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Beginnings: In the summer of 1841, Edgar Fenn Peck, a wealthy New York doctor who had just moved to Smithtown, began the first serious exploration of the virtual wilderness of what is now Central Islip. A year later, the Long Island Rail Road arrived at what was called Suffolk Station, and the adjacent Central Islip was effectively born. For three decades, Suffolk Station depot was a rail and stagecoach center, and most of the early arrivals were of English descent or birth.
Photo: Central Islip Business Section from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: Central Islip Business Section from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Beginnings: In the summer of 1841, Edgar Fenn Peck, a wealthy New York doctor who had just moved to Smithtown, began the first serious exploration of the virtual wilderness of what is now Central Islip. A year later, the Long Island Rail Road arrived at what was called Suffolk Station, and the adjacent Central Islip was effectively born. For three decades, Suffolk Station depot was a rail and stagecoach center, and most of the early arrivals were of English descent or birth.
Photo: Central Islip Business Section from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: Central Islip Business Section from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
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New Yorker wins $1M scratch-off here
Those darn New Yorkers. They come down here, clog our traffic, root for the stinkin' Jets and now they've won our lottery money. Joseph Nicolleti, 69, of Central Islip, N.Y., claimed a $1 million prize in the Billion Dollar Blockbuster Scratch-Off...
Tags: Lotteries, Blockbuster, Lifestyle and Leisure
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NY man dubbed No. 1 deadbeat parent pleads guilty
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man once dubbed by prosecutors as the government's most wanted deadbeat parent pleaded guilty Thursday to owing more than $1.2 million to three children from two failed marriages. Robert Sand, 50, pleaded...
Tags: Long Island, Trials, Punishment, Philippines, Justice System
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Long Island Mother, Grandmother Busted For DWI, Had 3 Kids In Car: Cops
pix11.comSuffolk County Police arrested and charged a Bellport mother and grandmother Sunday with driving drunk with three children in the car. They say Zona Taylor, 43, of 752 Michigan Ave. was heading west on Montauk Highway in a 2005 Dodge Neon, when she got...Tags: Long Island, Patchogue, Prisons, East Patchogue, Suffolk County Police
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Doctor and "Doctor" Indicted For Illegally Prescribing Drugs
PIX11.com | @jamesfordtvA Long Island doctor and his assistant are now both formally charged with conspiracy and with distributing prescription drugs illegally. Their arrests and indictments, prosecutors say, can help to stem a problem with prescription drug abuse that's...Tags: Long Island, Judges, Behavioral Conditions, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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Wedding Guest Arrested For Stealing Newlyweds' Gifts
PIX11.com | @shelleyng08A newlywed couple's happiest day of their lives was nearly ruined when a wedding guest tried to steal their gifts. Omar Santiago, 18, attended the Larry and Joanna Williamson's wedding reception at the West Sayville Country Club late Saturday night and...Tags: Weddings, West Sayville, Sayville, Theft, Suffolk County (New York)
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Financial Planner Accused Of Molesting Boy, 13, Met On Craigslist, Cops
Parents in West Hempstead are a little unnerved after learning police arrested a 42-year-old man, accused of molesting a little boy, barely in his teens, who he picked up on Craigslist.
This was on Friday. David Boutin was arraigned Saturday in First...Tags: West Hempstead, Suffolk County Police, Craigslist, Inc., Crime, Law and Justice
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LI Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Cop Car
Police on Long Island arrested and charged a man for driving while ability impaired by drugs and alcohol after he was involved in a motor vehicle crash with a police car Monday.
According to authorities, William Rodden was driving a 1988 GMC pickup truck...Tags: Long Island, Drug Trafficking, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Rocky Point
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LI Man Arrested For DWI Crash That Seriously Injured Woman
Police arrested a man Tuesday for driving while intoxicated after he was involved in a three-car crash in Lindenhurst, which left one woman seriously injured.
Thomas Clarry, 44, was driving a 2004 Jeep SUV westbound on Montauk Highway when he attempted...Tags: West Islip, Disasters and Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Transportation Accidents, Health
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Pizzeria Owner Sold Illegal Prescription Pills Out Of His Restaurant
A Long Island pizzeria owner has been arrested and charged with selling illegal prescription pills inside his Suffolk County restaurant.
According to police, 50-year-old Francesco Miceli was arrested at Miceli Brothers Pizzeria and Restaurant in West...Tags: Long Island, OxyContin (drug), West Babylon, Suffolk County (New York), Crime, Law and Justice
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Road Ragers Hit Women With Car Three Times
pix11.com | @wpixIt is the ultimate in road rage, but this incident was rage with a car in a parking lot on Long Island. A brawl erupted outside Suffolk County Family court in Central Islip, where 22-year-old Arielle Hardy was engaged in a bitter custody battle with...Tags: Long Island
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Couple Arrested After Repeatedly Mowing Down Woman In Court Parking Lot
A couple was arrested on Long Island Tuesday after police say the pair repeatedly mowed down a friend of the man's ex-girlfriend.
The disturbing incident unraveled in the parking lot of the Central Islip Court.
According to reports, the group which...Tags: Chicago, Long Island, New York City, Cook County, Egypt
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LI Man Charged In Fatal New Year's Eve Hit-And-Run
Authorities on Long Island have made an arrest in a fatal hit-and-run that left a Huntington Station man dead on New Years Eve.
According to Suffolk County Police, 45-year-old William Koziatek was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Long Island, Suffolk County Police, Huntington Station, Disasters and Accidents
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