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Freeport began billing itself as the ``Boating and Fishing Capital of the East'' in the 1940s, but its shoreline has been attracting visitors for hundreds of years - and not always for legal purposes.
Photo: Main Street, Freeport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Main Street, Freeport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Freeport began billing itself as the ``Boating and Fishing Capital of the East'' in the 1940s, but its shoreline has been attracting visitors for hundreds of years - and not always for legal purposes.
Photo: Main Street, Freeport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Main Street, Freeport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...Tags: Joseph Heller, Coram, Palm Bay (Brevard, Florida), East Islip, Foreign Exchange Market
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Cruise ships, airlines make way for Hurricane Irene
The Baltimore SunIf you had Caribbean dreams in your travel plans for this week, they’re fading rapidly into reality with the arrival of Hurricane Irene, a powerful storm that has targeted Puerto RIco, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and potentially the entire...Tags: Carnival Cruise Lines, Travel, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Shipbuilding
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11 Arrested in Long Island Hospital Brawl
pix11.comPolice arrested 11 people after a fight broke out at the Nassau University Medical Center Emergency Room in East Meadow Saturday morning. Authorities say officers responded to the Long Island medical center after a crowd began arguing around 12:30 a.m. ...Tags: Crimes, Nassau University Medical Center, Prosecution, Uniondale, Police Arrests
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LIRR CUSTOMERS ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUG. 26
MEDIA ADVISORY: LIRR CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUGUST 26 MTA Long Island Rail Road is advising customers to expect significant schedule changes and delays during Thursday's morning and...Tags: Transportation, Hicksville, Travel, Employees, New York City
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LIRR Issues Travel Advisories For Tuesday Morning
wpix.comThe MTA has issued a series of cancellations for the Long Island Rail Road, and warns that customers should anticipate significant schedule changes and delays during the Tuesday morning and evening rush hours. The cancellations are a result of damage...Tags: Transportation, Flatbush, Hicksville, Travel, New York City
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LI Teen Who Mowed Down Elderly Woman Arraigned in Court
wpx.comThe Freeport woman who was apparently high when she fatally ran over a 69-year-old woman gardening in front of her Hempstead home, has been indicted on 28 charges, including second-degree manslaughter, Nassau County authorities said Tuesday....Tags: Mental Health, Death, Prosecution, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Teen Involved In Fatal LI Crash Indicted on 24 Charges
wpix.comA Freeport teenager -- who mowed down an elderly Hempstead woman while she was high on prescription drugs -- was indicted on 24 charges Monday, Nassau County prosecutors announced Tuesday. Kayla Gerdes, 18, was apparently high on oxycodone when she...Tags: Prosecution, Teen-agers, Murder, Vehicles, Nassau County
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Freeport brass out-draw Hempstead in village pay
Spin CycleAfter giving themselves raises, the newly elected mayor and trustees of Freeport, the state's second largest village, now make more money than the elected officials of Hempstead, the state???s largest village. Hempstead Mayor Wayne Hall is paid $121,000,...Tags: Politics, Local Elections, Regional Authority
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Nassau's minority turnout -- Just above '04?
Spin CycleClearly there are still questions to be explored about Election Day results. An example: As Newsday's Celeste Hadrick reports, Nassau election officials are puzzled over a relatively low turnout in minority communities on Election Day -- despite the...Tags: Parliament, Referenda, Politics, Voting, Barack Obama
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneTHE WEEK AHEAD Tuesday: -- Earnings: TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.; Commerce Bancorp Inc.; Forest Laboratories Inc.; Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.; Fulton Financial Corp.; H.B. Fuller Co.; Intel Corp.; Marshall & Ilsley Corp.; PrivateBancorp Inc.;...Tags: Molex Incorporated, Federal Reserve, Forest Laboratories Incorporated, Apple Inc., Wilmington Trust Company
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