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Denise M. Bonilla
Denise M. Bonilla has covered the Town of Babylon since January 2009. Since starting at Newsday in 2003, she has covered a variety of beats, including criminal justice and immigration. In 2006, Bonilla was part of a team honored for Distinguished Breaking News Coverage by the New York Newspaper Publishers Association. In 2010, she received the President’s Choice Award from the nation’s oldest press club, the Society of the Silurians, and a first place features award from the Press Club of Long Island for her series on Alzheimer’s disease.
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Town of Babylon to hold groundbreaking ceremony for Wyandanch Rising
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A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Tuesday for the first phase of development in the Town of Babylon’s Wyandanch revitalization project.
The groundbreaking will start at noon just north of the Long Island Rail Road station, at the site where two apartment buildings will be constructed. The event will feature music and activities as well as speeches from federal, state and local officials.
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Read more »Suffolk police offer teen crash avoidance lesson
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The Suffolk County Police Department is offering a free course to teenage drivers on how to avoid crashes.
The 2 1/2-hour session will be held next week and will offer drivers guidance on how to avoid dangerous driving situations.
The course will be taught by Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) instructors and will consist of a short classroom lecture followed by a live demonstration...
Read more »Suffolk PAL to host youth fishing trips
Photo credit: Ursula Moore, 2012
The Suffolk County Police Athletic League is hosting fishing trips for children on the Great South Bay.
The outings will be held at the Captree Boat Basin in Babylon every Wednesday from July 10 to Aug. 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $15 per child and includes poles and bait, plus cleaning of fish.
Children will be supervised by PAL officers and the staff of the boat, the Taryn-Ann....
Read more »'Shed the Meds' program to take place in Lindenhurst, Bellmore
Photo credit: Newsday, 2010 / Thomas A. Ferrara
A “Shed the Meds” program will be held Saturday in Lindenhurst and Bellmore.
State Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. (R-Merrick) is sponsoring the program, which will run from 9 a.m. to noon at William Rall Elementary School in Lindenhurst and in the far west parking lot of the Bellmore LIRR station.
Residents can drop off their old or unused medications. All collected medication will be...
Read more »Babylon to give out free senior IDs on Wednesday
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The Town of Babylon is holding a free senior identification card program on Wednesday.
The program, sponsored by the town and state Sen. Charles J. Fuschillo Jr. (R-Merrick), will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Tanner Park Senior Center in Copiague.
The program allows all seniors ages 60 and older who are Town of Babylon residents to obtain a free wallet-sized senior...
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