South Bay's Neighbor
This Thanksgiving, the Town of Babylon is serving up more than turkey—it’s delivering a major restoration to Overlook Beach. Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer and Town of Babylon officials unveiled a monumental effort to replenish the eroded coastline and prepare Overlook Beach for a triumphant summer 2025.
Babylon Public Library
24 S. Carll Ave.
Babylon, NY
Erin White 631.669.1624
ADULT PROGRAMS
Adult Games
Mondays, December 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30 1:00pm – 4:00pm
The Community Room is open for library patrons to play games of their own choosing. Patrons must bring their own games. New players are always welcome. Adults only. No registration required.
Sound Mediation with Guided Imagery
Monday, December 2, 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Enjoy the sonic sound waves of Quartz crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, frame drum, and other meditative sounds while following a guided mediation. The combination of meditative sounds and guided imagery create a restorative and relaxing experience. Presented by Donna Nesteruk. Please register for this program.
Writer’s Workshop
Tuesdays, December 3 & 10
5:30pm – 7:45pm New and experienced writers are welcome. Feel free to bring any works in progress. Registration is required.
Adult Book Discussion:
A Christmas Carol
Tuesday, December 3, 7:00pm – 7:45pm
We will be reading A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens. Copies will be available at the Adult Reference Desk. Please register for this program.
Stitch & Chat
Needlecraft Circle
Tuesday, December 10, 11:00am – 12:30pm Bring your own needlecraft supplies and projects, and enjoy some conversation while you work! Whether you’re into knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or another form of needlecraft, you’re welcome to join us once a month to stitch and chat. No registration
required.
Paint Night: Winter Travels
Wednesday, December 11, 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Join local artist Kathy Reccardi as she teaches participants step-by-step how to paint a winter travels picture they can customize. No painting experience needed. There is a nonrefundable $5.00 fee due at registration.
Carolers & Cookies!
Saturday, December 14, 2:30pm – 3:30pm Drop by the library for some holiday music and tasty treats! No registration required.
Chef Rob’s Snappy Gingersnap Cookies
Saturday, December 14, 3:30pm – 4:30pm These gingersnap cookies are loaded with spices and taste SOOO good. Patrons will need to bring a baking sheet, large and medium bowl, whisk, and rubber spatula. There is a nonrefundable $5.00 fee due at registration.
Plots & Pastries: Murder on the Orient Express
Tuesday, December 17, 10:00am – 11:00am
We will be reading Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. Copies will be available at the Adult Reference Desk. Please register for this program.
Holiday Evergreen Centerpiece
Tuesday, December 17, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Explore the basics of floral design while creating a stunning seasonal centerpiece. No experience necessary. Please bring a scissor and/or clippers. A non-refundable $5.00 fee is due at registration.
Classic Film Club:
The Lady Eve
Wednesday, December 18, 5:30pm - 7:30pm We will watch and discuss the film The Lady Eve (1941). Barbara Stanwyck
and Henry Fonda star in this classic screwball comedy that proves love can melt even the hardest, most crooked heart of the world’s most glamorous con artist. No registration required.
Friday Films: Little Women
Friday, December 20, 2:00pm - 4:00pm We will be watching the film Little Women (2019). Based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott, Little Women follows the lives of the March sisters as they go through the many ups and downs of life in 19th century Massachusetts. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, and Timothée Chalamet. Rated PG. 135 minutes. No registration required.
TEEN PROGRAMS
Teen Dungeons & Dragons
Wednesdays, December 4 & 18 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us in the library for Dungeons & Dragons! Build a character, choose your weapons, and lay waste to nasty critters with a roll of the dice. Grades 6-12. Registration required.
Teen Gingerbread House Decorating Tuesday, December 10, 4:00pm – 5:30pm Are you feeling festive yet? Register to decorate your own gingerbread house to take home! We’ll supply all the goodies and jolly music –you bring creativity for some sweet competition! *May not be suitable for teens with food allergies. Registration required. Grades 6-12.
Teen Magnets for Community Service from Monday, December 16 to Thursday, December 19
Help us create magnets for winter reading giveaways! We’ll have a magnet press in our teen area this week – earn one hour of community service for making ten magnets. No registration required, but only available while supplies last. Registration required. Grades 6-12.
CLUES ACROSS
1. Long piece of squared timber
5. Emaciation
10. “Bewitched” boss Larry
14. Combining form meaning “different”
15. Current unit equal to 10 amperes
16. Older
17. Large, stocky lizard
18. Ringworm
19. Actor Pitt
20. Indian hand clash cymbals
22. Data at rest
23. Jeweled headdress
24. Indicators of when stories were written
27. Check
30. Cigarette (slang)
31. Arctic explorers (abbr.)
32. Yearly tonnage (abbr.)
35. Delivered a speech
37. A place to bathe
38. Postmen deliver it
39. Surface in geometry
40. More (Spanish)
41. __ and Venzetti
42. Exclamation at the end of a prayer
43. Hawaiian dish
44. Aggressively proud men
45. Fellow
46. Mark Wahlberg comedy 47. Mock
48. When you expect to get somewhere 49. Songs 52. Pair of small hand drums
Play
Sword
60. Evergreens and shrubs genus 61. Filmed
63. Italian Seaport
64. Ancient kingdom near Dead Sea
65. Pores in a leaf
66. U. of Miami mascot is one
67. Snakelike fishes
68. Pretended to be 69. Body part CLUES DOWN
1. Piece of felted material 2. Ancient Greek City 3. Aquatic plant 4. Potentially harmful fungus (Brit. sp.)
Body
(slang)
21. Satisfies 23. Where golfers begin
Small amount
Snag
Determine the sum of
A distinctive smell
Exposed to view
Stain or blemish
Small loop in embroidery
River herring genus
Angry
Blocks
Those who benefitted from efforts of relatives (slang)
NEIGHBORS’ PETS PLACE
Antipasto Choose One
• Traditional Antipasto Platter
• Handmade Mozzarella Caprese Platter
Main Course Choose One
• USDA Prime Stuffed Flank Steak Roast (Raw)
Holiday Feast - Order by Dec. 19 For Christmas Eve Pickup Ready for pickup Tuesday Dec. 24th before 6pm.
• Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail
First Course Choose One
• Meat or Cheese Lasagne
• Manicotti
• Stuffed Shells
• Baked Ziti
• Penne alla Vodka
• Linguine Frutti di Mare
• Boar’s Head Sweet Slice Ham (Brown Sugar Glaze)
• All Natural, Hormone Free Center-Cut Stuffed Boneless Pork Roast (Raw)
• Stuffed Flounder Filet
Vegetable Choose Two
• String Bean Almondine
• String Bean Casserole
• Roasted Potato Wedges
Salad Choose One
• Garden or Caesar
• Spinach & Goat cheese w berries
• Eggplant Rollatine or Parmigiana
• Candied Yams
- Sautéed Broccoli
Small
Why Supporting Local Small Businsesses Matters
The holiday season is a time of year when shopping takes center stage. While online giants and big box retailers seem to be everywhere, offering an endless array of products with the convenience of low prices, small businesses provide a range of benefits that go far beyond the ease of a mouse click or mountains of merchandise. Shopping local retailers is more than just a transactionit is crucial for maintaining the economic foundation of local communities.
Let’s take a look at the many ways it pays to shop small businesses during the holidays and all year long.
· Strengthen the local economy: A large percentage of the money spent at small
businesses stays in the community. That’s because these businesses often are owned and operated by local residents who are invested in the community themselves. Various studies indicate that for every $100 spent at a small business, roughly $70 stays in the community.
· Enhanced customer service: Owners and employees of small businesses have a keen interest in keeping customers happy. They often do so by providing superior customer service. Tailoring recommendations, exhibiting a willingness to accommodate special requests, offering a more engaging shopping experience, and being more friendly and connected with regular customers sets many small businesses apart.
· Support the community: Small businesses serve the community through the products and services they
offer, and many give back in other ways as well. Small, locally owned businesses often sponsor schools, sports teams and charities. This helps foster a sense of belonging in the community.
· Innovative offerings: Small businesses are not beholden to corporate policies or franchise restrictions, so they can more readily bring new life to existing ideas and trends. Small businesses can offer customers different options that larger retailers cannot match.
· Job creation: Small businesses employ a significant percentage of the workforce and frequently provide jobs that might not be available in larger corporate settings. The U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy says small businesses have generated 12.9 million net new jobs over the past 25 years, accounting for two out of every three jobs added to the U.S. economy. Keeping residents working helps strengthen local communities.
There are numerous benefits to shopping at small businesses this Small Business Saturday and throughout the year. Such firms help to establish a more resilient, diverse and bustling local community.
Garage Door Sale!
Garage Door Sale!
Garage Door Sale!
Holiday Coloring Contest!
Bird Walk
Join the South Shore Audubon Society for a bird walk at Mill Pond Park in Wantagh, starting at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 1
The Park is on the north side of Merrick Road, 4 blocks west of the Wantagh State Parkway . The group will meet at the gazebo.
Bring binoculars.
Walk leaders and other birders and nature enthusiasts will be happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. The bird walk is free of charge.
To register, text your name and contact information to 516 467-9498. Rain, snow or temperature below 25 degrees F will cancel the bird walk. Text regarding questionable conditions.
Volunteer Group Raises $250,000 - Sponsors 41 Service Dogs To Assist Vets
A local group of 30 dedicated volunteers just surpassed the $250,000 donated milestone, sponsoring 41 highly trained service dogs thus far to assist our Veterans and first responders in need.
“Friends of America’s Vet Dogs” was established in 2015 with the sole mission of helping our Veterans have
a better life by getting them a service dog free of charge. The all-volunteer non-profit community service group does this through America’s Vet Dogs, a 501c3 located in Smithtown.
Each dog sponsored by the group, which was founded by Sayville residents Cliff Miller and Patricia Summers, is
carefully named to honor an unsung hero of our military, someone who brought great credit to our military, or to recognize someone / someplace that significantly helped a Veteran in need.
One of the group’s sponsored dogs, Sully, served President George H. W. Bush until his death, and now continues to serve Veterans every day
at Walter Reed Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
“Friends of America’s Vet Dogs” was honored by the staff and CEO of America’s Vet Dogs John Miller at their Smithtown facility this week for reaching the $250,000 milestone. There are 30 active members of the group, which raises
NEIGHBOR NEWSPAPERS SERVICE DIRECTORY
awareness and funding for the crucial service with an annual Chinese Auction event, hosting information tables at community events, holding other fundraiser events and by speaking at local libraries, labor uMembers of the group are hopeful they will be able to sponsor their 42nd service
dog by year’s end. They can be reached by writing to: Friends of America’s Vet Dogs, Attention Cliff Miller, PO Box 18, Bohemia, NY 11716-0018 or by email at vetdogs@aol.com Donations are tax deductible and checks should be made payable to America’s Vet Dogs.
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Giving Back And Spreading Joy To Hospitalized Children
The Toy Drive That Has Become A Deer Park Tradition
The holiday will be brighter for children at Cohen Children’s Medical Center thanks to the third annual collaboration between Mangano Family Funeral Homes and the Deer Park Fire Department.
Mangano Family Funeral Homes owner Sal Mangano says “This effort began 3 years ago and was spearheaded by Joseph Baggio, a local young man who is a cancer survivor. He is former patient at Cohen who was looking to ‘Pay it forward’. We are proud to partner with him.”
Cohen Children’s Medical Center provides the very best care to meet the special needs of sick children ranging in age from premature babies to
adolescents. The 206-bed hospital opened in 1983 as the NY Metro area’s only hospital exclusively for children. Today, they are the largest provider of pediatric healthcare services in NY State.
This year as an added incentive to donate, Family Florist of Deer Park is giving $10 gift cards to anyone who donates a toy at Mangano Family Funeral Home drop off location to support this year’s drive.
Mangano credits the generosity of Deer Park residents and surrounding communities for making this toy drive so successful year after year.
Donations of new, unwrapped toys can be dropped at the following locations through
December 14, 2024 : Deer Park Fire Department- 94 Lake Ave, Deer Park
Mangano Family Funeral Home- 1701 Deer Park Ave, Deer Park
The Works Barbershop1941 Deer Park Ave, Deer Park
For more information please call Mangano Family Funeral Home at 631-586-3600.
About Mangano Family Funeral Homes
With over 100 years in operation as a familyowned business, Mangano Family Funeral Homes provide families and their loved ones with caring and compassionate service in their time of need. To learn more please visit www.manganofh.com
Did You Know?
(NAPS)—Slow down during the last half hour before you go to bed, advises Dr. Richard Shane, the licensed psychotherapist and sleep therapist who developed the Sleep Easily Method that leads you gently into sleep. Learn more at www. drshane.com and www. sleepeasily.com.
Winter Holiday Window Decorating Contest
The Babylon Public Library & The Village of Babylon Office of the Mayor are coordinating an exciting and FREE activity for all of their businesses! A Winter Holiday Window Decorating Contest! Saks Fifth Avenue may not be doing their iconic winter decorated window this year – but Babylon Village is! They are asking every business to participate –there is no particular theme, but there will be three prizes provided by the library and Mayor’s Office. A grand prize, valued at $250, second prize valued at $150, and third prize valued at $100. All of the prizes will be Babylon Village sourced!
It’s a very simple process…
1. Register your business for free no later than Friday, 12/13/24 at: https:// shorturl.at/EBFYo, or use this QR code:
2.Decorate one of your outer public-facing visible
windows in whatever wintry/holiday way you’d like – just have fun and be creative!
3. Registered businesses will have a panel of distinguished, impartial judges view and vote on their windows on Friday, 12/20/24 beginning at 4 PM. The three winning entries will be announced directly after judging at the Babylon Village Gazebo.
If you are able to have your windows decorated
by Friday, 12/6/24 for the Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Night of Shopping, it would be awesome, as your decorated windows will be another exciting reason for them to patronize your business! Any questions or concerns, please contact Tom Vitale, Library Director or Ann Burke, Assistant Library Director at (631) 669-1624 or tvitale@babylonlibrary. org; aburke@babylonlibrary. org. We are so happy to be of service!
The Long Island Run For The Warriors 5K Run/Walk
The Long Island Run For The Warriors 5K Run/Walk honored service members, veterans and their families and celebrated their strength and resolve at its Nov. 9 event in West Babylon.
Over 400 participants partook in the event at Belmont Lake State Park Serene Picnics and Recreation supporting the nonprofit Hope For The Warriors. The race was open to civilians and military members but also provided wounded service members encouragement and the opportunity to pursue the sport of running, walking or adaptive cycling to assist in physical and emotional rehabilitation.
Tim Scherer a Gold Star father, was the guest speaker, for the final event in the 2024 Suffolk County Veteran Run Series.
“It was a beautiful day for the community to enjoy this annual event honoring veterans right before Veterans Day,” shared Emma Walsh Hope For The Warriors Chief Impact Officer.
“At Hope For The Warriors, every day is Veterans Day for us and our staff, but events like these are a great reminder for the civilian community to appreciate the freedoms we have thanks to our military.”
Proceeds benefit Hope For The Warriors, a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring
First Mile sign along the 2024 Long Island Run For The Warriors 5K Run/Walk course. For more past Long Island Run photos, visit: https://bit.ly/3UNyHeo
a foundation of stability, strength and community for post-9/11 veterans, service members and military families. For more information or to register for the Long Island Run For Warriors 5K Run/Walk, visit hopeforthewarriors.org.
About Hope For The Warriors:
Founded in 2006, Hope For The Warriors is a national nonprofit dedicated to restoring a foundation of stability, strength and community for post-9/11 veterans, service members and military families. Since its inception, Hope For
The Warriors has served over 171,000 service members, veterans, military spouses, and caregivers through 10 programs/services focused on providing financial, career and educational stability; physical and emotional strength; and social support that builds community. This includes The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Hope For The Warriors providing confidential, high-quality mental health care services. For more information, visit hopeforthewarriors. org, Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube or LinkedIn.
