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Beginnings: "Great Water Land'' was what the first inhabitants, the Massapequan Indians, called the place. When white settlers arrived, conflict ensued. In 1653, Capt. John Underhill, an Englishman working for the Dutch, led troops in an attack on a peaceful community of Indians at a site believed to be near the intersection of what is now Merrick and Cedar Shore Roads. Underhill's troops killed 120 Indians in the only Indian "battle'' on Long Island.
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Beginnings: "Great Water Land'' was what the first inhabitants, the Massapequan Indians, called the place. When white settlers arrived, conflict ensued. In 1653, Capt. John Underhill, an Englishman working for the Dutch, led troops in an attack on a peaceful community of Indians at a site believed to be near the intersection of what is now Merrick and Cedar Shore Roads. Underhill's troops killed 120 Indians in the only Indian "battle'' on Long Island.
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
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Nassau sheriff search ends, again, at Mark Farsi
Spin CycleAfter the Suozzi administration???s search for sheriff was found flawed, Nassau re-advertised. But the first-picked candidate, Mark Farsi ??? expected to double-dip as a retired official from NYC Corrections ??? is due to get the $132,000 post after all.....Tags: Police, Baldwin, Law Enforcement, Nassau County, Minority Groups
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McCain, Obama, and 'Joe the Plumber': an LI angle
Spin CycleHow ironic was it that Sen. John McCain chose the Town of Hempstead as the place to start making ???Joe the Plumber??? into a campaign legend as he attacked Sen. Barack Obama???s tax plan in their final debate? It......Tags: Ohio, Politics, Joe the Plumber, Barack Obama, John McCain
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Nassau patronage scrap: Let's bring wives into it!
Spin CycleNewsday's Bill Murphy, reporting from Nassau County's idyllic seat of government: Political wives took center stage at a meeting of the Nassau County Legislature this week. They were drafted into a rambling, rancorous, protracted debate on political...Tags: National Government, Government, Politics
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Nassau public union big takes elective village post
Spin CycleNassau labor leader Jerry Laricchiuta (shown here in logo from his union's Web site) is getting a feel for what it???s like on the other side of the table. Laricchiuta, president of Nassau County???s 7,000-member Civil Service Employees Association......Tags: Local Elections, Massapequa Park
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Project Runway turns 10 with an all-new cast of designers
Channel Guide MagazineOh, Tim Gunn, how we’ve missed you. After Project Runway’s limp spinoff, Project Runway: All Stars, fell far short of expectations, seeing Michael Kors ruddy, orange face again is a welcome treat. Luckily, the whole Project Runway gang is back... -
The God Squad: A test of sisterly love
Q: I am Catholic, but my sister became a born-again fundamentalist Christian 11 years ago when she and her husband moved to Arizona. Soon thereafter, our father developed Alzheimer's disease, and since I lived nearby, the burden of taking care of my...Tags: Long Island, Alzheimer's Disease
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Report: Sandy could cause $88 billion worth of residential damage
Los Angeles TimesAs Hurricane Sandy heads toward the East Coast, one independent estimate has put the potential exposure to residential property damage at about $88 billion, with 284,000 homes at risk. The real estate research firm CoreLogic released a report over the...Tags: Long Island
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Man, 25, Busted, Accused Of Sexting With Long Island Girl, 13
pix11.comNassau County Police have busted a Lindenhurst man, accused of sexting with a 13-year-old girl. Cops placed Rashid M. Aziz, 25, under arrest Saturday night in Massapequa. Investigators say he began chatting up the girl at the Sunrise Mall on Aug. 9;...Tags: Long Island, Nassau County Police
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Rep. Peter King Calls King Of Pop "A Pervert"
A day after posting a YouTube video labeling Michael Jackson a pervert and a child molester, Congressman Peter King has gone even further. In an interview at his Massapequa Park, New York office, the Long Island Republican took aim at a call by the Rev....Tags: Death, Health and Safety at School, Entertainment, YouTube, Al Sharpton
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Husband Cleaned Wife Out and Faked Drowning
pix11.com | @murphypixShe was planning his funeral--and then she discovered his "live" e-mails. The wife of a missing swimmer, Raymond Roth, who was presumed drowned--only to turn up very much alive at a Florida resort--told reporters Friday she found out about his plot to...Tags: Nassau County Police, Level 3 Communications Incorporated
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Married Nassau County Officer Accused of "Under-the-Covers" Investigations
pix11.com | @wpixTara Obenauer, a Massapequa single mom, says her heart was broken by married Nassau County officer Mike Tedesco after he promised the financial executive and former stripper he would leave his wife and kids and move into her waterfront Massapequa manse...Tags: Trials, Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Nassau County, Medical Research
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Ex-Cop Among 20 Charged In Multimillion Dollar Heroin Ring
pix11.com | @mariopix11Operation County Connection is described by the Feds as an intricate heroin operation that stretched from New York City to Long Island. The arrests of 20 alleged perpetrators hit close to home at the Corner Galley in Massapequa. The mom-and-pop bar and...Tags: The New York Times, Woodhaven, FBI, Farmingdale, Heroin
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