Babylon Beacon Newspaper

01/12/2026

1/11, Aviator Amelia Earhart made her first successful solo flight from Hawaii to California, a distance of about 2,400 miles, on this day in 1935.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-11

01/11/2026

Three days after Renee Good killing.. demonstrators rally outside Babylon Town Hall in Babylon, NY

01/11/2026

1/10, Today is National Vision Board Day! Following up on New Year’s Resolutions, this is an opportunity to visually put together what you hope for in 2026.
Source: https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-vision-board-day

01/10/2026

1/9, Today is National Balloon Ascension Day! This day was created to commemorate the first balloon flight in the United States in 1793. Read all about it at the link below.
Source: https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-balloon-ascension-day-january-9

01/09/2026

Read all about what's coming up in the next week: https://www.babylonbeacon.com/category/events-and-bulletin/

01/09/2026

Did you catch this story in the Beacon? Read below. FREE ACCESS.

Two 10-year-old girls from Babylon Memorial Grade School turned a school art market into a lesson in giving back, donating $300 to the First Presbyterian Church of Babylon’s food pantry after selling handmade slime. Fifth graders Liv McAleavey and Francesca Mulé took part in the Babylon Village A...

01/09/2026

1/8, On this day in 1918, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson announced his “Fourteen Points,” which was his outline for peace following World War I.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-8

01/08/2026

1/7, Galileo made his discovery of Jupiter’s four moons on this day in 1610. The Italian astronomer found that four moons revolve around Jupiter and that the telescope reveals a multitude of stars that are not visible to the naked eye.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/January-7

01/07/2026

1/6, Did you know that octopuses make ‘gardens’ at the bottom of the ocean? Octopuses tend to hide in holes or crevices for safety and protection. They often collect and arrange shiny objects to make a decorative ‘garden’ and will collect useful items to add to their den. They may also scatter shells around the outside of their den to conceal it, and some octopuses create a door to their den using a rock.
Source: https://restless.co.uk/health/healthy-mind/happy-facts-to-make-your-day-a-little-better/

01/06/2026

Local man charged in connection with arson in Nassau County. Read story here; free access.

A Lindenhurst man has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with an incident that took place in Massapequa Park Tues., Jan. 6. Nassau County Police gave this account: Nassau Police officers responded to a Park Lane home today, Tues., Jan. 6 for a disturbance. Upon arrival they observed....

01/06/2026

Lindenhurst man struck and killed on Montauk Highway. Read story here; free access:
https://www.babylonbeacon.com/articles/man-struck-by-two-cars-and-killed-in-lindenhurst/

01/06/2026

1/5 “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” -Marcel Proust