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Kings Park was a quiet farming community known as Indian Head until Episcopal priest William Augustus Muhlenberg came to town in 1869.
Photo: A livery stable in the hamlet, about 1900. (A painting by Edward Lange depicts the Society of St. Johnland)
Photo: A livery stable in the hamlet, about 1900. (A painting by Edward Lange depicts the Society of St. Johnland)
Kings Park was a quiet farming community known as Indian Head until Episcopal priest William Augustus Muhlenberg came to town in 1869.
Photo: A livery stable in the hamlet, about 1900. (A painting by Edward Lange depicts the Society of St. Johnland)
Photo: A livery stable in the hamlet, about 1900. (A painting by Edward Lange depicts the Society of St. Johnland)
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Vecchio, Creighton at odds over group's petition
NewsdaySmithtown Supervisor Patrick Vecchio and Councilman Robert Creighton are divided over whether a Kings Park civic group was permitted to circulate a petition at a farmers market that operates on town property. Creighton, who is seeking to unseat Vecchio,... -
Smithtown officials move to haul industrial biz into court
NewsdaySmithtown officials voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize town attorneys to ask a state judge to issue a restraining order against a Kings Park industrial site for alleged zoning code infractions. Town officials say more than two dozen heavy and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Local Government, Business, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Engineer drafts plan to save Kings Park homes
NewsdayThe owner of a pair of incomplete Kings Park houses appears to have cleared another hurdle in his attempt to stave off demolition of the structures. Smithtown Town officials said an engineer hired by Jeffrey K. Brown has submitted plans to repair and...Tags: Local Government, Science and Technology, Prisons
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Land transfer at ex-hospital site denied
NewsdayNew York Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey has denied Smithtown's request to transfer or lease 55 acres at the former site of Kings Park Psychiatric Hospital to the town for recreational development. Harvey, in letter earlier this month, said any...Tags: State Parks
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Smithtown Fire District wins $85G federal grant
NewsdayThe Smithtown Fire District is slated to receive an $84,825 federal grant next week to purchase an exhaust extraction system for emergency vehicles, lawmakers announced Tuesday. The new system will attach to the tailpipes of firetrucks at the...Tags: FEMA, Tim Bishop
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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: Buffalo (Erie, New York), Glasser (music group), Food Industry, BEA Systems Inc., Springs
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Real flowers come to Smithtown
Spin CycleSomewhere, Joanne Gray is smiling. Smithtown has traded the plastic flowers along the town???s three main streets for fresh flowers....... -
Custodian Busted For Buying Crack in School Parking Lot
wpix.comA custodian at Kings Park High School on Long Island faces drug charges after he was arrested while buying crack cocaine in the school's parking lot, state police said. Karl Dewall, 46, of Kings Park, was arrested Tuesday night after a joint...Tags: Road Transportation, Crimes, Drug Trafficking, Health, Long Island
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Play wet
South Florida ParentingSchool's out and already the heat is on to keep the kids busy. So where do you go to cool down, have fun and get wet? Head to the nearest water park where you can forget your cares while slip-sliding your way through a hazy, hot, summer day. Here's what...Tags: David Wright, New York, Orlando
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