Babylon News

A lifelong Long Island boat enthusiast died yesterday after the sailboat he and his wife were piloting capsized during a race in Suffolk County, authorities said.

Police say a New York man has died after his boat capsized during a regatta on Long Island's Great South Bay.

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The use of alternative, green energy sources and advanced ways to save it got a thorough update Tuesday at a seminar at Vassar College.

"Never give in, never give in, never, never- in nothing, great or small, large or petty- never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.

HAUPPAUGE Suffolk County Health Services Commissioner Dr. Humayun Chaudhry announced the death of an adult resident confirmed to have the novel H1N1 Influenza A virus, commonly known as 'swine flu', making this the third death associated with H1N1 in Suffolk County.

A motorcyclist and his passenger who collided with a moving Jeep in North Babylon Saturday afternoon are hospitalized with "multiple fractures," Suffolk County police said.

FBI agents staged raids Thursday on six locations in Suffolk, Nassau and Queens as part of a crackdown on drug dealers believed to be supplying street gangs on Long Island , according to court documents and sources.

Two separate robberies of Chinese food delivery men occurred in the past two days, according to Suffolk County police.

BINGHAMTON - A new loan program to help Binghamton property owners make energy efficiency improvements, including weatherization, is a step closer to becoming a reality, city officials said Friday.

Police on Long Island are investigating two separate attacks in which Chinese food deliverymen were robbed and beaten.

Carl Klinkenborg, left, and his wife Gigha had their wedding ceremony at Stonehenge in west England, during summer solstice early Saturday.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy 's hardball resolution to lay off seven police officers was sent to the full legislature yesterday, but without committee endorsement as some members worried about the impact of cutting $5.5 million from the police salary budget.

Novice golfers Eddie and Beverly Fried of Old Bethpage are reluctant to play at Bethpage State Park - even though the famously challenging golf course is practically in their backyard.

Four drivers were arrested on DWI charges in a weekend "Sobriety Checkpoint" conducted by state and local police on Route 3. Two other people were charged with transportation of alcohol by a minor and transportation and possession of marijuana.

A 300-year-old waterfront village need not apologize for its quaint quotient, but Bay Shore, on Long Island, evinces a noncutie-pie quaint: It's a place where you can get a customized tattoo and the air smells of garlic, clams, coffee and barbecue.

MOTORHEAD's LEMMY, CAMPBELL Perform With TWISTED SISTER At SWEDEN ROCK; Video Available - June 11, 2009 Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister and Phil Campbell of MOTORHEAD joined TWISTED SISTER on stage at the Sweden Rock festival in Solvesborg, Sweden on June 4, 2009 to perform a cover version of THE ROLLING STONES classic "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll " . Watch ...

TWISTED SISTER frontman Dee Snider is most concerned about the rumors that he was in some way involved with the unfortunate accident that resulted in POISON singer Bret Michaels being hit by a descending half-ton stage prop at this past weekend's Tony Awards , sweeping Bret off his feet causing contusions to his face and knocking him to the ground.

TWISTED SISTER will be signing copies of its new release, "Stay Hungry 25th Anniversary Edition" , at two separate in-store events on Tuesday, June 30: 12:30 p.m - J&R Music, 23 Park Row, New York City, NY 7:30 p.m. - Looney Tunes, 31 Brookvale Ave, West Babylon, NY TWISTED SISTER took part in a press conference on June 4, 2009 at the Sweden Rock ...

A tribute to blues great Koko Taylor, who died this week at age 80, began the resumption of the three hour show.