Oct 27, 2026

Pumpkins on the Lake: The Halloween Traditions the Town of Babylon Keeps Coming Back To

For the 13th year, carved jack-o'-lanterns floated across Belmont Lake on Saturday night. Here's how the Great Jack-o'-Lantern Sail works, the other traditions that come back every October, and what's new on the calendar for Halloween night.

Oct 27, 2026

Election Day Is Tuesday. Here Is What Is on a Town of Babylon Ballot.

Governor, Congress, State Senate and Assembly, two county offices and three sets of judges. Plus where you vote, what to do if your name is not in the book, and the last day for mail ballots.

Oct 27, 2026

Budget Day, Parking Rules and a Car Wash: The Town's Hearing Calendar

One Town Board afternoon on November 5 carries the 2027 budget, the tax-cap law and six street-by-street parking and stop-sign changes. Plus the Zoning Board on Thursday and what is already booked for mid-November.

Oct 27, 2026

A Cannabis Dispensary Wants to Open on Deer Park Avenue in North Babylon

The applicant needs the Zoning Board to allow a use the zone does not permit and to drop the Town's 750-foot buffer from homes to zero. The hearing is Thursday, November 12.