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Babylon asked to endorse Bring the War Dollars Home resolution video

Posted on September 17, 2011 by iwilder

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OsQn2drzmI] Seven Babylon residents attended the Town Board meeting last night to request Babylon to join the other municipalities that have already endorsed the US Conference of Mayors resolution Calling on Congress to Redirect Military Spending to Domestic Priorities.  See the rest of the article at Babylon Town Board asked to pass US Mayors Bring the […]

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Babylon sneaks in Board meeting to decide on $500M contract

Posted on July 22, 2011 by iwilder

IW:  I check for the dates of town board meetings regularly on the Babylon Town site to post on this site. I checked this month and there were no town board meeting listed for the future. This is not surprising since the town has a habit of not wanting citizens to attend these meetings.  The […]

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Libertarian Party of NY State Convention: Report and photos | Independent Political Report

Posted on April 30, 2011 by iwilder

Flickr Photos: here A quick report from Kimberly Wilder, contributor at Independent Political Report: I attended the Libertarian Party of New York State Convention as a press person and a third party activist (enrolled “blank/independent). These are some quick observations, which I will expand later in the post and/or comments section. Hope other people will […]

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Video: Spring Swan

Posted on April 30, 2011 by kwilder

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rVpClSjrPk] This Swan, moving through the water on a gray day, reminds me of the capricious way that Spring has unfolded here on Long Island this year. Contradictory, but satisfying, with the beauty being worth the wait. This footage was taken at Southards Pond in Babylon.

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Comic strip: Santa’s secret list revealed

Posted on December 18, 2010 by kwilder

Cartoon by Kevin Eastwood. Thanks to Kevin and the Babylon Beacon for permission to reprint. If you would like to donate to Wikileaks, see the onthewilderside post with link: here.

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Help for Wyandanch School District

Posted on September 23, 2010 by kwilder

Newsday reports: “Wyandanch’s board president says the system should close and send its 1,900 students to other districts nearby.” KW writes: I know that school district issues are complicated. School districts are not just bureaucracies, they are also quasi-governmental entities. Still, I think the bottom line of the current problem with the Wyandanch Schools is […]

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Why light a candle for peace?

Posted on May 2, 2010 by iwilder

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmEOuml-Ens&feature=player_embedded] This is an excerpt from  the Wednesday, October 7, 2009 Babylon Green Party Gathering http://www.babylongreens.org which featured Sister Jeanne Clark speaking about the World March for Peace and Nonviolence activities.  http://www.theworldmarch.org/ Nonviolence (Peace) is one of the four pillars of the Green Party.

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BACCA Song Swap 4/18/10

Posted on April 15, 2010 by iwilder

Yep! Once again BACCA is pleased to host the Third Sunday Song Swap – a monthly series that brings together some of Long Island’s most talented musicians and songwriters in a casual “in-the-round” setting that places the musicians right among the audience members. We won’t have a featured artist this month, so we’ll start working our way […]

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Happy Spring! Happy Easter! Happy Passover! and new beginnings…

Posted on April 2, 2010 by iwilder

Two photos: Signs of Spring in Southards Pond, Babylon, Long Island. April 1, 2010.

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Community Spirit: Babylon Veteran’s Day Parade

Posted on November 11, 2009 by kwilder

Click the “Readmore”  for youtubes of the Babylon HS Marching Band and the Robert Moses Middle School Marching Band.

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Storm creates flooding on South Shore: some beach changes and road closings

Posted on October 19, 2009 by kwilder

At Gilgo Beach,  at Robert Moses State Park, and in Montauk, flooding impacts some roads and use of beaches.  This affects the Town of Babylon, Town of Islip, and the Town of East Hampton (hamlet of Montauk). As the advisory leading up to last night had mentioned, part of the reason was the affect of […]

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2009 Suffolk County Elections

Posted on August 20, 2009 by kwilder

September 2010 Update: 2010 primary election results for Suffolk County: here. Link to 2009 General Election Results at Suffolk BOE: here. ________ Kimberly says: There is so little exciting or worthwhile in the Suffolk County elections this year. The only thing that interests me is making a small gesture of disapproval to the Democrats and […]

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Sat. Aug 22nd: Media Crime at Bartini in Babylon

Posted on August 20, 2009 by kwilder

LET’S ROCK! On Saturday, August 22nd MEDIACRIME will be doin’ it live at: Bartini Bar 124 North Carll ave. Babylon, N.Y. Opening the festivities will be Displaced Persons The show starts around 9:30 PM ‘See ya there! _______________ Media Crime’s music includes: rock, punk, folk and garage/psychedelic influences Above photo: Eddie Havoc, bandmember and activist […]

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LI Concerts Summer 2009

Posted on July 24, 2009 by iwilder

Letter and listings from Richard de Bruin… Dear Folk Music Fans, The next Our Times Coffee House www.OurTimesCoffeehouse.org is on Friday September 15 with Gathering Time (Glen Roethel, Stuart Markus & Hillary Foxsong) www.gatheringtimetrio.com and LUCKY 13 (Marci Geller, Cathy Kreger & Susan DeVita) www.lucky13.fm Our Times Coffeehouse, Ethical Humanist Society, 38 Old Country Road, […]

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