Babylon Beacon Newspaper

09/12/2025

9/12, Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to fly in space on this day in 1992. She was part of the STS-47 Spacelab J mission.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/September-12

09/11/2025

9/11, We will always remember and never forget all who rose to help in the 9/11 tragedy.
Source: https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/patriot-day-and-national-day-of-service-and-remberance-september-11

09/10/2025

9/10, Cats closed on Broadway on this day in 2000 after 7,485 shows. The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical was the longest-running show on Broadway until it was surpassed by his other musical, Phantom of the Opera in 2006.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/September-10

09/10/2025

THIS JUST IN: Blakeman receives endorsement from law enforcement. Read more here:

  The Nassau County Police Benevolent Association, joined by law enforcement unions from across New York state, endorsed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman for re-election on Tuesday. Standing with supporters in Massapequa Park Village, union leaders urged residents to re-elect the Republican i...

09/09/2025

9/9, Elizabeth II became the longest-reigning monarch in British history on this day in 2015, surpassing Victoria’s record reign of 63 years and 216 days.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/September-9

09/09/2025

THIS JUST IN: Read full story here:

A Babylon man has been indicted on grand larceny and other charges for allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from clients who entrusted him to sell their boats, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced. Rory P. Hogan, 60, owner of Riteway Marine Solutions, was arraign...

09/08/2025

9/8, “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” -Albert Einstein
Source: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellness/g2401/inspirational-quotes/

09/07/2025

9/7, Following up on yesterday’s post, today happens to be Buy a Book Day! It’s a great day to purchase a book by an author you like, or maybe try out a new book by a local author you’ve heard about.
Source: https://nationaltoday.com/september-7/

09/06/2025

BREAKING NEWS:

A Levittown man was arrested earlier today and charged with selling flavored v**e products to a minor at a North Babylon business. Suffolk County Police gave this account: Following multiple community complaints, officers from the First Precinct Investigative Unit — along with Community Support Un...

09/06/2025

9/6, Today is National Read a Book Day. Comment below with a favorite author of yours.
Source: https://nationaltoday.com/september-6/

09/05/2025

9/5, The first episode of The Muppet Show aired on this day in 1976. The show was cocreated by Jim Henson and became popular with its cast of puppet characters that included Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/September-5

09/05/2025

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