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O F F ICIA L NEW SPAPER INSIDE H Four women arrested fo r prostitution in D eer Park —Page 3 Man raises $ 1 0 0 K for charity —a nickle at a time —Page 8 Periodicals Postage Paid- Babylon Post Office, Babylon NY 11702 (USPS 030 «J-#nnn\ • T O • B A L I N D E N t B A B Y D WYA 1 P u b l is h SO U T H SH O R E L i 'S L \RGEST C IR C U I ATION W E E K L Y NEW SPAPER S erving the communi ! y since 1966 P rinted on kecyci h i paper W eb site : www . babyeonbeacon . com E-MAIL ADDKESS: ACIM WSfri HI N.l OM __ ll/U Z bounders Edward D Wolfe, fane D. Wolfe Publishers, Carolyn and Alfred James The Babylon Beacon is the hometown newspaper of Ruth A**- , VOL.4 4 N O .32 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------v Babylon Welcomes its Wounded W arriors THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 2 ,2010 50 CENTS Summer Concerts At the Gazebo, Main Street, Babylon Village • Friday, Aug. 1 3 ,8 p.m. Tony Yentieia Piece o f the Rock • Friday, Aug. 2 0 ,2010 Kevin Byrne Late Night Audio AU I'onifr/s ate free and open to the public. by Carolyn James Babylonians from every comer of the Town welcomed the Wounded Warriors Fri., July 23. They sent them off from Babylon Town Hall where the Warrior Ride began with a rousing Patriotic ceremony, waved flags, shouted “thank yous” and cheered them on. Then, along the ride route, the riders were cheered on in Babylon Village, West Babylon, Lindenhurst, Co- piague and Amityville. Factories and stores and offices emptied out and some even handed out cold bottles of water to the riders. “It was really so nice,” said Babylon Town Council- woman Ellen McVeety who worked with dozens of Town employees and volunteers as well as residents and business owners to bring the event to Babylon for the third year. “I think that since this was our third year, and the second year we followed the same route, people were more aware of it,” she said. The event, said McVeety is a cooperative effort by so many people that it is exciting to plan. “Everyone takes a personal interest in making sure that these men and women feel welcomed.” - The event began on Wednesday night when the Town held a dinner for the warriors. Approximately 300 peo ple were treated to dinner at the Airpower Museum in Farmingdale, compliments of Outback restaurant in Lindenhurst. v “The American legion Bap Pipers led the men and women into the dinner and played a military set. Baby lon Town Supervisor Steve Bellone shouted over the music, introducing each veteran by name, one by one. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the place,” said McVeety. On Friday, hundreds gathered at Babylon Town Hall where kickoff ceremonies for the ride were held. Be tween 700 and 800 riders gathered, in all raising more than $70,000 for the Wounded Warrior Project. This was the third year that the Town sponsored the Wounded Warrior Project that began when several individuals took small, inspired actions to help others in need. One night, while watching the eve ning news, a group of veterans were moved by the difficult stories of the first wounded service members returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq. They realized that something needed to be done for these brave individuals beyond the brass bands and ticker tape parades. They decided to work to provide tangible support for the severely wounded and to help them on the road to healing, both physically and men tally. What had been initially viewed as a small contribution, compared with what the warriors had sacrificed while serving our country, has become a national proj ect, which includes the Warrior Ride. The mission is to honor and empower wounded American soldiers and to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of these severely injured men and women. The Soldier ride helps these veterans real ize that they are still capable of doing many things, and that the country supports them, said Wounded Warrior Project organizers. “Working on this project is inspirational for all of the volunteers,” said McVeety. “To see these young people and watch their courage is amazing.” Anyone who would like more informa tion on the Wounded Warrior Project or donate to the not for profit organization can reach them through their webswite at woundedwarriorproject.org. P hoto b y CLIFF DE BEAR Man shot after charging at police in West Babylon Dunkin Donuts A Suffolk County Police officer shot and wounded a man at the Dunkin Donuts store, 401 Little East Neck Rd., West Babylon at 4 p.m., yesterday. The man, iden tified as Michael Moran of 730 Main St., Farmingdale, attacked the officers in an apparent attempt to prevent them from detaining his girlfriend, said police. Police received a call of a woman acting suicidal at a doctor’s office, located at 11 Farmingdale Road in West Babylon. When police arrived, Jeanine Trapani, of998 Crooked Hill Rd., Building 55, Brentwood, had already left the scene. Responding officers located Trapani at the Dunkin Donuts across from the West Babylon High School where she was acting disruptive and agitated. The officers attempted to calm Trapani down and take her into custody. As Trapani struggled with the officers, Moran, ran into the store and charged the officers. One of the officers, a 23-year-veteran of the department drew his weapon and fired two shots at Moran. One of the bullets struck Moran in the chest. He was transported by West Babylon Rescue to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip with non-life-threatening injuries. Trapani was taken to Stony Brook University Med ical Center for psychiatric evaluation. The officer who shot Moran, whose name police did not release, was treated and released at St. Joseph's Hospital in Beth- page. Moran was charged with obstructing governmen tal administration. Moran will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip at a later date. The Suffolk County Police Department Homicide Squad and the Internal Affairs Bureau are continuing the investigation.
