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December 2 ,2 0 1 0 , BEACON NEWSPAPER . 3 9/11 Memorial gets a little help from Mends In photo, Ralph Ascoli, a member o f the Babylon Town 9/11 M emorial Committee, accepts a check from Laura Boyle fo r the M emorial Garden as Town o f Babylon officials look on. POLICE BLOTTER The Suffolk County Police Departments First Precinct and other local fire and law enforcement agencies report ed the following incidents this week. GRAND LARCENY Babylon Village: Police reported that on Nov. 14, be tween the hours of 1 a.m. and 8 a.m., someone used a credit card stolen from a Shore Road resident. Copiague: On Nov. 15, at about 12:10 p.m., someone stole a woman’s pocketbook. The incident took place on Merrick Road. North Babylon: Someone managed to steal 2,200 gallons of gasoline from underground tanks at a Deer Park Avenue station Nov. 10. Police were notified at 11:30 p.m. West Babylon: An undisclosed number of items were taken from a truck at a Wellwood Ave., job site some time between 6 p.m., Nov. 10 and 9:30 a.m., Nov. 11. North Lindenhurst: A Jeep Liberty parked on North Wellwood Avenue was stolen Nov. 16, sometime be tween 8 and 9:50 a.m. East Farmingdale: An undisclosed number of tools were taken from a Marriot Street shed sometime be tween the night of Nov. 15, and the morning of Nov. 16. ROBBERY Wyandanch: A man described as approximately six feet tall and with a heavy build pulled a gun on another man on Straight Path at about 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 12 and stole the victim’s money before fleeing BURGLARY West Babylon: Police were called at 5 p.m. on Nov. 8, by a citizen reporting a break in at a Lamberta Avenue garage. Deer Park: Sometime between 9 p.m., Nov. 9 and 5:45'a.m., Nov. 10, someone gained entry into a Corn- mack Road, home through a front window, stealing -Various valuables. •On Nov. i f at about 3:10 a.m. .someone broke into Damone’s Italian-American Food Store on Deer Park AyenuerSeveral items were taken. : | Wyandanch: Gaining entry through a rear window, someone broke into a Lakewood Street home Nov. 1,6 Sometime before 9:20 a.m., and stole assorted valu ables, CRIMINAL M ISCHIEF Lindenhurst: Someone vandalized a Montauk High way Taco Bell store sometime between 9 p.m., Nov. 10 and 6:30 a.m., Nov. 11. Copiague: On Nov. 7, sometime prior to 4:20 p.m., someone made graffiti on private property on the Sun rise Highway. North Babylon: Police reported that on Nov. 13, at about 7:30 p.m., someone used an Independence Av- enued resident’s 2008 Nissan Sentra without permis sion. ARRESTS DW7: The following persons have been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated or impaired: Alexandra Digangi, 415 Marcy, North Babylon; Lee McTaggart, 62 Seley Dr., North Babylon; Christopher Richardson, 270 Centre. Ave., Lindenhurst; Santos Sanchez, 103 North 22nd St., Wyandanch; Nicholas Scuro, 6 Comdt La., Massapequa; Ramon A. Medina, 52, of Broadway, Amityville; Lourdes M. Fernandez, 45, of Maple PI., Amityville; Vinisherida Humphrey, 49, Cleveland St., Brentwood (also charged with crimi nal possession of marijuana, fifth degree); Dariusz Perkowski, 36, o f Park Plaza, Copiague; Robbery: M itchell/,. Barr Jr., 221 Broadway, Ami tyville; Selena Aird and Katrina Aird, 14 Liberty Ave., North Babylon; Tiasee Calloway, 73 North 16th St., Wyandanch; Burglary: Richard Haupt, 88 Dover St., Massapequa; Gerard Jackson, 63 Cumberbach St.„ Wyandanch; The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts. Individuals charged and whose names appear in this column may submit documenta tion to us at a later d ate that the charges have been dismissed or that they have been found innocent and we will include that information in this space in a timely manner. By Carolyn James A kickboxing event held at the beach in Babylon Town raised $1,800 for the care and upkeep of the Town’s 9 /11 Memorial Park. Laura Boyle, whose hus band owns Star Fight Promotions of Smithtown and Fusion gym in Amityville, presented the check to (Continued from cover) the cutting-edge plan with an affordable price tag of $25,000 at a press conference at a new eatery, “Babylon- area elected officials have: long pushed to provide pro gressive services for conservative costs,” said Legislator Horsley, who secured the funds from Suffolk County, earmarked for downtown revitalization and renewal. ‘Now, Babylon Village will be more business-friendly?’ complimented Jon Taylor, president of Babylon Village Chamber of Commerce. “A lot of business people come here for lunch appointments, and now they will be able to access free WiFi while enjoying lunch at a table at The Argyle (Grill and Tavern). Just having the ability to ac cess their mobile devices will be invaluable.” The first phase of tKe project will offer WiFi along the downtown thoroughfares: Main Street and Deer Park Avenue, including the LIRR station, Argyle Park and the gazebo. The. next phase will bring Wi-Fi to the Village Pool and Marinas. Although the Village is partnering with Corporate Biznis who manufacturers the wireless devices called Meraki, the key to affordability is that they will be doing much of the work in-house using Village employees and when possible securing devices on downtown buildings, instead of leasing poles from utility, cable or telephone companies. Also the devices - because of new technol ogy - have become more affordable: $199 each. “More people are carrying their laptops and blackber ries into restaurants,” said Babylon Village Mayor Ralph Scordino, that day. “We are being progressive in this cur rent age of computers.” Earlier in the week - September 18 - Supervisor of Babylon Town Steve Bellone also hosted a press confer ence announcing that Copiague will be the first town on Long Island to offer free WiFi in its downtown area. At the press conference, he said that it was appropriate that Copiague was the first downtown on Long Island to offer free WiFi. Guglielmo Marconi — who invented the wireless telegraph that sent messages across the Atlantic Ocean in the early 1900s - used to visit friends in Co piague in the summer. The town was even called Mar- coniville for a short time; and Marconi Blvd. still crosses through the heart of Copiague. Ralph Ascoli, a 9/11 family member at a recent Town Board meeting. Holding back tears, Ascoli thanked Boyle calling the contribution, “Super. (Continued on page 2 4 ) “It is fitting that this place, once called Marconivijle, will be the first downtown to offer free WiFi access for businesses and residents.” The devices will be set up along Great East Neck Road between DixOn and Scud- der Avenues, giving access to people within 1,500 feet of the devices. The installation of the devices - totaling $75,000 — will be paid for with a federal COPS grant (Community Oriented Policing Services), which also paid for WiFi in all Babylon parks, marinas and beaches. The wireless devices will eventually allow Babylon Town to install se curity cameras in the downtown, which was one of the popular ideas expressed by residents as part of the Co piague Vision Plan. The vision plan - which collected input from more than 500 Copiague residents -- was approved at the most recent Babylon Town board meet ing. “We are working to achieve a family-friendly, pedes trian-friendly and business-friendly downtown and this new initiative will help set Copiague apart,” said Sharon Fattoruso, the Copiague Chamber President. In other revitalization projects over the last few years, Babylon Town has installed colonial lighting, decorative receptacles and planters, created Gateway Park on Great East Neck as well as refurbished the Copiague Train Sta tion with the help of Assemblyman Sweeney, Suffolk County Legislator DeWayne Gregory; County Executive Steve Levy and the Copiague Chamber o f Commerce. The wireless devices in Copiague will be solar pow ered, making them the first municipality on the East Coast to feature “Green WiFi,” according to Supervisor Bellone. • ; A school spokesperson praised the WiFi as a way to level the playing field for young people. “I compare WiFi to the invention o f the printing press which gave people access to text,” said Todd Harris, director of tech nology for Copiague public schools. “In this commu nity, where some people have access to the internet and some people cannot afford it, this will give people an op portunity to be more successful and lead to an age of greater achievement.” Next on this list? Babylon Town plans to bring free WiFi to downtown Wyandanch. Babylon Village first on on LI to offer Wi-FI
