, ...
Suffolk County Police First Squad Detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed two people and seriously injured four others in West Babylon early this morning. Police said that ...
The Babylon Bocce Club’s summer morning leagues on Tuesdays and Thursdays will be starting soon. The club is accepting teams and individual players. For a registration form, email ...
Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its St. Francis Heart Center, which provides patients who require complex surgery precision cardiovascular ...
North Babylon School District held its summer arts and music camp from July 1-19 at North Babylon High School. The program is open to students in the district in grades 4-8. This year, there were 156 ...
Amityville is among 935 districts nationwide to earn this distinction. Now in its 26th year, the 2025 Best Communities for Music Education program has recognized hundreds of school districts and ...
Village bakers took their creativity to new heights at this year’s cookie contest, with some even tackling the Conklin Challenge, which required participants to incorporate chickpeas as a secret ...
The Town of Babylon recognized Jewish Heritage Month by honoring two Jewish leaders, Rabbi Mitchell Nesenoff of Congregation Beth Sholom in Babylon Village, and Avi Posnick, executive director of ...
Cat tongues often feel like sandpaper. A poem below may offer one reason: CAT KISSES Sandpaper kisses on a cheek or chin, that is the way for a day to begin. Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr— I ...
This year marks the 90th anniversary of the opening of the Highway Diner in Babylon Village. The Highway Diner first opened in the early 1930s by John Shersty and it was built at 101 West Main Street ...
All photos courtesy of the West Babylon School District Santapogue Elementary School in West Babylon recently hosted a cultural celebration event. Organized by the school’s Parent-Teacher Association, ...