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The last of Suffolk County's 10 towns to be formed, Babylon was born out of resentment. Until the late 1800s, the southwestern corner of Suffolk was part of the Town of Huntington, and people referred to it as Huntington South. It was a designation that perturbed its residents. Finally in 1872, the residents of Amityville, Babylon and Breslau (now Lindenhurst) asked the State Legislature to separate Huntington into two townships. Their secessionist plea may have been helped by the weather. Of the 713 people who braved the cold on a particularly frigid day in January, 1872, 445 were from what then became Babylon. The town was officially formed on Jan. 3, 1873.
Photo: The Railroad Station...
Photo: The Railroad Station...
The last of Suffolk County's 10 towns to be formed, Babylon was born out of resentment. Until the late 1800s, the southwestern corner of Suffolk was part of the Town of Huntington, and people referred to it as Huntington South. It was a designation that perturbed its residents. Finally in 1872, the residents of Amityville, Babylon and Breslau (now Lindenhurst) asked the State Legislature to separate Huntington into two townships. Their secessionist plea may have been helped by the weather. Of the 713 people who braved the cold on a particularly frigid day in January, 1872, 445 were from what then became Babylon. The town was officially formed on Jan. 3, 1873.
Photo: The Railroad Station at Babylon from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: The Railroad Station at Babylon from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
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Two Suffolk Democrats drop state Senate bids
Spin CycleTwo Suffolk Democrats who were designated to run for state Senate have declined the nominations. Richard Schaffer, Suffolk Democratic chairman, said he is looking to fill the vacancy left by Matthew Rocchio, a county elections worker, who was the party......Tags: Local Elections, Deer Park (Cook, Illinois), Government, Republican Party, Elections
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Golisano: No endorsements in Skelos, O. Johnson races
Spin CycleMissing from last week???s string of endorsements in State Senate races by Rochester billionaire Thomas Golisano were two prominent Long Islanders ??? Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) and Sen. Owen Johnson (R-West Babylon). James T....Tags: Upper House, Caesar Trunzo, John Flanagan, Shirley, Republican Party
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Babylon ethics board suddenly selected
Spin CycleAll three seats on the Babylon Town Board of Ethics had been vacant since January, according to a town spokeswoman. But on Sept. 10 ??? one day after Newsday asked if such a panel existed ??? the town board announced......Tags: Values, Ethics, Religion and Belief
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Picture: The Power of Incumbency
Spin CycleThe power of incumbency means that you accumulate chits, and when you're up for re-election you get invited to fairly meaningless events, and get your picture taken. When the local paper is willing to run your picture -- say, five......Tags: Caesar Trunzo
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Albany, Take 2: Malcolm says LI will be happy
Spin CycleSen. Malcolm Smith, the presumptive leader of the Senate Dems' presumptive new majority, threw some press noses out of joint earlier Monday by walking out of a press conference. So he returned for a second appearance this afternoon and......Tags: Upper House, Government, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Brian Foley, Craig Johnson
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Senate Dems aim early mail at GOP Senators
Spin CycleMore than 20 months before the next election, Senate Democrats are already sending mail into the districts of marginal Senate Republicans, including 79-year-old Senate Veteran Owen Johnson. Mailings have also gone in the districts of Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-...Tags: Upper House, Democratic Party, Government, Laws, Republican Party
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Senator Gillibrand gets questions in West Babylon
Spin CycleSen. Kirsten Gillibrand visited a Super Stop & Shop in West Babylon on Friday for an economic ???Senate at Your Supermarket,??? and got hit with several questions on unrelated topics. ???Are you going to keep fighting for our guns???? asked......Tags: Gang Activity, Crime, Law and Justice, Kirsten Gillibrand, Crimes
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Sen. Gillibrand to shop in West Babylon
Spin CycleIf you're in the market for orange juice and cereal and will be around West Babylon and want to meet New York's junior senator, Friday is your lucky day. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will bring her -- alliteration alert! -- Senate......Tags: Kirsten Gillibrand, Manhattan (New York City), New York
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Conservatives go another way on Suffolk Leg. seat
Spin CycleSuffolk Conservatives have put up their own candidate to run in the county legislature???s lone open seat, but not the same contender they had earlier tried to sell to Republicans. Edward Walsh, Suffolk Conservative chairman, named Timothy Molnar of......Tags: Democratic Party, Islip Terrace, Government, Republican Party, National Government
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About-face for LaValle on 'initiative' legislation
Spin CycleSen. Kenneth LaValle (R-Selden), left, last month endorsed Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's "initiative" bill to dissolve tax districts and other local entities. In a press release issued by Cuomo's office on May 21, the veteran lawmaker was quoted as........Tags: Long Island, Government, Executive Branch
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LI's state Senators: 2 of 9 backed 'initiative' bill
Spin CycleAfter two hours of debate, the State Senate adopted a local-government consolidation bill pushed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. The vote was 46 to 16. Democrats shot down Republican attempts to exempt fire districts and library districts. Sources...Tags: Democratic Party, Kemp Hannon, John Flanagan, Long Island, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Senate split: Truce would differ from treaty...
Spin CycleThe state Senate struggle over seats, patronage, clout, offices, titles and pork funds is expected to resume and rage again ??? even if its members manage to meet Tuesday's deadline for approving legislation deemed crucial by local officials. Just......Tags: Upper House, Democratic Party, Parliament, Eliot Spitzer, Government
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