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Beginnings: "Great Water Land'' was what the first inhabitants, the Massapequan Indians, called the place. When white settlers arrived, conflict ensued. In 1653, Capt. John Underhill, an Englishman working for the Dutch, led troops in an attack on a peaceful community of Indians at a site believed to be near the intersection of what is now Merrick and Cedar Shore Roads. Underhill's troops killed 120 Indians in the only Indian "battle'' on Long Island.
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Beginnings: "Great Water Land'' was what the first inhabitants, the Massapequan Indians, called the place. When white settlers arrived, conflict ensued. In 1653, Capt. John Underhill, an Englishman working for the Dutch, led troops in an attack on a peaceful community of Indians at a site believed to be near the intersection of what is now Merrick and Cedar Shore Roads. Underhill's troops killed 120 Indians in the only Indian "battle'' on Long Island.
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
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Navy SEAL dies in Fort Knox training accident
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - An elite U.S. Navy SEAL was killed and seven service members were injured in a vehicle accident during a training exercise at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the Navy said on Friday. Special Warfare Operator Third Class Jonathan Kaloust, 23,...Tags: U.S. Navy
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The God Squad: A test of sisterly love
Q: I am Catholic, but my sister became a born-again fundamentalist Christian 11 years ago when she and her husband moved to Arizona. Soon thereafter, our father developed Alzheimer's disease, and since I lived nearby, the burden of taking care of my...Tags: Long Island, Alzheimer's Disease
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Report: Sandy could cause $88 billion worth of residential damage
Los Angeles TimesAs Hurricane Sandy heads toward the East Coast, one independent estimate has put the potential exposure to residential property damage at about $88 billion, with 284,000 homes at risk. The real estate research firm CoreLogic released a report over the...Tags: Long Island
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Man, 25, Busted, Accused Of Sexting With Long Island Girl, 13
pix11.comNassau County Police have busted a Lindenhurst man, accused of sexting with a 13-year-old girl. Cops placed Rashid M. Aziz, 25, under arrest Saturday night in Massapequa. Investigators say he began chatting up the girl at the Sunrise Mall on Aug. 9;...Tags: Long Island, Nassau County Police
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Project Runway turns 10 with an all-new cast of designers
Channel Guide MagazineOh, Tim Gunn, how we’ve missed you. After Project Runway’s limp spinoff, Project Runway: All Stars, fell far short of expectations, seeing Michael Kors ruddy, orange face again is a welcome treat. Luckily, the whole Project Runway gang is back... -
Husband Cleaned Wife Out and Faked Drowning
pix11.com | @murphypixShe was planning his funeral--and then she discovered his "live" e-mails. The wife of a missing swimmer, Raymond Roth, who was presumed drowned--only to turn up very much alive at a Florida resort--told reporters Friday she found out about his plot to...Tags: Nassau County Police, Level 3 Communications Incorporated
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Married Nassau County Officer Accused of "Under-the-Covers" Investigations
pix11.com | @wpixTara Obenauer, a Massapequa single mom, says her heart was broken by married Nassau County officer Mike Tedesco after he promised the financial executive and former stripper he would leave his wife and kids and move into her waterfront Massapequa manse...Tags: Trials, Health, Medical Research, Nassau County, Breast Cancer
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Ex-Cop Among 20 Charged In Multimillion Dollar Heroin Ring
pix11.com | @mariopix11Operation County Connection is described by the Feds as an intricate heroin operation that stretched from New York City to Long Island. The arrests of 20 alleged perpetrators hit close to home at the Corner Galley in Massapequa. The mom-and-pop bar and...Tags: FBI, Drug Trafficking, Heroin, The New York Times, Woodhaven
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Calls For Better Regulations In Wake of L.I. Fatal Pharmacy Shootings
Staff reporterPolice are waiting for the results from ballistics tests to determine if John Capano, 51, was killed by an armed robber -- or, if he was the victim of friendly fire. One thing became clear to people walking past Charlie's Pharmacy in Seaford Sunday...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Massapequa Park, Prescription Drugs, OxyContin (drug), Health
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Federal Agent Was Killed By Friendly Fire During L.I. Pharmacy Robbery
pix11.com | @wpixPolice now believe the bullet that killed off-duty federal agent John Capano, 51, was fired from an off-duty NYPD officer's gun, according to reports. According to authorities, Capano -- an off-duty Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms agent --was in Charlie's...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Long Island, Defense, Firearms, Theft
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PASSINGS: Fred Milano, William Polk Carey, Mike Colalillo
Fred Milano
Doo-wop singer with Dion and the Belmonts
Fred Milano, 72, a singer who made rock 'n' roll history on doo-wop hits with Dion and the Belmonts in the 1950s, died Sunday, three weeks after his lung cancer was diagnosed, said Warren Gradus, who...Tags: Human Interest, Hospitals and Clinics, Heart Attack, Belmont, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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Long Island Army Veteran Speaks Out On Iraqi Jail Nightmare
An Iraqi war veteran from Long Island, who was held in an Iraqi jail for three weeks, is ecstatic to be a free man.
“I’m thrilled to be home,” said Alex Antiohos, 32, who lives with is his wife in North Babylon. “I’m...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, North Babylon, Long Island, Defense, Prisons
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