The Village of Babylon recently came together for the heartfelt unveiling of the new Babylon Heroes Statue, a tribute honoring the essential workers who stood on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic. Looking ahead, the Babylon Village Historical Society has secured the location for the “Heroes' Fountain” to be placed at Hawley’s Pond, on the corner of Route 231 and Main Street. The fountain will serve as another lasting symbol of gratitude and remembrance.
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9/11 REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
The Farmingdale United Methodist Church, 407 Main Street, will hold a Remembrance Service at 9:30AM on Sunday, September 7, 2025, the 24th anniversary of 9-11. Following the service everyone is invited to honor the day by placing ribbons around the Memorial Tree dedicated to Lt. Christopher P. Sullivan, FDNY, who generously led our Nursery School children in fire safety. All Farmingdale firemen/emergency responders and their families are invited to attend, as is the general public. Please join us. For further information call 516-694-3424 or visit farmingdaleumc.org.
11:00AM-3:00PM
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829 Old Nichols Road in Islandia Bring Your Family and Enjoy a Day of Fun and Games! Activities for Everyone! Farm Tours, Horseshoe Painting, Cart Rides, Scavenger Hunt, Craft Fair, Escape Room, Horseman-ship Demos,Raffles, Music, Children’s Games and More! For more informa-tion, please call 631-348-1389, www.pal-o-mine.org
1st - LABOR DAY
11th - PATRIOT DAY 22nd - FALL BEGINS - ROSH HASHANAH (Begins at sundown)
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Events must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event date and will run free of charge on a space available basis. For more information, please call 631.226.2636 x275 or send events to editorial@longislandmediagroup.com
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11th
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Please join Lindenhurst Homemakers Evening Unit at the North Amityville Senior Center 48 Cedar Rd. in Amityville, (off of New Hwy.) Open to all, 18 years old & up. Meetings start at 7pm & new members should arrive 15 min. early. For more information, please call Lisa LeBrie at 516-413-7467
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13th
9:00AM-4:00PM
AMITYVILLE’S COMMUNITY
GARAGE SALE
Residents looking to clean out can also clean up, and make a few extra dollars. This garage sale will not count toward the annual Village limit of two sales per household a year, and the garage sale permit fee will be waived. Visit Amityville. com for updates and information. In the event of rain, the sale will take place on Sunday, September 14th. To sign up for the sale, Village residents may contact Amityville Village Hall at 631-2646000, or email Mayor@amityville. com using the subject: Garage Sale.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 14th
11:00AM-3:00PM
FARMINGDALE’S 15th ANNUAL ART
IN THE PARK EXHIBIT, SHOW & SALE
Free to Exhibit & Attend (must register in advance) and attend. Calling all artists! Showcase your talent at Farmingdale's 15th Annual Art in the Park Exhibit, Show &
Sale on the Village Green. Visit the Village website community events page, stop by Village Hall for the artist application/details or email francie1112@aol.com. The event is planned by the Farmingdale Cultural Arts Committee. Rain date is September 21st. Farmingdale Village Green, 361 Main Street, 516-249-0093, www. farmingdalevillage.com
SUNDAY, SEPT. 21st
10:00AM-4:00PM 2025 WEST ISLIP COUNTRY FAIR West Islip Library Grounds, Higbie Lane & Montauk Hwy. Fun for Everyone! FREE ENTRY, Games, Food, Vendors, Music for listening + dancing and MORE. For more information, please visit www. WestIslipCountry Fair.org. Email: WestIslipCountryFair@gmail.com
TUESDAY, SEPT. 23rd
7:00PM-9:00PM THE RISE AND FALL OF THE GOLD COAST ESTATE
The Historical Society of Islip Hamlet hosts Richard Panchyk's program "The Rise and Fall of the Gold Coast Estates". For about half a century, the Gold Coast thrived across Nassau/Suffolk before they began to vanish. Come take a visual journey and see the lavish homes that were built. The program will be held at the Islip Public Library, 71 Monell Ave, and is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 631559-2915, www.isliphamlethistory. org.
The Village of Babylon recently came together for the heartfelt unveiling of the new Babylon Heroes Statue, a tribute honoring the essential workers who stood on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Babylon Tax Receiver Jennifer Montiglio, Councilman Terence McSweeney, and other local leaders joined community members for the ceremony, which celebrated the strength and sacrifice of those who protected and supported their neighbors through one of the most challenging times in recent history.
“The unveiling of the Babylon Heroes Statue was incredibly moving,” said Councilman Terence McSweeney. “It’s a reminder of the sacrifices made by our essential workers and the strength they showed during such a challenging time. I’m proud that our community will always have this monument to honor them.”
Tax Receiver Jennifer Montiglio also reflected on the significance of the tribute. “So many in our community gave so much during the pandemic,” Montiglio said. “This statue is not only a memorial but also a message of gratitude from all of us who witnessed their dedication and compassion firsthand.”
Looking ahead, the Babylon Village Historical Society has secured the location for the “Heroes’ Fountain” to be placed at Hawley’s Pond, on the corner of Route 231 and Main Street. The fountain will serve as another lasting symbol of gratitude and remembrance.
The Historical Society plans to host fundraising events in the coming months to support the project. For more information about the fountain and other local history initiatives, visit babylonvillagehistoricalsociety.com.
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Monday, September 8, 12-2 pm
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Tuesday, September 9, 6:15-7:15 pm
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Tuesday, September 9, 7-8:30 pm
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Thursday, September 11,
6:30-8:30 pm
Join Pit Master Brian and recreating the traditional Munich festival.
BUSY PERSON’S BOOK GROUP
7-8:30 pm
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LEGAL NOTICE
The resolution, a summary of which is published herewith, has been adopted on August 26, 2025, and the validity of the obligations authorized by such resolution may be hereafter contested only if such obligations were authorized for an object or purpose for which the West Babylon Union Free School District in the County of Suffolk, New York is not authorized to expend money or if the provisions of law which should have been complied with as of the date of publication of this Notice were not substantially complied with, and an action, suit or proceeding contesting such validity is commenced within twenty days after the publication of this Notice, or such obligations were authorized in violation of the provisions of the constitution.
REFUNDING BOND RESOLUTION OF THE WEST BABYLON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT NEW YORK, ADOPTED AUGUST 26, 2025, AUTHORIZING THE REFUNDING OF CERTAIN OUTSTANDING SERIAL BONDS OF SAID DISTRICT, STATING THE PLAN OF REFUNDING, APPROPRIATING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $10,250,000 THEREFOR, AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $10,250,000 REFUNDING SERIAL BONDS OF THE DISTRICT TO FINANCE SAID APPROPRIATION, AND MAKING CERTAIN OTHER DETERMINATIONS ALL RELATIVE THERETO.
Object or purpose: refunding of all or a portion of outstanding bonds issued in 2017
Periods of probable usefulness:
thirty (30) years, commencing on the date of original issuance of the first notes or bonds issued for the purposes for which the outstanding bonds were issued
Amount of obligations to be issued: not to exceed $10,250,000
A complete copy of the refunding bond resolution summarized above shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the District Clerk, West Babylon Union Free School District 200 Old Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, New York 11704.
La resolución, cuyo resumen se publica adjunto, ha sido adoptada el 26 de agosto de 2025, y la validez de las
obligaciones autorizadas por dicha resolución solo podrá ser impugnada en lo sucesivo si dichas obligaciones fueron autorizadas para un objeto o propósito para el que el Distrito Escolar Libre de West Babylon en el Condado de Suffolk, Nueva York, no está autorizado a gastar dinero o si las disposiciones legales que debían haberse cumplido en la fecha de publicación de este aviso no se cumplieron sustancialmente, y se inicia una acción, demanda o procedimiento que impugna dicha validez en un plazo de veinte días a partir de la publicación de este aviso, o si dichas obligaciones se autorizaron en violación de las disposiciones de la Constitución.
Jailin Parada Secretaria del Distrito
RESOLUCIÓN SOBRE BONOS DE REFINANCIACIÓN DEL
DISTRITO ESCOLAR DE WEST BABYLON NUEVA YORK, APROBADA EL 26 DE AGOSTO DE 2025, POR LA QUE SE AUTORIZA EL REEMBOLSO DE DETERMINADOS BONOS SERIALES PENDIENTES DE DICHO DISTRITO, SE ESTABLECE EL PLAN DE REEMBOLSO, SE ASIGNA UNA CANTIDAD QUE NO EXCEDERÁ LOS 10 250 000 DÓLARES PARA TAL FIN AUTORIZANDO LA EMISIÓN DE BONOS SERIALES DE REFINANCIACIÓN DEL DISTRITO POR UN IMPORTE NO SUPERIOR A 10 250 000 DÓLARES PARA FINANCIAR DICHA ASIGNACIÓN, Y TOMANDO OTRAS DECISIONES RELACIONADAS CON ELLO.
Objeto o finalidad: reembolso total o parcial de los bonos pendientes emitidos en 2017.
Periodos de utilidad probable: treinta (30) años, a partir de la fecha de emisión original de los primeros pagarés o bonos emitidos para los fines para los que se emitieron los bonos pendientes.
Importe de las obligaciones que se emitirán: no excederá los 10 250 000 dólares.
Una copia completa de la resolución sobre los bonos de reembolso resumida anteriormente estará disponible para su inspección pública durante el horario laboral habitual en la oficina del secretario del distrito, West Babylon Union Free School District, 200 Old Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, Nueva York 11704
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On Sunday, September 7 at 11 a.m., the shoreline at Robert Moses Beach, Field 5, will be transformed into a striking memorial as grieving families from across Long Island carry handcrafted tombstones to the water’s edge. The Second Annual Long Island Trail of Truth –March to the Sea honors lives lost to substanceuse related causes and confronts the deadly rise of fentanyl in the local drug supply.
The National Trail of Truth movement was established by Truth Pharm and Trail of Truth founder Alexis Pleus. Alexis also serves on a statewide coalition to End Overdose in NY and she’s the Cochair for the New York State Harm Reduction
Association. She serves on the National Coalition for Harm Reduction Funding and the Opioid Network.
“This epidemic has devastated our communities and stolen far too many sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters,” said Carole Trottere, a parent activist on the fentanyl crisis. “We refuse to be silent. Every tombstone is a loved one whose voice was silenced. Our purpose is to save lives and prevent another family from enduring this heartbreak.”
Part public art installation, part healing ceremony, the Trail of Truth pairs raw emotion with striking visuals. Participants will walk together toward the surf, placing memorial tombstones in the sand
against the backdrop of the iconic Fire Island Lighthouse. Each marker bears a name and a story, revealing the staggering scope of loss hidden behind the statistics.
Steve Chassman, Executive Director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD), said:
“As we remember those lost amid the devastating opioid epidemic, we walk along the shores of Long Island contemplating much needed improvements to public health, empathetic prevention strategies and more universal access to quality treatment on demand. We remember those loved and lost but continue to voice our support of individuals and
families who remain in the struggle of substance use disorder (SUD) in informing them that help is available, Narcan is accessible and quality resources for treatment exist. These are the universal missions of The Trail of Truth, LICADD, GGT, FIST and all those lending a helping hand in service to others in need.”
Lori Carbonaro, who lost her son Nicholas in 2014, said “The March to the Sea is a safe, non-judgmental place to remember our loved ones, to say their names, to share who they were, who we knew...not only what happened to them, they were more ...so much more.”
Last year, more than 100 tombstones were carried by families from Suffolk and Nassau counties,
with over 50 people attending the inaugural event. This year’s program will feature remarks from:
• Steve Chassman, Executive Director of the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD)
• A representative from Truth Pharm, the national organization behind the Trail of Truth
• Parents and family
members who have turned personal loss into public advocacy Members of the public are invited to participate. Those wishing to create a tombstone to carry may contact Lori Carbonaro at 631-4138356.
For more information please contact Carole Trottere at 631-25-5277.
