Winner: Frank Procaccini
Frank ProcacciniEducator
Frank Procaccini of Hauppauge has been named Teacher of the Year by the Babylon American Legion Post 94 based on a nomination from Babylon School District Superintendent Ellen Best-Laimit. Procaccini has been a social studies teacher at Babylon High School for the past 42 years and is credited with helping to start the school's advanced-placement U.S. history course. He was also director of social studies for 18 years, an officer in the Babylon Teachers Association for 30 years and is the current adviser to the school's sophomore class.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
'His sacrifice made a difference': Gold Star mother honors son's memory Army Pfc. Raheen Tyson Heighter, 22, of Bay Shore, was the first serviceman from Long Island killed in the Iraq War.
