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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.
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.
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Theater: Holiday shows on Long Island
WHAT A holiday medley at the three Broadhollow venues WHEN|WHERE "Annie Warbucks," opens 4 p.m. tomorrow, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through Dec. 31, at the BayWay Arts Center, 265 E. Main St., East Islip; "The Best Christmas Present Ever," opens 4 p.m....Tags: Holidays, Culture, East Islip, Christmas, Theater
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Masked men rob Elmont home
joseph.mallia@newsday.comIn an early-morning home invasion Tuesday in Elmont, three masked, armed men broke in through a basement window, entered a bedroom and robbed the two residents of cash, a cell phone and jewelry, Nassau police said. The residents, a man and a woman,...Tags: Injuries, Crimes, Theft
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Makeover: Handicap-accessible bath in Floral Park
sylvia.king-cohen@newsday.comCathy and Bob Buckley say they knew when they moved into their Floral Park home seven years ago that some changes had to be made. And one change in particular has made a world of difference to their eldest child - Thomas, 15, who has cerebral palsy and...Tags: Medicine, West Hempstead, Home Depot Incorporated, Mathematics
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Nassau police identify Elmont shooting victim
patrick.whittle@newsday.comNassau County police have identified the man found dead Saturday morning in a vacant lot in Elmont as a construction worker from Commack who was moonlighting as a cabdriver so he could send more money home to his family in India. Michael Xavier, 43, a...Tags: Police, Crimes, Theft, Richmond Hill, Long Island
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Man found wounded in Elmont
matthew.chayes@newsday.comDetectives are trying to learn all they can about a man found Saturday morning in Elmont with a gunshot wound, Nassau County police said. Cops were tipped off to "an unresponsive person" by a 911 call about 8:52 a.m. at Murray Hill Street and Holland...Tags: Injuries, Crimes, Assault
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Driver killed in Elwood crash
carl.macgowan@newsday.comA Central Islip man died Tuesday after he drove off Jericho Turnpike and struck a tree, Suffolk police said. Frank Porro, 58, of 50 Milford Dr., died due to a medical condition that caused him to lose consciousness while he was driving, police said....Tags: Diseases, Injuries, Emergency Planning, Vehicles, Transportation Accidents
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Man found shot dead in vacant Elmont lot
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA man was found shot dead Saturday morning in a vacant lot in Elmont, Nassau police said. The police got a 911 call about "an unresponsive person lying on the ground" at the corner of Murray Hill Street and Holland Avenue, and when officers arrived at 8:...Tags: Injuries, Police, Crimes, Police Investigations, Assault
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Elmont man accused of robbing liquor store
sophia.chang@newsday.comAn Elmont man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of robbing a liquor store, police said. Ashley Pierre, 31, is charged with third-degree robbery, three counts of third-degree criminal mischief, resisting arrest and criminal possession of a controlled...Tags: Police Arrests, Police, Prosecution, Beverage Industry
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Elmont robbery victim knocked out
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA man walking home in Elmont Tuesday night was robbed by a group of four or five men after one of the men asked the victim for a cigarette and another hit him in the face, knocking him unconscious, police said. When the victim regained consciousness more...
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