Babylon Democrats News

Babylon Town Board Recognizes Lindenhurst Schools Superintendent upon his Retirement

Jun
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 retire at the end of June. His career in Lindenhurst began in 1997 when he was hired as an assistant principal at Lindenhurst High School. In 2002, he became the high school building principal and served in that role until 2014 when the Board of Education unanimously appointed him superintendent of schools. As superintendent, he has overseen the implementation of significant advancements in the...| read more ››

Town Recognizes Young Resident Who Helps Clean Local Park

Jun
7
2022

The Town of Babylon proudly recognizes 5-year-old AJ Rosales for his commitment to continuously cleaning up West Babylon’s Scott Park (Police Officer Dirk Wrede Park) and caring for our environment.

Every Tuesday when AJ stays with his grandmother, he loads up his quad and the two take a trip to Scott Park. Along the way, AJ stops to clean up any litter he sees. He then goes on to clean the park. Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Deputy Supervisor Tony Martinez and Councilmen Terence McSweeney and DuWayne Gregory were honored to recently join AJ at the park and present him with a certificate of special recognition on behalf of the town.

We thank AJ for his dedication and commitment to our community....| read more ››

Town Partners with U.S. Coast Guard to Offer Free Boater Safety Course

Jun
6
2022

As the 2022 summer boating season begins, the Town of Babylon remains committed to public safety and keeping our waterways safe for all to enjoy. Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Deputy Supervisor Tony Martinez and Councilman and Public Safety Chairman Terence McSweeney were proud to recently partner with members of the U.S. Coast Guard to offer residents a free boater safety class in North Babylon.

By 2025, all watercraft operators born after January 1, 1988 must complete a New York State Boater Safety Course as part of “Brianna’s Law.” This comprehensive boater education law requires all power boaters and those who operate sailing vessels through auxiliary power, complete a boating safety course. It was signed into law in August 2019 and went...| read more ››

Sheriff's Honors for One Who Dreamed of Joining the Ranks

May
20
2022

Two years after Philip Joseph “PJ” Fusaro’s death due to COVID-19, his memory continues to live on as family, schoolchildren and the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office celebrated his legacy Friday in his hometown of Shirley.

Donna and Phil Fusaro, PJ’s parents, were at times holding back tears during a ceremony at Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School as Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. presented them with a special badge and posthumously named their son an honorary K-9 deputy sheriff.

Fusaro, a horticulturalist and animal lover who family members say was beloved in his community and dreamed of joining the sheriff's office K-9 unit, died May 3, 2020, after battling COVID-19. He was 25.

Donna Fusaro, a teaching assistant at Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School, told Newsday after the ceremony that her son was “the love of my life.”

“My son was the most selfless, giving person you would want to meet,” his mother said. “He was the guy that you called when you were in trouble at 3 o’clock in the morning and he would get out of bed and go, ‘No problem, I’ll be right there.’ He was just that guy. He was just amazing.”| read more ››

Mural by Local High School Students Completed at Babylon’s Cedar Beach

May
18
2022

With Memorial Day Weekend right around the corner, the Town of Babylon is excited to announce the completion of the “Cedar Beach Gallery” at Cedar Beach. The gallery, designed by local students, consists of numerous nautical-themed murals painted on both sides of the tunnel that runs under Ocean Parkway and connects Cedar Beach to Cedar Beach Marina.

The project, which began last October, was a joint effort initiated by the Parks Department in collaboration with the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts, Inc. (BACCA) and the Town of Babylon Local Development Corporation (LDC) to bring much needed beautification to the tunnel. Local artist Ron Becker, who serves on the BACCA Advisory Panel, played a key role in facilitating the...| read more ››

New York Sheriff Launches Database for Finding Lost Pets, Hopes it Will Become a National Model

May
4
2022

A New York sheriff is looking to make a nationwide impact with his new initiative for keeping pets in the community safe.

On Tuesday, Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. introduced a new database to help local pet parents quickly locate missing animals.

The Lost Pet Network will enroll pets into a database and provide owners with a printed pet identification card. If an enrolled four-legged friend goes missing, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office will send an alert with the pet's information to deputy sheriffs and local municipalities. Information about the lost pet will also be shared on social media accounts to aid in the animal's return.

Suffolk County sheriff creates database for missing pets, hopes it will become a national model

"Centralized and organized because right now there is nothing in Suffolk County to really assist pets that are lost," Toulon said during a briefing in the Town of Islip. "Not only would we alert our staff that may be on patrol in certain areas, but also we would post it on social media, we would notify shelters."| read more ››

$157M coming for Long Island roadways, governor says

Apr
20
2022

Long Island motorists soon could have something to applaud: $157 million in funding from the state for repaving and fixing potholes.
“Everybody is complaining about potholes. Nobody has hit more potholes in the state of New York than I have because I’ve traveled 372,000 miles not by plane, all on the road,” Gov. Kathy Hochul told community leaders and elected officials Tuesday at Kennedy Memorial Park in Hempstead.

“There’s even a bigger welcome when I am out on Long Island, because they’re enormous,” she added.

The funding follows Hochul’s previous $1 billion commitment to attack potholes across the state, and sets Long Island on the path toward 480 restored lane miles along the region's most heavily traveled highways. The...| read more ››

A Tireless Advocate for Change, Delores Quintyne Dies at 88

Apr
8
2022

Delores Quintyne’s name is synonymous with activism on Long Island.

Whether it was fighting racial discrimination in housing in Nassau County or pushing for better conditions for migrant workers in Suffolk County, Quintyne was front and center as a tireless advocate for change.

“She always wanted to help everybody,” said her daughter Madeline Quintyne-McConney of North Babylon. “She was mom to everyone in the community.”

Quintyne died April 8 from heart disease at the Mary Ann Tully Hospice Inn in Melville. The longtime North Amityville resident was 88.| read more ››

Babylon Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Town’s First Board Meeting

Apr
4
2022

It was a celebration 150 years in the making as Babylon Town officials past and present gathered in the Town Board Room at Town Hall for an event marking the anniversary of Babylon’s first Town Board meeting. The event, hosted by Town Historian Mary Cascone brought together elected officials from the state, county, neighboring townships as well as our villages to mark the official start of Babylon’s sesquicentennial celebrations.

In 1872, voters of the old Town of Huntington voted to separate and create a new township called Babylon. The New York State legislature approved the bill to create the Town of Babylon on March 13, 1872. Less than a month later on April 2, 1872, voters went to the...| read more ››

Suffolk Sheriff Toulon Appointed to NYS Municipal Police Training Council

Apr
1
2022

Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr. was recently appointed by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul to the New York State Municipal Police Training Council. The eight-member Municipal Police Training Council promulgates minimum training requirements for newly-appointed police and peace officers and a course of training for police officers appointed to supervisory positions.

“I am honored to be appointed by Governor Hochul to serve on the New York State Municipal Police Training Council,” said Sheriff Toulon. “I look forward to the opportunity and to be able to bring to the table my knowledge of state-of-the-art training techniques to help ensure that our law enforcement officials across the State are best equipped to protect and serve their communities.”| read more ››