Local Residents Receive Vocational Scholarships

Ten Babylon Town residents were recently honored with a Vocational Scholarship award from the Babylon Industrial Development Agency.

The recipients, which included two West Babylon residents and one Lindenhurst resident, were selected by Western Suffolk BOCES counselors as being most deserving for outstanding effort and spirit.

Shown from left to right: Matthew Dieck, Amityville, Aviation Science/Flight; Nicole Murphy, West Babylon, Veterinary Assisting; Lindsay Henry, Councilman, Town of Babylon; Shaunicee Ferebee, Wyandanch, Cosmetology; Krystyna Lis, Lindenhurst, Culinary Arts; Diamond Guyton, Copiague, Early Childhood Development; Mathew Fromhaufur, Deer Park; Alysse Elliot, West Babylon, Retailing; Robert Stricoff, Babylon IDA Chief Executive Officer; Corinne DiSomma, Receiver of Taxes, Town of Babylon; Tom Donnely, Town of Babylon Planning Board; and Tony Martinez, Councilman, Town of Babylon.

The award recipients not shown included are: Peter Daniele, Babylon, Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning; Susana Diaz, Half Hollow Hills, Computer Technology for Business; and Ray-Charles Vernet, Half Hollow Hills, Nursing Assisting.