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Beginnings: Woodbury was part of the large land purchase that Welsh settler Robert Williams made in 1648 from the Matinecock Indians. By the mid-1700s a small number of farmers began to cultivate land in the area. The center of the community was a tiny schoolhouse, notable mainly because poet Walt Whitman taught there for the 1837-38 school year. The tiny community remained isolated, connected only by old Indian paths to Cold Spring Harbor and Jericho, until the railroad arrived in nearby Syosset in 1854. In time, that attracted more farmers to the area, who saw that the Syosset train station opened up the large markets of western Queens, Brooklyn and New York.
Photo: Jericho Turnpike a...
Photo: Jericho Turnpike a...
Beginnings: Woodbury was part of the large land purchase that Welsh settler Robert Williams made in 1648 from the Matinecock Indians. By the mid-1700s a small number of farmers began to cultivate land in the area. The center of the community was a tiny schoolhouse, notable mainly because poet Walt Whitman taught there for the 1837-38 school year. The tiny community remained isolated, connected only by old Indian paths to Cold Spring Harbor and Jericho, until the railroad arrived in nearby Syosset in 1854. In time, that attracted more farmers to the area, who saw that the Syosset train station opened up the large markets of western Queens, Brooklyn and New York.
Photo: Jericho Turnpike at Woodbury from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: Jericho Turnpike at Woodbury from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
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BRIEF: Cops: Man pulls knife on acquaintance
NewsdayA Hicksville man was arrested Thursday after police said he tried to rob an acquaintance at knifepoint only to have the victim ride off on a bicycle -- and report the incident to police. Christian Menendez, 20, of 94 Dartmouth Dr., was arrested a...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Crimes, Hicksville
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Newsday Dan Janison column
NewsdayIn the 3 1/2 years since he was voted out as Nassau County executive, Thomas Suozzi has had several private-sector gigs. Now, as he campaigns again for his former post, at least one of Suozzi's recent private roles is drawing the political spotlight....Tags: Business, Nassau County, Career and Workplace, Politics, Primaries
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BRIEF: Cops: Man faces burglary charges after stealing watch, cash from Syosset home
NewsdayA Manhattan man faces burglary charges after stealing a watch and money from a Syosset home, Nassau County police said Tuesday. Vincent Yi, 24, of 230 West 107th St., got into an Underhill Avenue home through an unlocked kitchen door last Wednesday,...Tags: Syosset, Theft, Manhattan (New York City)
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“Long Island Medium” Season 3 recap of “Theresa and the Tent”
Channel Guide MagazineLong Island Medium Season 3 recap of “Theresa and the Tent” found Theresa Caputo comforting a couple who lost a child, helping new home owners rid their house of any negative spirits and trying to overcome her fears of claustrophobia. Although... -
The Hartford To Sell Woodbury Brokerage For $115 Million To AIG
The Hartford CourantThe Hartford announced late Tuesday it has an agreement to sell the Woodbury Financial Services brokerage to American International Group, Inc., for $115 million. The agreement is expected to close at the end of this year. Proceeds from the sale...Tags: Business, Hartford Financial Services Group Incorporated, Deutsche Bank AG, Simsbury, Insurance
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The Hartford Will Break Apart, Raising Questions About Jobs
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's largest employer in the insurance industry, The Hartford, is breaking apart. The Asylum Hill company that dates to 1810 enjoyed relative calm from the time it was spun off by ITT Corp. in 1995 to its near collapse in 2008, a period when...Tags: Hartford Life Incorporated, Earnings, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Mutual Funds, Finance
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Selloff At The Hartford Begins As Houston Firm Takes Piece Of Annuities
The Hartford CourantThe selloff at The Hartford has begun, as the state's largest insurance employer has found the first buyer for part of its wealth management business in its quest to become leaner and more profitable. The Hartford Financial Services Group has an...Tags: Marketing, Property, Simsbury, NYSE Euronext, Inc., Insurance
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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: South Huntington, Little Neck, American Express Company, Hackettstown, Zurich Financial Services AG
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Playwrights Annie Baker, Dael Orlandersmith, Heather Woodbury to give talk
Orlando Theater BlogThe Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach hosts its 142nd artists-in-residence program with master playwrights Annie Baker, Dael Orlandersmith, Heather Woodbury and 18 associate artists. Annie Baker's name might sound especially familiar to... -
Thwarted Long Island Home Invasion
Staff reporterA teenager's 911 call helped thwart an early-afternoon home invasion on Long Island that began when a man holding a bouquet of flowers showed up at her family's front door and brandished a handgun, police said Saturday. Six New York City men were...Tags: New York City, Nassau County, Crime, Law and Justice, Family, New York
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Charges Expected In Upstate NY School Attack Plot
A 15-year-old New York boy is accused of stockpiling gasoline, propane, fuses and a machete for a planned school attack on the anniversary of the Columbine school massacre.
The detective who interviewed the teenager says the boy burst into tears and...Tags: New York City, Orange County (New York), New York
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6 People Killed, 8 Injured, After Van Crashes on New York State Thruway
A horrific traffic accident in Orange County has left at least six people dead. Seven other people were critically injured. It happened on the New York State Thruway, not far from the popular Woodbury Common Premium Outlets shopping center.
Police say...Tags: Vehicles, WPIX, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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