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Bethpage

Beginnings: Unlike much of the Hempstead Plains, Indians used this area because the Massatayun stream flowed through it, providing a source of fish. When Englishman Thomas Powell purchased the area from the Marsapeques, he noted the hamlets of Jericho and Jerusalem (now Wantagh) and turned to the gospel of Matthew in naming his purchase: `` . . . as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him, and when they drew night unto Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage . . . then sent Jesus two disciples.'' Powell changed the spelling, supposedly because he didn't like words with too many h's in them. When Powell died in 1721, the Bethpage purchase was divided among his 14 children.
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Beginnings: Unlike much of the Hempstead Plains, Indians used this area because the Massatayun stream flowed through it, providing a source of fish. When Englishman Thomas Powell purchased the area from the Marsapeques, he noted the hamlets of Jericho and Jerusalem (now Wantagh) and turned to the gospel of Matthew in naming his purchase: `` . . . as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him, and when they drew night unto Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage . . . then sent Jesus two disciples.'' Powell changed the spelling, supposedly because he didn't like words with too many h's in them. When Powell died in 1721, the Bethpage purchase was divided among his 14 children.
Photo: The Clubhouse and adjoining areas at Bethpage State Park renovated for the upcoming 2002 US Open. (Newsday/David l. Pokress)  « Show less

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    May 8, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  1. Viacom says Cablevision bundling lawsuit should be tossed

    Reuters
    * Viacom says did not violate antitrust law * Cablevision says forced to buy channels it did not want By Jonathan Stempel May 8 (Reuters) - Viacom Inc said on Wednesday a $1 billion lawsuit by Cablevision Systems Corp accusing it of forcing cable...

    Tags: DirecTV Group Inc., MTV (tv network), The Walt Disney Co., Comcast Corporation, Charles Dolan

    2. Apr 8, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Q&A with ESPN's Mark Dixon

    ESPN analyst Mark Dixon, who will be handling play-by-play duties when No. 7 Notre Dame visits Georgetown this Sunday, writes a weekly column for Inside Lacrosse in which he provides his thoughts on results from the previous week. The former Blue Jays midfielder, who can be followed on Twitter via @Dixonlacrosse, discussed the biggest surprise from last weekend, a team setting itself up well and Albany sophomore attackman Lyle Thompson’s candidacy for the Tewaaraton Award.
    ESPN analyst Mark Dixon, who will be handling play-by-play duties when No. 7 Notre Dame visits Georgetown this Sunday, writes a weekly column for Inside Lacrosse in which he provides his thoughts on results from the previous week. The former Blue Jays...

    Tags: Drexel Dragons, Ivy League, College Sports, Providence Friars, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

    3. Oct 12, 2012 |Story| Daily Pilot

  3. The God Squad: Answering questions on the afterlife

    Question: I'm a hospice nurse, and I often find that my patients of the Jewish faith don't believe in an afterlife. In a recent newspaper article, a rabbi answering the question, "How would you explain death to a preschooler?" made no mention of an...

    Tags: Judaism, Philosophy, Christianity, Old Bethpage, Long Island

    4. Feb 21, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  4. Crime On The Rise In Nassau County: Report

    If you live in Nassau County, you are more likely now than you were this time last year to be burglarized. Recently released crime statistics show burglaries are up countywide.
    pix11.com | @lifeofareporter
    If you live in Nassau County, you are more likely now than you were this time last year to be burglarized. Recently released crime statistics show burglaries are up countywide. "This might be a blib," said East Meadow resident James Pollack. According...

    Tags: Nassau County, Jericho, Plainview, New York City Police Department, Crime, Law and Justice

    5. Feb 8, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. Victoria Savage, 87

    Victoria Savage, 87, of Shepherdstown, W.Va., passed away at home on Feb. 8, 2012, in the presence of her family, under the care of the Hospice of the Panhandle. Born March 12, 1924, in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Mary...

    Tags: Anglicanism, Commack, Schools, Queens (New York City), Public Schools

    6. Sep 7, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  6. 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: Nissequogue, Inwood (Manhattan, New York), Clifton, Crimes, Buffalo (Erie, New York)

    7. Sep 15, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  7. NYPD Cop Killed On 9/11 Laid To Rest

    Somber faces matched an overcast day as family, friends and colleagues filed into the Grace Funeral Chapels in Brooklyn to pay their respects to fallen NYPD officer Kevin Jessup.
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    Somber faces matched an overcast day as family, friends and colleagues filed into the Grace Funeral Chapels in Brooklyn to pay their respects to fallen NYPD officer Kevin Jessup. Jessup, 25, who was inspired to join the New York Police Department because...

    Tags: Southern State Parkway, Ozone Park, Unrest, Conflicts and War, September 11, 2001 Attacks, New York City Police Department

    8. Jun 29, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  8. Pediatrician Accused Of Sexually Abusing, Videotaping Young Girls

    A Long Island pediatrician has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of sexual abuse of girls as young as 11-years old, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced Wednesday.
    pix11.com
    A Long Island pediatrician has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of sexual abuse of girls as young as 11-years old, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced Wednesday. Dr. Rakesh Punn, 53, of Bethpage was previously charged nearly a...

    Tags: Contracts, Crimes, Sex Crimes, Kathleen Rice, Juvenile Delinquency

    9. Dec 16, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  9. Cablevision board approves Rainbow Media spin-off

    Company Town
    The walking dead may soon become the walking shareholders. Cablevision Systems Corp.'s board of directors has approved the company's plans to spin off its Rainbow Media unit -- parent of cable channels AMC (home of "The Walking Dead," "Mad Men"......
    10. Nov 8, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  10. Cops Seek Woman Missing Since Halloween

    Nassau County police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a Bethpage woman, who has been missing since Halloween.
    wpix.com
    Nassau County police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a Bethpage woman, who has been missing since Halloween. Cops say June Young, 49, was last seen Sunday, October 31 at 9 p.m. inside her Central Avenue home. Young is described as a...

    Tags: Nassau County, WPIX, Halloween

    11. Jun 9, 2009 |Blog| Newsday

  11. Tiger Woods kicks off U.S. Open media buzz early

    Watchdog
    I wrote some stuff for the Tuesday newspaper about the ticket availability for the Subway Series here, and here about Tiger Woods practicing at Bethpage Monday, the big national and New York sports night upcoming Tuesday, and media-related observations...

    Tags: New York, U.S. Open (golf), National Basketball Association, Tiger Woods

    12. May 20, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  12. Husband Admits to Strangling Wife, Covering Up His Tracks

    A Long Island man -- who staged an elaborate scam to make it seem as though his wife had been carjacked -- pleaded guilty Thursday to strangling her to death inside their Bethpage apartment before dumping her body in a wooded area off the Long Island Expressway.
    wpix.com
    A Long Island man -- who staged an elaborate scam to make it seem as though his wife had been carjacked -- pleaded guilty Thursday to strangling her to death inside their Bethpage apartment before dumping her body in a wooded area off the Long Island...

    Tags: WPIX, Plainview, Travel, Crimes, Kathleen Rice

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