Sandy One Year Ceremony, PTSA Meeting This Week

Get out your calendars and mark this down – every important event, meeting or gathering going on in Babylon Village this week, conveniently in one post. If you have an event you think should be listed here, please leave a comment or add it to the Events here.

Weather Forecast

A brisk fall chill will continue to hang around this week as the leaves continue to change colors with high temperatures staying in the low 50's throughout the week until Friday. Mostly sunny to partly cloudy days ahead, including Halloween with temperatures in the upper 50's for early evening trick-or-treating. Forecasts calling for a chance of rising temperatures in the mid 60's and showers as we head into next weekend.

Public Meetings

The Babylon School District Parent-Teacher-Student Association with hold a meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday at the High School Principal's Conference Room.

The Babylon Planning Board will hold a meeting at Babylon Village Hall this Thursday evening at 7 p.m.

Halloween

Festivities ahead for the annual scariest night of the year are upon us as nice weather will stick around for trick-or-treating that evening. In Babylon Village, two Halloween-themed events are ahead for the week:

– The Babylon Junior-Senior High School will host a "Safe Halloween" event on October 30 at 4 p.m. for all costumed children. Entry to the event is a non-perishable food item.

– The Babylon Elementary School will hold their annual Halloween Parade on October 31 starting at 2:15 p.m. 

Sandy: One Year Later

Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island one year ago on October 29 and one local volunteer group will be holding a ceremony to mark the occasion. Adopt-A-House will hold a ceremony at Lindenhurst's Village Square Park at Hoffman Avenue and Wellwood Avenue on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The ceremony will include a video montage of the scenes over the past year and a few words from local leaders.