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Kicking Off The Holidays At Senior To Senior Dinner

LIMG December 8, 2023

Pictured: Members of the Class of 2024 held their annual senior to senior dinner with senior citizens from the Town of Babylon on Dec. 5.  Photo courtesy of Copiague School District The seniors from Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School’s Class of 2024 connected with seniors from the Town of

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Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaeffer And Town Of Babylon Officials Joined Lindenhurst Chamber Board Members To Kick Off WEDNESDAYS ON WELLWOOD

LIMG August 2, 2023

Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaeffer and Town of Babylon officials joined Lindenhurst Chamber Board Members to kick off the season’s first WEDNESDAYS ON WELLWOOD block party on July 19th. The well attended event featured music, vendors, food trucks and a dedicated “kid zone” with pay one price inflatables. The Chamber thanks their event Silver Sponsor,

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Legislator Donnelly Joins Babylon Officials And Others At Deer Park Little League Opening Day

LIMG April 18, 2023

Pictured: Suffolk Legislator Tom Donnelly joins parents and players for the opening day of the 2023 Deer Park Little League season, held at Pine Acres Park in Deer Park on Saturday, April 15. Suffolk County Legislator Tom Donnelly (D-Deer Park) joined Town of Babylon dignitaries, league officials, parents, neighbors and young sluggers as the Deer […]

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Town Of Babylon Councilman Anthony Manetta Launches Chamber Of Commerce Collaborative

LIMG November 16, 2022

The Town of Babylon initiated its Chamber of Commerce Collaborative with a meeting on Thursday, November 10 between the executive board members of various chambers of commerce located throughout the Town. This new initiative aims to bring together the common interest of the Town’s chambers to launch joint events and programming, including events with the […]

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Babylon Town Board Recognizes Lindenhurst Schools Superintendent

LIMG June 9, 2022

At a recent meeting of the Babylon Town Board, Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Deputy Supervisor Tony Martinez, and the board recognized and proclaimed a day in celebration of Lindenhurst Public Schools Superintendent Daniel Giordano. Following 24 years of service to the families and children of the Lindenhurst Union Free School District, Mr. Giordano is set to […]

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New Mural By Local High School Students Unveiled At Babylon’s Cedar Beach

LIMG October 29, 2021

Town of Babylon officials recently gathered at Cedar Beach with local students, artists and members of the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts, Inc. (BACCA) to unveil and dedicate a new mural in the tunnel that runs under Ocean Parkway and connects Cedar Beach to Cedar Beach Marina. The nautical themed mural, designed by students […]

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Town of Babylon Hometown Heroes Banner Program Announced

LIMG November 16, 2020

Town of Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Deputy Supervisor Tony Martinez, Councilman and Veteran Advisory Board Chairman DuWayne Gregory and the rest of the Town Board announced a partnership with the Kiwanis Club of Lindenhurst to hang banners across the town featuring the names and photos of service men and women from the Town of Babylon. […]

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Suffolk Resident Michael Marcantonio to Donate 30,000 Masks to Town of Babylon

LIMG July 14, 2020

Town of Babylon Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Deputy Supervisor Tony Martinez and the rest of the Town Board recently a donation of 30,000 surgical masks from Suffolk County resident Michael Marcantonio on the front steps of Town Hall. Supervisor Schaffer thanked Marcantonio for his amazing donation and willingness to help residents in the Town of Babylon […]

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Babylon IDA Receives State Approval to Issue Small Business Loans and Grants

LIMG July 7, 2020

Recognizing that local businesses continue to struggle in their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Babylon Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has launched the Babylon Is Back Emergency Assistance Program. The program, recently approved by New York State, will provide temporary authority to the IDA to issue grants and loans to businesses and small not-for-profit

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Babylon Restaurants Get Free Mentoring Services to Maximize Business During Phased Reopening of COVID-19 Pandemic

LIMG July 1, 2020

As part of the Babylon Is Back Program the Town of Babylon and local Restaurant Consultant, Matt Demar, have teamed up to provide restaurants, bars and other local retail shops with reopening mentoring services. These services are aimed at assisting these types of businesses to successfully navigate through the reopening process to maximize their earning […]