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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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Pizzeria Owner Sold Illegal Prescription Pills Out Of His Restaurant
A Long Island pizzeria owner has been arrested and charged with selling illegal prescription pills inside his Suffolk County restaurant.
According to police, 50-year-old Francesco Miceli was arrested at Miceli Brothers Pizzeria and Restaurant in West...Tags: OxyContin (drug), Suffolk County (New York), Prosecution, Criminals, Central Islip
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Thousands Bid Farewell To Fallen NYPD Officer Peter Figoski
pix11.comA week after veteran NYPD police officer Peter Figoski was fatally shot in the face, while responding as back-up to a Cypress Hills robbery, thousands of uniformed officers formed a sea of blue in West Babylon, Long Island to pay tribute at his funeral....Tags: Suffolk County (New York), East New York, Euclid, Shootings, Roman Catholicism
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Suspects Arrested In Connection With 6 Burglaries
pix11.comSuffolk County Police have bagged a couple in connection with a half-a-dozen burglaries that resulted in a combat veteran being robbed of his Purple Heart. The suspects have been identified as Ryan O'Malley, 33, and Nicole Oliva, 29. Police say a couple...Tags: Deer Park (Suffolk, New York), Prosecution, Crimes, Suffolk County Police, Awards and Prizes
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Bus Driver Gets Fired After Rescuing 3 Cops
pix11.comNassau County school bus driver George Daw expected he'd get a pat on the back, instead of a kick in the butt for coming to the aid of three cops whose car was submerged in floodwater. "This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. I'm crushed," Daw...Tags: Nassau County, Companies and Corporations, Vehicles
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Elderly Man Found Dead In Snow Outside LI Home
An 87-year-old man who went missing following Wednesday's storm was found dead in a mound of snow outside his West Babylon home, police said.
According to authorities, the man identified as Emanuel Maggio was reported missing at around 10:45 p.m....Tags: Snow Storms, Long Island
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Ex-Church Janitor Arrested For Robbery
wpix.comA former janitor on Long Island was arraigned in Central Islip Wednesday for the burglary of a West Babylon church where he used to work. According to Suffolk County Police, Steven Krasowsky, 45, worked at the Our Lady of Grace Church from February...Tags: Suffolk County Police, Crimes, Long Island, Crime, Law and Justice
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Town Takes New Measures Against LI Strip Club
wpix.comThe struggle between a West Babylon town and a a strip club that refuses to close its doors has escalated once again. A Babylon official tacked a brightly colored "unlawful Building Structure" notice on the Long Island Cafe's front door, making it a...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Justice System, Judges, Long Island
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Landlord Gets Jail Time In Tenants' Carbon Monoxide Deaths
wpix.comA Long Island landlord will spend time behind bars following the carbon monoxide deaths of three tenants at a West Babylon home he owned. Wilson Milord, 50, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty in June to criminally negligent homicide in connection with the...Tags: Rental Service, Long Island Power Authority, Justice System, Crimes, Thalia
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LI Serial Killer May Have Ranted About Victim In Sex Chat Room
pix11.comAs the FBI dispatched a “Black Hawk” helicopter to do a reconnaissance search for human remains near Oak Beach, Long Island today, PIX 11 returned to the former, West Babylon home of one serial killer victim. The case of Amber Lynn...Tags: North Carolina, Rentals, New York, Long Island, Heroin
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Victims In Fatal Long Island Crash Identified
wpix.comThe two people killed in that high-speed police chase on Long Island have been identified. Investigators have identified them as 36-year-old Rocco Coscia of Massapequa and 42-year-old Michael Griffin of Wyandanch. The crash happened yesterday morning...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Wyandanch, Criminals, Suffolk County Police, Crimes
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Mysteries Persist One Year After Wrong-Way Crash That Killed 8
Associated Press WriterThe scar is almost gone from the highway where a suburban mother sped the wrong way for more than a mile with a minivan full of children while stoned and drunk, sparking a fiery crash that killed her and seven other people. The grass burned away by Diane...Tags: Road Transportation, Transportation Accidents, Head Injuries, Long Island, Health and Medical Professionals
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Wrong-Way Driver Was Drunk, High Before Fatal Taconic Crash
wpix.comA mother who drove head-on into traffic on the Taconic State Parkway sparking a horrific accident that killed eight people, had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in her system at the time of the crash, a toxicology report revealed Tuesday....Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Crimes, Hospitals and Clinics, Crime, Law and Justice, Travel
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