Karen Marvin opened Shore Paddleboards in Babylon a year after she first tried stand-up paddleboarding. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)

Paddleboard Shop Thrives in Babylon

Joseph Kellard May 31, 2015

Karen Marvin opened South Shore Paddleboards in May 2014, about a year after she first tried stand-up paddleboarding.

Babylon residents voiced their opposition and support for a proposed soup kitchen at a local church during a recent meeting of the village’s Zoning Board of Appeals. (Photo courtesy of Flo Siemsen)

Proposed Soup Kitchen Stirs Controversy in Babylon

Joseph Kellard February 21, 2015

Some Babylon residents are concerned that a soup kitchen may open at a local church. Kevin Cruz, senior warden at Christ Episcopal Church, proposes to open a food program to feed between 30 to 50 people a week, and the village’s Zoning Board of Appeals is considering the proposal.

Karen Marvin of Babylon takes to the water on a canal during a day in January when it snowed and the temperatures dropped into the teens. (Credit: Tonya Simpson Photography)

Paddleboarders Take to Water in Winter

Joseph Kellard February 8, 2015

Will Connaughton has been a surfer since he was a young boy, but he only took up stand-up paddleboarding five years ago, mainly for exercise and adventure, but also to keep connected to the water.