🌱 Explore rare oak brush plains just minutes from Babylon neighborhoods
Babylon, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Babylon! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Explore rare oak brush plains just minutes from Babylon neighborhoods
- How a Babylon councilman is backing youth mental health efforts
Also on today's calendar: Honor Veterans Once Lost to History and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why was the pilot so easily distracted ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 55 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
- Saturday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, with a high of 55 and low of 40 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former Mental Hospital, Now An Oak Brush Plains (newyorkalmanack.com) — Edgewood Oak Brush Plains State Forest, partly in the Town of Babylon, offers more than 23 miles of mixed-use trails through rare pitch pine–scrub oak barrens and former hospital grounds. Open year-round with no admission fee, it’s an easy day trip for Babylon residents interested in hiking, biking, birding, and exploring remnants of Long Island’s World War II-era history. 
• LIBN Editor Regina Jankowski honored by The Sophia Valsamos Foundation (libn.com) — A Town of Babylon councilman helped emcee a recent Sophia Valsamos Foundation luncheon in Commack that honored Long Island Business News editor Regina Jankowski and other community leaders. The nonprofit, founded after the loss of Sophia Valsamos, focuses on youth mental health, anti-bullying efforts, and wellness kits for schools, highlighting resources that can benefit Babylon-area families and students.
📸 Around Babylon
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Honor Veterans Once Lost to History →
Babylon Rural Cemetery, 392 Deer Park Ave, Babylon
10:00 am
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
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FILM@LIM: "A New York Minute" Shorts about NYC
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
7:00 pm -
Stitch & Chit-Ch(at) - FREE!
Long Island Museum Stony Brook, NY 11794
2:00 pm -
HAPPY HOUR BAND: THE BYRNE UNIT →
Lily's Babylon, 345 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon
6:00 pm -
The Byrne Unit at Lily's Babylon →
Lily's Babylon, 345 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon
6:00 pm -
The Byrne Unit →
Lily's Babylon, 345 Deer Park Avenue, Babylon
6:00 pm -
Post Office Cafe's 35th Annual 5K Run & 1K Fun Run →
Babylon NY
8:30 am -
Reunion 2026
Stony Brook University, 100 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook
9:00 am -
Planning Board Meeting →
Babylon, NY Calendar, Babylon Town Hall 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst
7:00 pm -
Accessory Apartment Review Board Meeting →
Babylon, NY Calendar, Babylon Town Hall 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst
6:00 pm -
Town Board Meeting →
Babylon, NY Calendar, Babylon Town Hall 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst
3:00 pm -
Path to Homeownership Seminar →
54-60 E Main St, Patchogue
5:30 pm
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Monday October 19
Tuesday October 20
Wednesday October 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Customer Service Supervisor in Babylon. Apply here.
- Aramark posted a job opening for Food Prep Worker - Lindenhurst UFSD in Lindenhurst. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Babylon here.
🗞 Nearby News
West Islip
- 'No Rust' Survivor : 1973 Cadillac Coupe DeVille (barnfinds.com)
- Where Does Boomer Esiason Live? Inside the Former NFL Star's Home Life (northiowatoday.com)
West Babylon
- Solid Big-Block: 1966 Chevrolet Impala 396 (barnfinds.com)
- Rainouts hit Long Island farmers markets, leaving vendors hoping for a break in weekend weather (newsbreak.com)
Lindenhurst
- 2015 Subaru Outback For Sale at Cargenic Automotive - (631) 212-0481 (longisland.com)
- 145 South 15th Ch. 7 — 26-73986, E.D.N.Y. (bankruptcyobserver.com)
Ok Babylon! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the pilot so easily distracted ?" — She had her head in the clouds . (Thank you GARY M. for sending it in!)
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