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Town officials, friends and family gather as Diana C. Simulcik Memorial Drive is officially unveiled.
Go Fly a Kite Festival honors longtime Babylon civic leader By CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD cbabirad@liherald.com
A couple days before the 6th Annual Go Fly a Kite Over Babylon Festival, a street renaming was held in honor of its founder, Diana C. Simulcik, who died last November.
Family, friends, former colleagues, students and local leaders gathered in the morning of April 24 at the intersection of Weeks Road and Mulholland Drive in North Babylon, where the street was renamed “Diana C. Simulcik Memorial Drive.” A North Babylon teacher of 30 years
Babylon plans celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary By CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD cbabirad@liherald.com
There will be plenty to celebrate in Babylon Village this summer as officials prepare for America’s 250th anniversary and the 100th anniversary of Village Hall. The first event is scheduled for July 1 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Village Hall, where the village will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the municipal building. Village Hall was dedicated July 5, 1926, alongside Fourth of July celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
“We’ll be planning some festivities here,” Mayor Mary Adams said at the May 12 Board Meeting, adding there is some “pretty neat history” in Babylon Village to commemorate. The celebrations will continue with an America’s 250th anniversary celebration hosted by Babylon American Legion Post 94 on July 12, with a rain date of July 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the municipal parking lot behind the American Legion. Proceeds from the event will benefit local veterans organizations. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
in economics and government, mentor and community leader, Simulcik was also principal for the town’s evening alternative school, active with the North BabylonWest Babylon Chamber of Commerce and the Patriot Soccer Club. “We’re here today for a very special lady,” said Town of Babylon Councilman Antonio Martinez, who led the ceremony. “Before Jenny from the Bronx there was Diana from the Bronx — wife, sister, mother, great-grandmother, educator, actress and animal advocate; she was just an incredible lady.” Martinez spoke of the legacy she left behind and called her a “true Babylonian” and “great citizen,” and expressed gratitude on behalf of the Town of Babylon for her dedicated service to North Babylon. Her son, Garrett Jr., thanked everyone for coming and said what makes the day particularly meaningful is that his mom never did anything for recognition.
“My mom loved this town, she believed in it and she dedicated her life to it,” said Garrett. “As a teacher in North Babylon School District, she put everything she had into her students, she didn’t just teach — she encouraged, challenged and helped people to believe in themselves.” Diana’s brother Frank Pace encouraged the crowd who came out for the street renaming to carry with them the lessons his sister lived by. “Diana did what all teachers would do, she stressed one very simple basic fact: She wanted more than anything to convey to every student something close to her heart — to be better than they were,” said Pace. “Always find something better in yourself, find something better in others, and don’t be complacent — seek accomplishment, seek a commitment.” Town of Babylon Councilman Terence McSweeney, who had Diana as a substitute CONTINUED ON PAGE 8