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BABYLON PUBLIC LIBRARY SOOTH SHORE LI'S LARGEST CIRCULATION WEEKLY NEWSPAPER . S e r v i n g t h e c o m m u n i t y s i n c e 1966 P R U m i ) ON RKCVCU 1) PAPt-tt W E B S rrE: WWW.BABYL0NBEACQN.COM E-MAIL AO0RESS! ACJNEWS@>RCN.COM ; VO L . 4 4 N O . 3 8 IN THE NEWS On August 20th, Richard Vefia o f West Babylon was appointed as a Director o{ the Firemerà As sociation of the State of N Y (FASNY) at the a s s o c i a t i o n s 138th Annual C o n v e n t i o n at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Hauppaugc He replaces Robert McConvifie of Seiden, the previous Suffolk County Director, following McCunville’s election as PASNVs Second Vice Piesident Department (W BFD) for 40 years, J Eagle Engine No. 6 at the age of 22. Over the years, he served twice as a Leutenant and Captain o! hagle of the rescue squad and the fire police unit. He was Chief o f the department from 2004-06, was elected ti ustee«>i the WBFl >s Benevolent association in 1990 and currently serves as the group’s secretary He also serves as a Commissioner at the West Babylon Fire District and is very active in a number of firematic organizations including the New York State Associa tion of Fire Chiefs, the Association o f Fire Districts of the State of New York and the Southern NY Volun teer Y iremen’s Association, where he is a director Richard and his wile Judith have three childien - Keith, Tara and MeHssa. He spent 17 years working as security guard for the defense contractor Sperry, and was also an operations manager at Otis Spunk- meyer for six years prior to retiring Founded in 1872, the Firemen’s Association o f the Stale of New York (FA&NY ) represents the interests of the more than J 30,000 volunteer firefighters and emeigcncy medical peisonnel in New Yoik State For more information, visit www.fasny.com D eConinck Com m issioned John T DeConinck has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force after complet ing the Air Force ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) program and graduating with a bachelor’s de gree from Farmingdale State College. He is the son of Joseph F. and Loraine F. DeConinckof West Baby lon. l)eC omiKk ls a 2006 graduate of St Anthony’s High School, South Huntington. The Lieutenant will be assigned to the 3 15th Training Squadron, Good- fellow A ir Force Base, San Angelo, Texas, R O U : is an educational program designed to pro vide college students an opportunity to be Air R a ce officers after completing military study courses and bachelors degree requiiements at a host college or university. O FFICIA L NEW SPAPER Periodicals Postage Paid- Babylon Post Office, Babylon NY 11702 (USPS 03960-Rnnoi IN S I D E .TOW N OF •BABYLON LINDENHURST! BABYLON SCL WYANDANC Published every 65 De< Founders Edward D Wolfe, Jane D. Wolfe Publishers, Carolyn and Alfred James eoróttu u an ’NoiAava 3AV navo S VI (p) A a v a a n NOTA9V9 coqo *» i o i la-avo********** W e s t I s l i p H i s t o r i c a l •ty b e g i n s h i s t o r y r v a t i o n p r o g r a m . . . P g . 3 ley honors Eagle Scout M ezzacappa...Pg. 3 Knights nip Panthers...Pg. 3 The Babylon Beacon is the hometown newspaper of Mr. Arid Mrs. John Dolan of Babylon THURSDAY, Septem b er 2 3 ,2 0 1 0 50 CEN T S Program sets September 25th as day to support local downtowns Babylon and Lindenhurst Village Mayors ask residents to shop in their business districts Local Mayors today urged residents Babylon, Lin denhurst, Amityville and Massapequa Park to partici pate in an upcoming promotional event on Sat., Sept. 25th called $25 on the 25th to support Main Street business across New York State dur ing this s t u b b o r n e c o n o m i c dow n turn. The $25 on the 25th campaign is jointly spon sored by The New York State Confer- ence of May ors; the N e w York Press Association, and the New York State Economic Development Council. The $25 on the 25th campaign will give New Yorkers a concrete way to support struggling local merchants. It will encourage New Yorkers to shop locally this Sep tember 25th, spending at least $25 at a local store or stores. If successful, the $25 on the 25th campaign will be repeated. “Mark your calendars for September 25th,” said Mas sapequa Park Village Mayor James Altadonna. “This will be a day to support and celebrate Main Street busi nesses that give [village, city] so much of its charm and warmth. I am proud to join mayors across New York in helping make $25 on the 25th a tremendous success.” NYPA has created print advertisements for the cam paign, which will run in co m m u n i t y new spapers around the state. It also has de signed banners and logos for store windows to encourage as many local businesses as possible to cre ate special shopping incentives for the day. “New York’s independent businesses are the heart and soul o f this state, and the New York newspaper in dustry is doing everything it can to stand behind our small businesses,” said Michelle Rea, Executive Direc tor of the New York Press Association (NYPA). “Twen ty-five dollars may not seem like a lot to spend, but it can make a real difference for a Main Street merchant. Community newspapers across the state are already working with mayors, shop-owners and business as sociations about making September 25th a significant shopping day in New York State. So spread the word!”
