Babylon Beacon Newspaper

11/23/2025

11/22, On this day in history, in 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open car.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-22

11/22/2025

11/21, The Verrazzano Narrows Bridge that spans New York Harbor from Brooklyn to Staten Island opened to traffic on this day in 1964.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-21

11/21/2025

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11/21/2025

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

The Babylon School District is proud to posthumously honor William B. Williams of the Class of 1940 with its Distinguished Alumni Award. The award was presented to his son, Jeffrey B. Williams, during a heartfelt ceremony as part of Babylon-Junior Senior High School’s 2025 homecoming celebration. ...

11/21/2025

11/20, The American whaling ship Essex was rammed by a s***m whale on this day in 1820 and later sank. This moment in history inspired the climactic scene in Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick in 1851.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-20

11/20/2025

11/19, Today is National Play Monopoly Day! How many Monopoly fans do we have out there? Did you know that this game was invented approximately 118 years ago?
Source: https://nationaltoday.com/national-play-monopoly-day/

11/19/2025

11/18, On this day in history, in 1963, the first push-button/touch-tone telephones debuted in the U.S., replacing most rotary-dial models.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-18

11/18/2025

11/17, “Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been.” -Alan Alda
Source: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/inspirational-quotes_3

11/17/2025

11/16, The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act was singed by U.S. President Richard Nixon on this day in 1973. The pipeline became operational four years later and connected the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay in northern Alaska with the harbor at Valdez.
Source: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-16

11/16/2025

11/15, Today is National Philanthropy Day—a day to honor those who give back to their communities.
Source: https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-philanthropy-day-november-15

11/15/2025

Everybody was doing the Pumpkin Smash today in Babylon Village, including the newly appointed trustee, Jeffrey Szabo! Watch for more on this story in print and online at babylonbeacon.com.

11/15/2025

Lindenhurst man on parole arrested in numerous gun charges. Read here:

A Lindenhurst man was arrested Friday after Suffolk County police said probation officers discovered dozens of weapons during a search of his home. Police officers conducting a probation check at about 9:15 a.m. on Nov. 14 at 202 E. Granada Ave. spotted brass knuckles and an expandable baton inside....