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Beginnings: Uniondale was long a part of the great Hempstead Plains. But the portion that became Uniondale has a lengthy military history. It was an enlistment center during the Revolution, an infantry training center during the War of 1812 and a camp during the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I. The establishment of Mitchel Field on its northern edge grew into an Army Air Corps base during World War II and an Air Force base until 1961. It was known first as Turtle Hook, because of the turtles that crawled out of nearby ponds. In 1853, residents decided Turtle Hook was an "unsuitable'' name and changed it to Uniondale. There is no record of why that name was chosen.
Beginnings: Uniondale was long a part of the great Hempstead Plains. But the portion that became Uniondale has a lengthy military history. It was an enlistment center during the Revolution, an infantry training center during the War of 1812 and a camp during the Civil War, the Spanish-American War and World War I. The establishment of Mitchel Field on its northern edge grew into an Army Air Corps base during World War II and an Air Force base until 1961. It was known first as Turtle Hook, because of the turtles that crawled out of nearby ponds. In 1853, residents decided Turtle Hook was an "unsuitable'' name and changed it to Uniondale. There is no record of why that name was chosen.
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Uniondale woman convicted in boyfriend's death
ann.givens@newsday.comJennifer Davis' voice rang out in the Nassau courtroom, breathless on the recording of her call to 911 after she stabbed her live-in boyfriend. "He's gasping for air. Please, please, please," she begged. But despite claims by Davis' defense lawyer...Tags: Murder, Trials, Crimes
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Cops: Man held woman and child captive in Uniondale
sophia.chang@newsday.comA Hempstead man grabbed his ex-girlfriend as she was returning home and held her and their 6-year-old daughter against their will for days inside her Uniondale apartment, beating the woman every time she tried to escape, Nassau police said yesterday....Tags: Nassau University Medical Center, Cornwall, Justice System, Kidnapping, Crimes
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Hempstead man held woman, child captive in Uniondale
A Hempstead man grabbed his ex-girlfriend as she was returning home and held her and their 6-year-old daughter against their will for days inside her Uniondale apartment, beating the woman every time she tried to escape, Nassau police said yesterday....Tags: Nassau University Medical Center, Cornwall, Justice System, Crimes, Court Administration
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Uniondale fire leaves family homeless
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA 4 a.m. house fire on Thanksgiving Day left a Uniondale family of six without a home -- at least temporarily -- but uninjured, after a 19-year-old woman smelled smoke and alerted the rest of the family, Nassau police said. The family safely got out of...Tags: North Bellmore, Fires, Bellmore, Thanksgiving
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UNIONDALE FAMILY ESCAPES HOUSE FIRE
A 4 a.m. house fire on Thanksgiving Day left a Uniondale family of six without a home - at least temporarily - but uninjured, after a 19-year-old woman smelled smoke and alerted the rest of the family, Nassau police said. The family safely got out of...Tags: North Bellmore, Fires, Bellmore, Thanksgiving
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Lakeview body shop owner donates 2,200 turkeys to needy
sid.cassese@newsday.comThe thrill is not gone for Robert Jesberger, the Lakeview auto body shop owner who yesterday added 2,200 birds to more than a decade of Thanksgiving giving to the needy. "We work to get, but we give to help somebody else. And I gotta tell you, this...Tags: Charity, Social Services, Turkey, Vehicles, Defense
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Uniondale man confronts home invader
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA Uniondale man was in the basement of his house Thursday when he heard noises on the floor above, and when he went to check it out he was confronted by a knife-wielding burglar, Nassau police said. The New Street resident, 21, yelled at the burglar, who... -
Nassau's minority turnout -- Just above '04?
Spin CycleClearly there are still questions to be explored about Election Day results. An example: As Newsday's Celeste Hadrick reports, Nassau election officials are puzzled over a relatively low turnout in minority communities on Election Day -- despite the...Tags: Freeport, Barack Obama, Election Day, Kemp Hannon, Roosevelt
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Uniondale home invaders attack resident
john.valenti@newsday.comIn a Uniondale home invasion Wednesday night, two men attacked the resident, stabbing at him with a kitchen knife and stealing his gold chain and medallion, the Nassau police said. It was around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday when the first suspect entered the...Tags: Police
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NYC correction officer charged with DWI in fatal crash
bill.mason@newsday.comA New York City correction officer from Uniondale was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated Thursday after a collision in Uniondale in which a 61-year-old woman died, Nassau police said. Junior Jordan, 45, was...Tags: Nassau University Medical Center, Police, Road Accidents, Police Arrests, East Meadow
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TOWN HALL AGENDAS: HEMPSTEAD
HEMPSTEAD Unless specified, meetings are at Nathan L.H. Bennett Pavilion, Town Hall Plaza, 1 Washington St. HOUSING AUTHORITY Board meeting, 7 p.m. Dec. 8, 760 Jerusalem Ave., Uniondale PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD 9 a.m. Thursday, 350 Front St....Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Cedarhurst, Interior Policy
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Convicted murderer found guilty in shooting
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA Hempstead man who spent 25 years in prison on a prior murder conviction was found guilty Friday in a shooting that took place last Christmas morning in Uniondale, prosecutors said. Orlando Mas-Aguilar, 56, had been in a dispute when he shot a...Tags: Prosecution, Assault, Defendants, Prisons, Punishment
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