The new face on the Babylon Village board of trustees is a familiar one to Suffolk County residents.

Jeff Szabo, chief executive of the Suffolk County Water Authority and a former Suffolk County deputy executive, has been appointed village trustee. Szabo takes over the seat that had been held by Sean Goodwin , who died unexpectedly Sept. 2 after serving as trustee for about eight months.

Mayor Mary Adams appointed Szabo at the end of October and he began serving on the five-member board last month. In an email, Adams said she had interviewed “a few” other candidates but found that Szabo shared her vision for the village and its residents.

“Jeff operates out of service and realizes the work involved that he will have to do and he is excited about doing it,” Adams wrote. “Jeff is a

See Full Page