Resident Bill Murphy installed the flag pole on a reconstructed 9/11 Memorial that he built and maintains at Oceanview and California Street in the West End. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)

LBFD Members Rebuild Vandalized 9/11 Memorial

Joseph Kellard December 14, 2015

Bill Murphy, who built and maintained a September 11 memorial on Oceanview yards from his California Street home, noticed early Saturday that the metal frame that holds a flagpole was torn from the memorial’s base and thrown in the street.

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.