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Beginnings: The heavily forested hills south of Oyster Bay were among the lands used for hunting by Matinecock Indians before European settlers arrived. Indeed, the name Syosset may come from the Indian word suwasset, which means "place in the pines.'' Syosset was included in Robert Williams' 1648 land purchase from the Matinecocks, but the Quaker farmers who settled nearby Jericho didn't venture that far north, and early Dutch settlers in Oyster Bay didn't climb into the hills for some time. Eventually, some Dutch families did clear land in the mid-1700s, and a small, isolated farming community was established. By 1824, a few businesses, including a small hotel, made up Syosset's core.
Beginnings: The heavily forested hills south of Oyster Bay were among the lands used for hunting by Matinecock Indians before European settlers arrived. Indeed, the name Syosset may come from the Indian word suwasset, which means "place in the pines.'' Syosset was included in Robert Williams' 1648 land purchase from the Matinecocks, but the Quaker farmers who settled nearby Jericho didn't venture that far north, and early Dutch settlers in Oyster Bay didn't climb into the hills for some time. Eventually, some Dutch families did clear land in the mid-1700s, and a small, isolated farming community was established. By 1824, a few businesses, including a small hotel, made up Syosset's core.
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Syosset Thanksgiving tradition keeps on giving
ellen.yan@newsday.comGiancarlo Costa sealed container after container of complete meals yesterday in Syosset, in a catering kitchen swarming with so many cooks and volunteers that a few toes were trod on. But that was less painful than losing a longtime tradition. For 15...Tags: People, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Defense, Restaurants, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Buying in Laurel Hollow, where Tiffany and Lennon lived
lisa.doll-bruno@newsday.comTHE SCOOP: Set along the southwest corner of Cold Spring Harbor on the North Shore's rolling, wooded terrain, the upscale village of Laurel Hollow has attracted such residents as Louis Comfort Tiffany, the stained-glass artisan and son of the founder of...Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, John Lennon, State Budgets, East Norwich, Yoko Ono
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Memorial service for Newsday's Amon
A memorial service for veteran Newsday reporter Rhoda Amon will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Rd. in Manhasset. All are welcome. A longtime Port Washington resident, Amon died last month at...Tags: Death and Dying, Long Island
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Gerald Twohig, Newsday editor, dies 83
sophia.chang@newsday.comWhen Gerald Twohig was serving in the military during World War II, he was on a Navy ship bound for Okinawa when word came in August 1945 that atomic bombs had been dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, prompting the country's...Tags: Queens Village, High Schools, Moby, Schools, Imperial and Royal Matters
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WINNERS
Judith S. Bloch Chief executive Judith S. Bloch, chief executive and founder of the Variety Child Learning Center in Syosset, has been inducted into the Thirteen/WNET New York and WLIW21's Community Hall of Fame for helping children with learning,...Tags: Melville, Government, Values, Bank of America Corp., Ethics
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Foes of Syosset mall accuse developer of deceit
The group fighting the proposed luxury mall in Syosset is accusing the developer of deceiving the public about the size of the mall. Todd Fabricant, chairman of the Cerro Wire Coalition, a group of home and business owners who oppose the mall proposed...Tags: Jericho, Taubman Centers Incorporated, Long Island Expressway, Michigan, Volleyball
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Driven to unseat GOP incumbent
william.murphy@newsday.comAn environmentalist who runs an auto repair business called The Little Garage is running on the Democratic ticket in the 5th State Senate District against a Republican incumbent who is chairman of the state Senate Committee on Environmental Conservation....Tags: Long Island Sound, Government, Brooklyn (New York City), East Norwich, Upper House
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Organize and take back the garage
Associated PressFew household activities inspire more dread than reorganizing the garage. Americans' garages are filled with the requirements and detritus of daily life—paint cans, golf bags, bicycles, dusty trophies, power tools, old clothes, boxes of moldy...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Whirlpool Corporation, House and Home, Vehicles, Fort Lauderdale
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STYLE FILE
Cuckoo for coconuts This may be the guys' shirt for summer. The Eddie Bauer Trail Shirt, $49.50, has laid-back style, a functional zippered chest pocket and the benefits of a new "green" fabric - Cocona, made from coconut shells, which wicks moisture,...Tags: New Products, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Forest Hills
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STYLE FILE: Rocker tees, terry halters
Rocker tees Woodbury native and longtime music fanatic Jess Rotter recalls "running many trips to The Wiz and buying old records in vintage shops in Huntington." Her first concert? Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits at Syosset Park's "Music Under the Stars....Tags: Willie Nelson, Linda Ronstadt, Neil Young, Long Island
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Nanny who died saving Syosset child in pool is ID'd
zachary.dowdy@newsday.com, laura.rivera@newsday.comA live-in nanny in Syosset died Thursday after she jumped into a backyard swimming pool to rescue a 3-year-old charge who was struggling to stay afloat, Nassau police said. Authorities identified the nanny Friday morning as Anna Montana, 49, of Brooklyn....Tags: Police, Montana
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June 12, 2001: Oyster Bay board rejects plan for mall at Cerro Wire site
pat.burson@newsday.comIt was a long and nasty fight, but finally, Oyster Bay Town officials did yesterday what hundreds of residents have wanted them to: They denied a developer's controversial application to build an upscale retail mall on the old Cerro Wire factory site in...Tags: Government, Employment Opportunities, Economic Policy, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Long Island Expressway
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