Week of Apr. 29: Lindy SpringFest, BOE Meeting, Bunko & More

Welcome back to the work week, Lindy!

Here's your "Last Chance" reminder there are a few things happening for Lindenhurst residents for the week of April 29 - Monday also marks six months to the day Hurricane Sandy ravaged our waterfront community.

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Alerts
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• Video, Photos: Camp Bulldog Packs up for the Last Time
  
• Advisory: Road Closures Friday, May 3, for LHS Bulldog Triathlon
• Free Summer Camp Offered to Qualified Sandy Victims
• Allergy Misery Is One Sandy Legacy
  
• What Have Lindy Residents Learned after Sandy?
• Free Medical Care Continues in Lindy for Sandy Victims
• Lindenhurst BOE Adopts $145.7M 2013-14 School Budget
• Rebuilt Ocean Parkway Reopens
• Update: New Legislation Aims to Strengthen Suffolk’s Infrastructure Post-Sandy
• Cuomo: Transitional Housing Extended Once Again for Sandy Victims
• 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

• Quilting Group, 10 a.m., Mondays at Lindenhurst (Rainbow) Community Center
• The NSLIJ Mobile Health Van is in Lindenhurst at Shore Road Park on Monday, April 29, May 6 and 13, and at the Village's Rainbow Center on Saturday, May 4 and 11, to aid Hurricane Sandy victims, according to Village of Lindenhurst's Deputy Mayor Kevin McCaffrey (text VOL to 411247 for updates from the Village’s text messaging system)
• Zumba With Kathy at Ukrainian Holy Family Church
• Woodloch Pines Trip, Monday to Thursday, April 29 to May 3, on the Babylon Town Hall calendar
• Planning Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Monday at the Babylon Town Hall
• SEPTA Awards, 7 p.m., Monday at the Lindenhurst High School
• Accessory Apartment Review Board Hearing, 7 p.m., Tuesday at the Babylon Town Hall
• Zumba/Session Five, 7 p.m., Tuesday at Phelps Lane Pool Building on Town of Babylon Parks and Rec calendar
• Accordion Tuesdays
• Adult Zumba Ballroom Tap Jazz Workout Dance Lessons on Tuesday
• BACCA's Children's Art Classes Ages (8-10) Continue Tuesday
• 231 Business Network Meeting, 7 a.m., Wednesday, Wednesday at Olympic Diner in Deer Park on the Babylon Town Chamber of Commerce calendar
• Bingo, Wednesday - Knights of Columbus
• Greene Round Table Network Meeting and Lunch, 12 p.m., Wednesday at Blue Lagoon Restaurant on Route 109 on Babylon Town Chamber of Commerce calendar
• Camp Bulldog Starts New Sandy Survivor Support Group, Meets 7 p.m., Wednesdays at Harding Avenue Elementary, Sandy Victims Can Sign up at CampBulldog.net
• Lindenhurst Board of Education monthly business meeting, 8 p.m., Wednesday at the McKenna Administration Building
• Power Squadron Meeting, Wednesday at the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge
• Green Shirts Coming to Babylon, Lindy Wed. and Thurs., May 1 and 2, to Help Sandy Victims
• Kindergarten Orientation, 9:30 a.m., Thursday for and at West Gates Elementary School
• Troop 1421 Meeting, Thursday at Lindenhurst Moose Lodge
• Lunch, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday at the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge
• Bingo, Thursday - Knights of Columbus
• Albany Avenue Elementary School PTA Executive Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Thursday
• West Gates Elementary School PTA Meeting, 7 p.m., Thursday
• Lindenhurst Kiwanis Club Meeting, 7 p.m. on Thursday at Sea Haven Restaurant
• Suffolk Police First Precinct Monthly Community Meeting at West Babylon Public Library on Thursday, May 2, at 7 p.m. inside of the Children's Meeting Room
• Zumba with Christine, 7:30 p.m. on Thursday
• Via Lindy Manpower Facebook page (April 29; the link to the FB page is included to contact if you can help): " We are looking for volunteers who would be interested in painting this Saturday. It is for a project to get one of our senior citizens back into her home and we are short on helping hands. If you have a few hours to help out it would be greatly appreciated. You can private message us here for the info."
• Via Lindy Manpower Facebook page (Friday, May 3, AM; the link to the FB page is included to contact if you can help): "Looking for volunteers to help Lindy Manpower with an outdoor clean-up at an Army Veteran's home in Lindenhurst this Saturday morning. If you want to bring some muscle or donate food for lunch please inbox Katie or send a message here...thanks friends!"
• Nominations Deadline Is Friday, May 3, for Pride of Lindenhurst Award
• Deadline Friday, May 3: Lindenhurst Residents, Nominate Your Local Hero for the Bethpage Air Show
• Lindenhurst High School Bulldog Triathlon, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday
• Advisory: Road Closures Friday, May 3, for LHS Bulldog Triathlon
• North Lindy Applebee's Offering Cinco de Mayo Drink Specials This Weekend, Friday to Sunday, May 3 to 5
• SpringFest Set for This Weekend, Friday to Sunday, May 3 to 5, Lindy
• SpringFest, Friday to Sunday, May 3 to 5, on Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce calendar
• For Friday May 3: RT 911 Veterans @911_Veterans 6pm 2 nite join us at VFW Post 7279 Lindenhurst - We R presenting 2 checks 2 Vets in need & donating car to Vietnam #Veteran @LindyPatch - and the car was donated by a Gold Star mother (lost son in combat). Open to public to attend.
• Steak Night, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday at the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge
• Bunko by Ladies’ Auxiliary, 7 p.m., Friday at Lindenhurst Knights of Columbus
• Lindenhurst Middle School PTA Spring Dance, 7:30 p.m., Friday
• Babylon Town Hosts Witness Walk This Saturday, May 4, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Lindenhurst High School SAT Exam, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday
• Huge Garage Sale, Antiques, Collectibles, Decorator Items, Etc., 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday in Lindenhurst
• Garage Sale, Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 110 Granada Parkway
• Lindenhurst, Tag Sale Tomorrow 9am-5pm Granada Pkwy
• Via Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. to Lindenhurst Patch’s Facebook page: "This Saturday, May 4, we’re sponsoring a Shed the Meds program where residents can safely dispose of their expired or unwanted medications. Program will take place between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. at the Copiague Middle School. If you have any questions, then please call my office at 516-882-0630."
• TAL's Stuff-a-Bus Food Drive Set for Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2p.m., at King Kullen
• Lindy Beautification after Sandy Effort Continues Saturday and Sunday
• Babylon Town Celebrates Earth Day Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Town Hall in Lindenhurst
• Groucho, a Life in Revue, 8 p.m., Saturday, and 2 p.m., Sunday, at the BACCA Arts Center
• Adult Zumba Ballroom Tap Jazz Workout Dance Lessons, Saturday
• Brunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday at the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge
• On Sunday the Lindenhurst Fire Department will hold EMS day at the main house on South Wellwood Avenue. The open house event will feature free blood pressure readings, CPR demonstrations and a demo of the extrication process at an motor vehicle accident with the Hurst tool and spreaders, according to information shared withLindenhurst Patch by LFD member Jennifer Price. Health information packets will also be available.
• Sunday, May 5, 2 p.m., NY Senior America Pageant at Lindenhurst High School, Tickets Still Available
• Fourth District Breakfast, Sunday in Glen Cove on the Lindenhurst Moose Lodge calendar

• LML's Budget Passes, Two Trustees Elected
• Library undergoing Renovation; Click Here and Here for More Details
• Upcoming Book Discussions at the LML

• April Is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
• Eight-Hour Safe Boating Course, 6 p.m., Mondays at South Shore Safe Boating School, 300 Broadway in Amityville
• Caring for Your Landscapes after Sandy, 9 a.m., Saturday, Christ Episcopal Church in Babylon Village
• AmVets Ladies’ Auxiliary Craft and Vendor Sale, Saturday, May, in East Islip, via information posted on Lindenhurst Patch’s Facebook page by Laure Parker Giannizzero.
• NJBL Baseball Suffolk Hurricanes versus Plainview Hawk, 10 a.m., Sunday at Zahn’s Park
• LI Builders Group Seeks Vets for Affordable Home Ownership
• The Long Island 9-12 Project Tea Party Patriots Meetup Group