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Beginnings: "Great Water Land'' was what the first inhabitants, the Massapequan Indians, called the place. When white settlers arrived, conflict ensued. In 1653, Capt. John Underhill, an Englishman working for the Dutch, led troops in an attack on a peaceful community of Indians at a site believed to be near the intersection of what is now Merrick and Cedar Shore Roads. Underhill's troops killed 120 Indians in the only Indian "battle'' on Long Island.
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Beginnings: "Great Water Land'' was what the first inhabitants, the Massapequan Indians, called the place. When white settlers arrived, conflict ensued. In 1653, Capt. John Underhill, an Englishman working for the Dutch, led troops in an attack on a peaceful community of Indians at a site believed to be near the intersection of what is now Merrick and Cedar Shore Roads. Underhill's troops killed 120 Indians in the only Indian "battle'' on Long Island.
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
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Soldier's welcome in Massapequa Park
Hoisting an American flag, soldier Richard Scheuerman of Wantagh got a hero's welcome as he marched through his old neighborhood in the Village of Massapequa Park's July Fourth parade. Scheuerman, 31, returned in May from his first tour of Iraq, where he...Tags: New York, World War II (1939-1945), Festive Event, Massapequa Park, Long Island
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Rep. Peter King Calls King Of Pop "A Pervert"
A day after posting a YouTube video labeling Michael Jackson a pervert and a child molester, Congressman Peter King has gone even further. In an interview at his Massapequa Park, New York office, the Long Island Republican took aim at a call by the Rev....Tags: Internet, Fires, Armed Forces, Child Abuse, American Legion
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LETTERS: Immigrant children, State Senate and more
Children deserve a shot at the dream I hope that Congress can pass the Dream Act for President Barack Obama to sign ["Limited by illegal status," News, June 22]. Children of undocumented immigrants have done nothing wrong and should be exempted from the...Tags: Parliament, National Government, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Vietnam voices: Larry Marino
Larry Marino 53, Massapequa, retired groundskeeper for the Town of Oyster Bay As someone with two older brothers in the Army and friends who opposed the war, I had to deal with the confusion: Should I stand with my friends or with family? Of course, I am...Tags: Armed Forces, Family, Defense
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Barbecue battle heats up in Massapequa Park
susana.enriquez@newsday.comAl Horowitz describes the scent wafting from his eatery in Massapequa Park as the "sweet aroma of barbecue." But people who live near Smokin' Al's say the smell isn't so sweet when you smell it every day. "It's a nice smell when you smell it for the...Tags: Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Massapequa Park, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Cops: Suspected bank robber jumps into Massapequa River
sophia.chang@newsday.comAn upstate man suspected of robbing three banks with a weapon was arrested Friday after he jumped into the Massapequa River in an effort to avoid capture, police said. Two Calverton teenagers who were with him also were arrested, police said. David...Tags: Court Administration, Texas, Theft, Crimes, Justice System
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Pair from Massapequa arrested for fireworks possession
bill.mason@newsday.comTwo Massapequa men have been arrested in Queens with of about 40 cases of fireworks in their car, New York City police said. Corey McQueen, 26, and Timothy McQueen, 30, both of 52 Francine Ave., were both charged with unlawful possession of fireworks and...Tags: Police Arrests, Queens (New York City), Police
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Nassau public union big takes elective village post
Spin CycleNassau labor leader Jerry Laricchiuta (shown here in logo from his union's Web site) is getting a feel for what it???s like on the other side of the table. Laricchiuta, president of Nassau County???s 7,000-member Civil Service Employees Association......Tags: Local Elections, Massapequa Park
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Long Islanders to protest stimulus plan at TEA Parties
sid.cassese@newsday.comMore than half a dozen tax protest rallies, dubbed TEA Parties, are scheduled for Long Island Wednesday, the deadline for filing federal income tax returns. "It's about Americans coming together to protest government excesses," said Greg Barry of West...Tags: National Government, Port Jefferson, Long Island Rail Road, Levittown, Barack Obama
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Massapequa
VOTING 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Massapequa High School and at Fairfield, Lockhart and McKenna elementary schools. THE BUDGET The district is proposing a budget of $171,715,173 for the 2009-10 school year, an increase of 3.21 percent over last year's...Tags: University of Minnesota, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Colleges and Universities, Long Island
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Nassau patronage scrap: Let's bring wives into it!
Spin CycleNewsday's Bill Murphy, reporting from Nassau County's idyllic seat of government: Political wives took center stage at a meeting of the Nassau County Legislature this week. They were drafted into a rambling, rancorous, protracted debate on political...Tags: National Government, Government
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McCain, Obama, and 'Joe the Plumber': an LI angle
Spin CycleHow ironic was it that Sen. John McCain chose the Town of Hempstead as the place to start making ???Joe the Plumber??? into a campaign legend as he attacked Sen. Barack Obama???s tax plan in their final debate? It......Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, Joe the Plumber, Ohio
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