Lindy Weekend Planner: Sandy Help, LHS Play, Camp Bulldog Closing, LFD Recruitment

Article posted by Barbara Capella Loehr, and written by Kaitlyn Piccoli.

Here's a list of events happening in Lindenhurst and in nearby communities, April 26 to 28.

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Alerts
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• Lindenhurst BOE Adopts $145.7M 2013-14 School Budget
  
• Rebuilt Ocean Parkway Reopens
  
• Village Approves Emergency Repairs to LFD Training Tower
  
• Update: New Legislation Aims to Strengthen Suffolk’s Infrastructure Post-Sandy
  
• Cuomo: Transitional Housing Extended Once Again for Sandy Victims
  
• Camp Bulldog Closing at the End of April
  
• Doran Cites Business, Family Reasons for Not Running for Reelection to Lindy BOE
  
• Eight School Board Candidates, Minus One Incumbent, Make It Official
  
• Camp Bulldog Starts New Sandy Survivor Support Group
  

Lindy Local Events
Catch a performance of the award-winning musical Groucho, a Life in Revue at BACCA in Lindenhurst on Saturday at 8 p.m.

Daniel Street Elementary School is holding a car wash on Saturday to raise funds for the fifth-grade class. It's 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; $5 per car and $7 per SUV or minivan. According to Michelle Greenberg Bornemann on Lindenhurst Patch's Facebook page, "Please come show your support for our fifth-grade class! Car wash today at Daniel Street School's front circle! The children are looking forward to a special end of the year, and we're trying out best to make them just that. Thank you!"

The Lindenhurst Fire Department is holding a recruitment day on Sunday, April 28, at the main house located at 225 South Wellwood Avenue, according to information shared with Lindenhurst Patch by LFD member Jennifer Price.

Other Lindy Events
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• Patricia Kaphan’s Dedication, 1 p.m., Friday at Tanner Park Senior Center on the Babylon Town agenda
• Fish Fry, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday at the Lindenhurst Knights of Columbus
• Dinner and Dancing, 7 p.m., Friday at the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge
• Fourth Friday Concert: The Kennedys, 8 p.m. (Doors Open 7:30 p.m.), Friday at the BACCA Arts Center
• Lindenhurst High School Play, Don’t Drink the Water, 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday
• Adult Zumba Ballroom Tap Jazz Workout Dance Lessons, Saturday
• Post-Sandy Yard Recovery Seminar Set for Sat., April 27, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Rainbow Center
• A Day of Clarinet, 12:30 p.m., Saturday at Music and Arts
• Ed Cirella Testimonial, 1 p.m., Sunday at the Lindenhurst Knights of Columbus
• Camp Bulldog Closes on April 28, 3 p.m. Ceremony, Sunday at Shore Road Park
• Installation of Officers, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday at the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge

Library Events
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• LML's Budget Passes, Two Trustees Elected
• Library undergoing Renovation; Click Here and Here for More Details

Nearby Events
Saturday is Illegal Reptile and Amphibian Amnesty Day at the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., according to the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Suffolk SCPA). All reptiles and amphibians that are venomous and illegal federally and in New York State are included and will be accepted during the program, the Suffolk SCPA said. However, no mammals will be accepted and species that don't require permits, and/or aren't threatened or endangered won't be accepted, the SCPA noted. For more information call the SCPA at 631-382-7722, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) at 631-444-0250 and/or United States Fish and Wildlife Services at 516-825-3950.

Psychic Medium Jeffrey Wands performs readings at the West Babylon Fire Department on Friday at 7:30 p.m. There’ll be light refreshments and door prizes. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds will benefit West Babylon Fire Department Truck Company Four and Engine Company Eight.

Saturday’s comedy night at the American Legion Hall in Babylon, beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door, and include four comedy acts, a buffet dinner, beer wine and soda. There’s also a cash bar.

On Sunday Farrell's Bar and Grill in West Islip hosts a benefit for Friends of Freddie Pet Rescue at 1:30 p.m. Admission for adults is $15, children $10. Children younger than five years old are admitted free. There’s a free buffet, raffles and live entertainment.

More Nearby Events
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• April Is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
• Fun, Celebration for Sandy Survivors' Kids Set for Saturday, April 27, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Babylon Village
• Rally to Support Horse Slaughter Ban, 11 a.m., Saturday at 145 Pinelawn Road in Melville
• Dreams in the Arms of the Binding Lady, 8 p.m., Saturday at the Wang Center at SUNY Stony Brook
• Yard Sale, 9 a.m., Saturday and Sunday in Franklin Square
• NJBL Baseball Suffolk Hurricanes versus East Islip Express, 10 a.m., Sunday at Zahn’s Park

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