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Beginnings: The founding farmers of the mid-1700s called it Westfield and spent many early winters hacking wood from their newly acquired lots. The extra income earned from selling the cordwood came in handy for families such as the Roes, Nortons and Longbothams, trying to eke out a living in the sparsely settled region. Built about 1752, the Norton family home was the oldest remaining in Selden but was gutted by fire in the fall of 1996. Local preservationists are still unsure of the landmark's future.
Photo: August 31, 2006 view of the new Veteran's Plaza looking southeast from the roof of the Huntington Library on the campus of Suffolk Community College / Ammerman Campus in Selden....
Photo: August 31, 2006 view of the new Veteran's Plaza looking southeast from the roof of the Huntington Library on the campus of Suffolk Community College / Ammerman Campus in Selden....
Beginnings: The founding farmers of the mid-1700s called it Westfield and spent many early winters hacking wood from their newly acquired lots. The extra income earned from selling the cordwood came in handy for families such as the Roes, Nortons and Longbothams, trying to eke out a living in the sparsely settled region. Built about 1752, the Norton family home was the oldest remaining in Selden but was gutted by fire in the fall of 1996. Local preservationists are still unsure of the landmark's future.
Photo: August 31, 2006 view of the new Veteran's Plaza looking southeast from the roof of the Huntington Library on the campus of Suffolk Community College / Ammerman Campus in Selden. (Photo by Joseph D. Sullivan)
Photo: August 31, 2006 view of the new Veteran's Plaza looking southeast from the roof of the Huntington Library on the campus of Suffolk Community College / Ammerman Campus in Selden. (Photo by Joseph D. Sullivan)
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Gallery combines art with cooking in Friday night series
WARD Gallery in Petoskey will host a Festival of Art and Eats every Friday during the summer months. The exhibition season at the gallery kicks off this week, coinciding with the Petoskey Gallery Walk on Thursday, June 21, and the first Petoskey Rocks!...Tags: Fine Artists, Entertainment Events, Arts, Arts and Culture, Artists
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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: Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland), Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Bronx (New York City), Bethpage, Hampton (Windham, Connecticut)
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New Details Emerge In Accidental Shooting Death of Long Island Cop
wpix.comA wake for fallen Nassau County Special Operations Officer Geoffrey J. Breitkopf, 40, was held today as new information emerges in the investigation into his death. Breitkopf was shot at close range by MTA officer, Glenn Gentile, while responding to a...Tags: Jericho, Christianity, WPIX, Massapequa, Crimes
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Students Sent Home After Failing To Get State Required Vaccinations
Several Long Island students found themselves separated from their classmates Monday after they were unable to provide paperwork proving they had received state required vaccinations.
Almost a dozen students from North Babylon High School were unable...Tags: New York, Lawyers, WPIX, North Babylon, Judges
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Father Arrested For DWI After Crashing Car With 3 Child Passengers
wpix.comA Suffolk County father was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he crashed his car while he was drunk driving and had his three children in the vehicle. Kenneth Danielsen, 41, of Somerset Street in Centereach, was driving a 2009 Dodge car westbound on...Tags: Vehicles, WPIX, Central Islip, Children, Drunk Driving
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B'khaven Dems name a rival for Lesko's GOP deputy
Spin CycleDemocrats are putting up the name of Selden committee member Joseph A. Turdik as a candidate on petitions to run against Republican Brookhaven town board member Kathy Walsh (in photo), who also serves as new town supervisor Mark Lesko???s......Tags: National Government, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Farmingville, Politics
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Swastikas Found Spray-Painted On LI Home Near Flaming SUV
Suffolk County police say a case of graffiti and arson in a Long Island town may be a hate crime.
However, a resident, identified as Alex Robles, who lives in the Selden home, located at 601 Hawkins Road, said he believes the attack stemmed from a...Tags: Assault, WPIX, Suffolk County (New York), Long Island, Crime, Law and Justice
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