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Beginnings: Named after its first inhabitants, the Meroke Indians. During the colonial period, Merrick became a trading center because vessels could enter Jones Inlet and sail up deep channels to docks beside what is now Merrick Road. During the War of 1812 these channels, canals and coves made Merrick a haven for buccaneers who preyed on merchants. Pirates in whaleboats once robbed prominent landowner George Hewlett and two friends while they were duck hunting. At one point, residents armed with muskets captured one bandit leader and shipped him to New York in irons for trial.
Photo: Merrick Road, Merrick from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: Merrick Road, Merrick from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Beginnings: Named after its first inhabitants, the Meroke Indians. During the colonial period, Merrick became a trading center because vessels could enter Jones Inlet and sail up deep channels to docks beside what is now Merrick Road. During the War of 1812 these channels, canals and coves made Merrick a haven for buccaneers who preyed on merchants. Pirates in whaleboats once robbed prominent landowner George Hewlett and two friends while they were duck hunting. At one point, residents armed with muskets captured one bandit leader and shipped him to New York in irons for trial.
Photo: Merrick Road, Merrick from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: Merrick Road, Merrick from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
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Doug Varone And Dancers At Wesleyan July 9, 10
— Doug Varone and Dancers will perform three pieces at the Wesleyan Center for the Arts in Middletown July 9 and 10. Varone choreographed the dances, "Tomorrow," which is danced to music by Belle Epoque; "Lux," with music from Phillip Glass; and...Tags: Music Theater, Theater, Middletown, Dance
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Merrick girl, 8, among first into reopened crown of Lady Liberty
jennifer.maloney@newsday.com, matthew.chayes@newsday.comWearing red, white and blue literally from head to toe, a Statue of Liberty aficionado from Merrick who is all of 8 years old became one of the first visitors to climb into Lady Liberty's crown in more than seven years. As one of the lucky few to win...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Tickets, Gardens and Parks, Sculpture, Statue of Liberty
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Republican lawmakers call for more fiscal oversight of MTA
alfonso.castillo@newsday.comRepublican state lawmakers from Long Island Tuesday called for further fiscal oversight of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority - an agency they said continues to irresponsibly spend Long Island taxpayers' money. Five members of Long Island's...Tags: Volleyball, Laws, Long Island Rail Road, New York, Long Island
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Merrick girl, dad among first in Lady Liberty's crown
dave.marcus@newsday.comAleyna Bartnick, an 8-year-old in Merrick, is a connoisseur of Statue of Liberty trivia. She knows that Lady Liberty, a gift to America from France in 1886, has 354 stairs that lead to the crown. She knows that Saturday, the first visitors will be...Tags: Ellis Island, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Sculpture, Statue of Liberty, Miley Cyrus
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Assembly gives first passage to Cuomo initiative bill
Spin CycleAfter two hours of debate, the State Assembly today passed a local-government consolidation bill backed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, James T. Madore reports. The measure has sparked controversy. Volunteer firefighters, mayors and special district...Tags: Valley Stream, Harvey Weisenberg, Fires, East Islip, Oakdale
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Shades of War Room: Nassau Dems, on message
Spin CycleNassau Democrats had a remarkably quick response Thursday after Sen. Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) held a news conference to attack Albany Democrats for imposing a payroll tax to bail out the MTA. The first unsolicited call came from County......Tags: National Government, Democratic Party, Government
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Freeport man charged in $9,700 bank larceny
david.lopez@newsday.comA Freeport man faces a grand larceny charge after police said he fraudulently obtained nearly $10,000 from somebody else's bank account. Wayne Nelson, Jr., 19, of 186 Evans Ave., "electronically transferred $9,700 from another man's Bank of America...Tags: Bank of New York Company, Theft, Banking, Crimes, Bank of America Corp.
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Hempstead-Oyster Bay police report, May 31-June 6
Reports from county or village police, May 31-June 6East Farmingdale A carton of cigarettes was stolen from a gas station on Route 110 on May 28. A man was seen fleeing on a bicycle. East Massapequa A Seaford man, 44, and a Bellmore woman, 33, were...Tags: Police Arrests, Winthrop-University Hospital, Theft, Automotive Equipment, Transportation
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Long Island people on the move at work
HEALTH CARE Virna Brooks has been appointed vice president and chief branding officer at North Shore- Long Island Jewish Health System in Great Neck. She will have direct responsibility for the health system's brand, marketing and Web activities. The...Tags: Clubs and Associations, National Government, New York, Selden, Government
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Police: Driver nearly rams cop for closing Merrick road
The Associated PressPolice say a driver irate to find a Merrick road closed for a fundraising run has nearly rammed her luxury car into an officer. The 32-year-old driver has been released on an appearance ticket after her arrest Sunday on a misdemeanor reckless...Tags: Police
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Merrick
VOTING 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Norman J. Levy Lakeside School. THE BUDGET The district is proposing a $39,648,536 budget for the 2009-10 school year, an increase of 4.39 percent over the current $37,981,645. The local tax levy would increase by 5....Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Long Island
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A skinny Lindsay Lohan raising concern
robert.kahn@newsday.comHow low will Lindsay's weight go? That's what concerned observers are wondering, since rib-revealing pictures surfaced this week of the 22-year-old actress on a Los Angeles shopping expedition. Lohan, a native of Merrick who is coping with the recent...Tags: Lindsay Lohan, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Mischa Barton, The Hamptons, New York
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