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The Story Of Holiday Lights
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All cheer Babylon’s holiday event By CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD cbabirad@liherald.com
Despite frigid temperatures, the Town of Babylon’s annual Holiday Lights and Market attracted large crowds on Dec. 13 and 14. Attendees bundled up against the cold to enjoy what has become one of the town’s largest light displays. “The Parks Department does a great job turning the holidays into a festive and joyful time for residents to appreciate the beautiful work of our Public Works and Parks departments,” said Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer. Christie Leigh Babirad/Herald
Danny Canales with his wife Mercedes and children Jade and Wesley.
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Village residents bake their way to glory in annual cookie contest By CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD christieleighbabirad@liherald.com
Village bakers took their creativity to new heights at this year’s cookie contest, with some even tackling the Conklin Challenge, which required participants to incorporate chickpeas as a secret ingredient. Almost 45 entrants submitted their cookies at the Nathaniel Conklin House on Thursday, Dec. 5, where a panel of judges carefully tasted and evaluated the entries. The judges included Mayor Mary Adams, Deputy Mayor Frank Seibert, Trustees Dominic Bencivenga and Anthony Cardali,
and Ann Burke, Assistant praised the collaboration with Library Director at the Baby- Babylon Junior and Senior High School stulon Public Library. dents that helped The extra cookmake the contest a ies were donated for success. High the following school students, night’s events, participating including the vilthrough their Famlage’s annual Oldily Consumer SciFashioned Christence class, took mas celebration, part in the contest, featuring shopping, while younger studining, and Christdents from the premas at the Conklin school and ChildHouse. hood Psychology The event was collaboratcoordinated by vilNORAH SOBRAL classes ed to create gingerlage residents Jodi bread houses for the Dee and Susan S c h l u s s l e r - W o m a c k , w h o event’s décor.
“The high school students enjoyed making the houses as much as the little ones,” said preschool teacher Lisa D’Iorio. The Babylon Lions Club’s youth chapter, the Leos Club, also helped decorate the room where the contest was held, creating a festive atmosphere filled with holiday spirit. “I’ve been running this for about six years, and I really
enjoy seeing the community get involved in this tradition,” Dee said. Schlussler-Womack added, “It’s wonderful to see the kids getting involved. These are the kinds of traditions that will continue for generations.” Karen Petz, program director for the Conklin House Steering Committee, has orgaCONTINUED ON PAGE 8