Highlights
Beginnings: When the Long Island Rail Road reached what is now Medford in 1843, it was a good connection for the stagecoach line that ran between Patchogue and Port Jefferson along what was Stage Road (now Route 112). People started coming from miles around to get their mail. The soil was poor for farming, but the woods offered copious lumbering, and there were miles of land to be sold. The railroad held an auction in New York City in 1850 to peddle lots. The O.L. Schwenke Land & Investment Co. bought four square miles, and sold 25-by-100-foot lots for $10 to $75.
Photo: The Railroad Station, Medford from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: The Railroad Station, Medford from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Beginnings: When the Long Island Rail Road reached what is now Medford in 1843, it was a good connection for the stagecoach line that ran between Patchogue and Port Jefferson along what was Stage Road (now Route 112). People started coming from miles around to get their mail. The soil was poor for farming, but the woods offered copious lumbering, and there were miles of land to be sold. The railroad held an auction in New York City in 1850 to peddle lots. The O.L. Schwenke Land & Investment Co. bought four square miles, and sold 25-by-100-foot lots for $10 to $75.
Photo: The Railroad Station, Medford from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: The Railroad Station, Medford from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
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Pill-Popping Thugs Hijack Trucks on I-95
pix11.com | @wpixOn the same day official mourning began for a federal agent gunned down while trying to stop a pharmacy robbery, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York called for the Drug Enforcement Administration--DEA--to start sharing information about violent,...Tags: Charles Schumer, Suffolk County (New York), Seaford (Nassau, New York), Nassau County, Vicodin (drug)
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Long Island Pharmacies Taking Action To Prevent Armed Robberies
PIX11.com / @jaydownycPharmacists on Long Island operating smaller independent shops are taking their personal safety to another level. Without citing specific data, Nassau and Suffolk County officials say they've noticed a spike in the number of applications for gun permits....Tags: WPIX, Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Health and Medical Professionals, New Year's Day
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We Had No Warning Before Pharmacy Murders: Suffolk Police
pix11.comA very angry Suffolk County Police Commissioner is lashing out against a Newsday report, which states his cops might have prevented the Medford pharmacy massacre in June, if they'd seized David Laffer's licensed pistols, five months before the suspect...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prisons, Lawyers, Suffolk County Police, Father's Day
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Gunman Behind Long Island Pharmacy Massacre Sentenced To Life
The gunman who went on a shooting rampage, killing four people in cold blood at a Long Island pharmacy all in a quest for prescription drugs, will spend the rest of his life in prison.
On Thursday, a judge sentenced David Laffer to consecutive...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Massacres, Prisons, Murder, Punishment
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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: FBI, Verizon Communications, Fox Broadcasting Company, West Hempstead, Roselle
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Suspects In Long Island Pharmacy Massacre Plead Guilty
The gunman who went on a shooting rampage, killing four people in cold blood at a Long Island pharmacy all in a quest for prescription drugs, pleaded guilty to murder charges Thursday.
David Laffer, 33, pleaded guilty to first degree murder and robbery...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Prosecution, Murder, Punishment
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Pharmacy Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
PIX11.comQuadruple murder suspect David Laffer, the man police believe shot and killed four people in cold blood at a Long Island pharmacy earlier this week, pleaded not guilty in court Thursday to murder charges. Laffer, 33, along with his wife Melinda Brady...Tags: Death Penalty, Hospitals and Clinics, Patchogue, Police Arrests, Prescription Drugs
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Gunman Indicted In Medford Massacre
pix11.comIt was revealed Friday that 33-year-old David Laffer, the accused gunman in the 'Medford Pharmacy Massacre', was indicted by a Suffolk County, New York, Grand Jury. He is accused in connection with the quadruple fatal drugstore killings on Father's Day....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Suffolk County (New York), Crimes, Father's Day, Massacres
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DA Releases Details Showing Medford Victims Never Had A Chance Of Survival
pix11.comOn Thursday, the Suffolk County DA announced the grisly details as to how David Laffer alllegedly walked into the Haven Drugs Pharmacy on Father's Day morning and executed four innocent people. The news conference came on the heels of the 33-year-...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Father's Day, Crimes
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Suspect Arrested In Pharmacy Robbery In Long Island
pix11.comPolice have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a pharmacy in Farmingville, Long Island Suffolk County police arrested Patrick O'Donnell, 22, of Ronkonkomalate Thursday night and charged him with third-degree robbery. Police claim he walked into a CVS...Tags: Police Arrests, Farmingville, Suffolk County (New York), Hydrocodone (drug), Crimes
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Wife In 'Medford Massacre' Case Will Not Face Murder Charge
pix11.comMelinda Brady, the alleged architect behind the "Medford Massacre", will not be facing murder charges. "The law is simply as such that we cannot charge her with murder," said Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota. The announcement on Tuesday...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Massacres, Lawyers, Suffolk County (New York), Justice System
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Medford Teen Hit By Car While Watching TV
PIX11.comA 15-year-old is lucky to be alive, he wanted to go out with his friends Friday night, but his mom told him it would be safer to stay home. So he was sitting on the couch watching TV when the unthinkable happened. "I heard this big explosion," said Mario...Tags: Diabetes, Homes, Disasters and Accidents, Tim Bishop, WPIX
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