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Beginnings: Elmont's vast fields were largely uninhabited until 1647. That's when brothers Christopher and Thomas Foster were granted a large tract of land in western Hempstead, stretching from modern-day Elmont all the way to the South Shore. They called it Foster's Meadow and used it to raise sheep and cattle. Before long, they sold off much of their holdings to other farmers. Unlike most citizens of Hempstead Town, a majority of Foster's Meadow residents supported the Revolution - a stance that prompted the British to rip down the community's church. After the war, the area developed slowly, with farmers moving out from Brooklyn and western Queens in search of more land.
Photo: Entra...
Photo: Entra...
Beginnings: Elmont's vast fields were largely uninhabited until 1647. That's when brothers Christopher and Thomas Foster were granted a large tract of land in western Hempstead, stretching from modern-day Elmont all the way to the South Shore. They called it Foster's Meadow and used it to raise sheep and cattle. Before long, they sold off much of their holdings to other farmers. Unlike most citizens of Hempstead Town, a majority of Foster's Meadow residents supported the Revolution - a stance that prompted the British to rip down the community's church. After the war, the area developed slowly, with farmers moving out from Brooklyn and western Queens in search of more land.
Photo: Entrance to Belmont Park from Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont (Newsday / Julia Gaines )
Photo: Entrance to Belmont Park from Hempstead Turnpike in Elmont (Newsday / Julia Gaines )
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Hempstead Town map injunction denied
NewsdayA federal judge Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction from four Hempstead residents seeking to block the town from implementing its new council district map before the election petitioning process begins next month. The plaintiffs, all...Tags: Voting, Judges, Minority Groups, Justice System, Elections
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Suit claims Hempstead's district maps violate voting rights
NewsdayHempstead Town's new council district map violates the voting rights of African-Americans and Hispanics, dilutes their voting power and fails to create a second majority-minority district, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Central...Tags: Voting, Population and Census, Minority Groups, Elections, Politics
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School Notebook: State Science Olympiad winner
NewsdayThe Three Village Central School District swept the state level of the 2013 New York State Science Olympiad and will go on to compete nationally next month. Earlier this month, teams from Ward Melville High School and Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Government, Lindenhurst (Babylon, New York), Lobbying, Hicksville
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Love Triangle W/Reggae Musician 'Captain Barkey,' Girlfriend Ends In Double Murder, Cops [UPDATE]
pix11.comPolice were still on the hunt Sunday for the triggerman in that double-murder outside a motel in Eastchester that claimed the life of a reggae musician and his girlfriend, putting an end to an explosive love triangle, according to investigators....Tags: Music Industry, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Witnesses, Music, Prosecution
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Favorite To Win 'I'll Have Another' Pulled From Belmont Stakes
I'll Have Another, the winner of this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, is out of Saturday's Belmont Stakes, a spokesman for the horse's trainer said Friday.
Trainer Doug O'Neill announced on "The Dan Patrick Show," a sports talk program,...Tags: Kentucky Derby, Swelling, Triple Crown, Preakness Stakes, Equestrian
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I'll Have Another Scratched From Belmont; Will be Retired
CNNBELMONT, New York -- I'll Have Another, the winner of this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, is out of Saturday's Belmont Stakes because of a leg injury and has been retired from racing, his team said. Trainer Doug O'Neill said the 3-year-old...Tags: Swelling, Preakness Stakes, Horse (animal), CNN (tv network), Big Brown
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Massive Explosion Levels Elmont Home, 1 Firefighter Injured
PIX11.comA Long Island residential neighborhood was rudely awakened by a house explosion early Tuesday morning. The blast happened just after 1:30 a.m. at a home located at 150 Lincoln Street in the Hempstead. The home was leveled to a pile of rubble; the roof...Tags: Nassau County Police, WPIX, Charity, Long Island, American Red Cross
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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: Albert Reynolds, Park Ridge, Lynbrook, Financial and Business Services, Oakland (Chicago, Illinois)
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Hempstead Turnpike Tops 'Dangerous Road' List For Third Straight Year
A 16-mile stretch of Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County has topped the list of the region's most dangerous roads for pedestrians for the third straight year.
Twelve people were run down by vehicles and killed on the road between 2007 and 2009, according...Tags: Franklin Square, Music Theater, Elections, WPIX, New York
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As Child Predator Strikes Again, Police Get Strong New Lead
wpix.comPolice who have been on the hunt for a man who tries to lure boys into his car get a break in the case, but it comes as the predator makes a third attempt in as many weeks to pursue a victim. Nassau County Police detectives now have surveillance video of...Tags: Crimes, Social Issues, WPIX, Vehicles, Crime, Law and Justice
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LI Robbery Suspect Shot by Police During Gunfight
ELMONT, N.Y (WPIX) -- A robbery suspect was injured early Saturday morning after getting into a gunfight with Nassau County police, according to authorities. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. as cops were pursuing a vehicle containing four suspects...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Theft, WPIX, Vehicles, Defense
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