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Beginnings: In 1658 Daniel Whitehead of Oyster Bay purchased land from the Matinecock Indians. At the time, the eastern section of the peninsula was known as the Pines and the western section as Oak Neck. In 1674 the land was divided among 23 men who used it for pasture. Initial development centered near the western end of the village, the area now known as Friendly Corner.
Photo: Pleasure boaters and beachgoers enjoy the pebbled shore of Bayville around 1900. (Nassau County Museum Collection, Long Island Studies Institute)
Photo: Pleasure boaters and beachgoers enjoy the pebbled shore of Bayville around 1900. (Nassau County Museum Collection, Long Island Studies Institute)
Beginnings: In 1658 Daniel Whitehead of Oyster Bay purchased land from the Matinecock Indians. At the time, the eastern section of the peninsula was known as the Pines and the western section as Oak Neck. In 1674 the land was divided among 23 men who used it for pasture. Initial development centered near the western end of the village, the area now known as Friendly Corner.
Photo: Pleasure boaters and beachgoers enjoy the pebbled shore of Bayville around 1900. (Nassau County Museum Collection, Long Island Studies Institute)
Photo: Pleasure boaters and beachgoers enjoy the pebbled shore of Bayville around 1900. (Nassau County Museum Collection, Long Island Studies Institute)
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Moravian College graduates
Moravian College held graduation ceremonies 10 a.m. May 11. The ceremony concludes the 271st academic year at Moravian, America's sixth-oldest college. Moravian College President Christopher M. Thomforde conferred degrees to approximately 398 bachelor...Tags: Biology, Philosophy, Moorestown, Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Roxbury
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Parts Of Long Island Already Under Water As Sandy Approaches
@MurphyPIXWhen PIX 11 cameraman, Keith Lopez, and I entered Bayville, Long Island about 10:30 am Monday, we were amazed at the waves kicking up from Long Island Sound, an hour before high tide in this North Shore town. Thirty minutes later, the Nassau County...Tags: SUNY Old Westbury, SUNY Nassau Community College, Long Island, Levittown, West Hempstead
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Teacher Charged With Sexually Abusing 14 Students
A Long Island music teacher has been charged with sexually abusing at least 14 students that were under his supervision, authorities announced Wednesday.
According to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, John E. Benstock, 47, of Bayville was...Tags: Social Issues, Trials, Nassau County Police, Long Island, Nassau County
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Son Found Dead Hours After Dad Discovered Fatally Stabbed
wpix.comNew York City police are trying to get to the bottom of a possible murder-suicide involving an elderly man found dead inside his Staten Island home early Wednesday morning. Police found the victim -- identified as Harold Delmar Sr., -- inside his home...Tags: Crimes, Raymond W. Kelly, WPIX, Midland Beach, New York City
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Results are listed in alphabetical order. Times listed indicate when runners crossed the finish line, not their elapsed time. The timing chip is not activated until the runners reach the starting line. Some hometowns were not available. Information...Tags: Lancaster (Los Angeles, California), Plainfield (Windham, Connecticut), Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia)
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200 Dolphins Spotted In Long Island Sound
A group of about 200 dolphins that were first spotted in Wednesday in Cold Spring Harbor have split into two groups. One group of dolphins swam to City Island in the Bronx while the other group traveled to the Long Island Sound near the town of Bayville....Tags: Long Island, WPIX, City Island, Long Island Sound
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