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Week in Review: Officer Lopez Honored, Sakura Attempts Move Back

All of the top headlines from the past week in Babylon.

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Catch up on the big headlines from the past week below with the top five headlines that got your neighbors' attention this week.

Babylon Crowns the 2013 Homecoming King & Queen


Watch out, Babylon – you've got a new King and Queen to answer to.

Babylon Junior-Senior High School selected Logan Middleton and Jayne Dittmeier as the 2013 Homecoming King and Queen during a halftime ceremony during the Mount Sinai-Babylon game.

School Board Sends Bond Proposal to Referendum


The Babylon School Board unanimously approved the selection of a date for the bond construction referendum, officially sending their $26.6 million plan to hands of Babylon voters later this year.

The district will hold a special district meeting for the vote on the proposed bond on December 10 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. at theBabylon Memorial Grade School.

Sakura Looking to Move Back in to Babylon


A little over four months sinceSakura Japanese Restaurant and its neighbor Nocturne were closed after their landlord reportedly ended their leases, the sushi hotspot is aiming to make a comeback in Babylon Village.

The Village of Babylon will hold a public hearing on November 12 to hear plans from the owners of the restaurant to open a brand new location on Deer Park Avenue.

New Argyle Lake Tree Dedicated in Memory of PO Arthur Lopez


A freshly planted tree at Argyle Lake Park has been dedicated to the memory of Nassau County Police Officer Arthur Lopez, who was killed last year in the line of duty.

Officer Lopez, a Babylon Village resident, was shot and killed by a fleeing suspect during a chase on October 23, 2012 in Bellerose Terrace, Queens.

Sen. Boyle Calls for Regulation Changes for Sandy Victims Relief

During a Friday morning press conference in Babylon Village, Senator Phil Boyle (R–Bay Shore) called for politicians at the state and federal level to change regulations imposed on disaster victims preventing those who took out loans in the wake of the storm from receiving grant moneys intended for victims.

While some families are beginning to see checks in the mail from the government through the NY Rising program, many families who took out loans from the Small Business Administration will not be fully covered by the program.


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