Babylon, NY

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• Wedding: Christine Rizzotto, Daniel Brazezicke

  Marie Rizzotto and Daniel Paul Brazezicke were married on Nov. 11, 2012, at the Babylon Village gazebo at Argyle Park. The reception was March 2, 2013 (postponed due to superstorm Sandy), at Chateau La Mer in Lindenhurst. She is the daughter of Antoinette   Read more »

• Geiger spray park to open tomorrow

  newest spray park is set to open Saturday, part of the town's revitalization of Geiger Lake Memorial Park and its larger Wyandanch redevelopment.While some residents welcome the spray park, others remain upset the town decided not to replace the pool taken   Read more »

• Mostly sunny skies forecast for the weekend

  Lake Ronkonkoma-Islip Beach in Islip; Copiague Harbor Beach in Babylon; Benjamins Beach in Islip; Tanner Park Beach in Babylon; and Fleets Cove Beach in Huntington.With 10.4 inches of rainfall, June 2003 remains the wettest June since officials began keeping   Read more »

• Rival slams Montano in letter

  Monica Martinez hasaccused him of "absent leadership" by refusing to chair a legislative committee.Martinez, 35, sister of Babylon deputy supervisor Tony Martinez, who was co-chair of Steve Bellone's transition team, made the charge in a letter to about 80   Read more »

• Babylon bamboo bill on tap for July

  Babylon Town board next month will take up a bill restricting invasive bamboo that could result in fines of $500 a day for property owners who let it spread beyond their yards.The bill comes in response to complaints from residents that Town Supervisor Rich   Read more »

Around the web

• Babylon United Methodist Nursery School learns about the Fire Island Lighthouse

  NY (June 27, 2013) – In May, the students at the Babylon United Methodist Church Nursery School were visited by educators from the Fire Island Lighthouse. The children learned about the history of the Fire Island Lighthouse and what life was like for those   from The Babylon Beacon Read more »

• Police: Body Found On Gilgo Beach Is Missing Queens Woman

  N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – The body of a woman that washed ashore at Gilgo Beach is that of a missing Queens woman, authorities said. Investigators didn’t say if there were signs of trauma. (TM and © Copyright 2013 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries.   from CBS New York Read more »

• SENATOR FUSCHILLO, SUPERVISOR SCHAFFER, AND TOWN CLERK QUIRK SPONSOR FREE SENIOR ID CARD PROGRAM IN COPIAGUE

  ID Card Program for Town of Bablyon residents at the Tanner Park Senior Center in Copiague. The program allowed Town of Babylon residents ages 60 and over to obtain a free wallet-sized senior ID card. The card includes their photo and personal data, physician’s   from New York Senate Read more »

• Public Notices

  200 E. Sunrise Highway, NO, Lindenhurst, NY 11757. On July 12, 2013 at 9:30 AM Premises known as 2 CENTERWOOD STREET, WEST BABYLON, NY 11704 Section: 081.00 Block: 02.00 Lot: 001.000 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with building and improvements   from The Babylon Beacon Read more »

• LIRR cancels/diverts 35 trains after East River Tunnel derailment

  peak trains, plus the diversion of others from Penn Station to Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn or Hunterspoint Avenue in Queens. MTA NYC Transit is cross honoring LIRR tickets on the Nos. 2, 3, 7 and E trains. The LIRR is working with Amtrak to restore full   from WABC Read more »