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Beginnings: Unlike much of the vast Hempstead Plains, Indians used this area because a stream, the Massatayun, flowed through it, providing a source of fish. When Englishman Thomas Powell purchased the area from the Marsapeques, he noted the nearby hamlets of Jericho and Jerusalem (now Wantagh) and turned to the gospel of Matthew in naming his purchase: `` . . . as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him, and when they drew night unto Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage . . . then sent Jesus two disciples.'' Powell changed the spelling, however, supposedly because he didn't like words with too many h's in them. When Powell died in 1721, the Bethpage purchase was divided a...
Beginnings: Unlike much of the vast Hempstead Plains, Indians used this area because a stream, the Massatayun, flowed through it, providing a source of fish. When Englishman Thomas Powell purchased the area from the Marsapeques, he noted the nearby hamlets of Jericho and Jerusalem (now Wantagh) and turned to the gospel of Matthew in naming his purchase: `` . . . as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him, and when they drew night unto Jerusalem and were come to Bethphage . . . then sent Jesus two disciples.'' Powell changed the spelling, however, supposedly because he didn't like words with too many h's in them. When Powell died in 1721, the Bethpage purchase was divided among his 14 children. Quakers settled in the area, establishing a school in 1741.
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Kidsday interviews Jonas Brothers
Kidsday Reporters, Age 11, BethpageOn the day after Thanksgiving, we took a trip into New York City. No, it wasn't to go shopping or to view the Christmas tree. We went to interview the Jonas Brothers! Our taxi brought us to the Trump Hotel, where we immediately noticed hordes of girls...Tags: Books and Magazines, Jonas Brothers
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Reviving Latin in Great Neck schools
Forty fifth-graders at E.M. Baker and Lakeville elementary schools in the Great Neck district are learning the basics of Latin this fall through an after-school program coordinated by Great Neck South High School students Brian Miranda and Christopher...Tags: Long Island, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Hicksville, Dining and Drinking, Elementary Schools
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Comptroller: Water districts overflowing in funds
sid.cassese@newsday.comNassau's 19 commissioner-run special water districts have a surplus of more than $56 million, County Comptroller Howard Weitzman said, adding ratepayers should be offered a fee reduction. "In this time of extreme fiscal pressure on our local taxpayers,...Tags: Long Island, State Budgets, Farmingdale, West Hempstead, Budgets and Budgeting
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BETHPAGE: Local company chosen to develop property
A local firm, Steel Equities, has been selected as the developer for 101 acres of former industrial property in Bethpage once occupied by Grumman, Nassau County officials said yesterday. Steel Equities is based in Bethpage and says on its Web site that...Tags: Parliament
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Leah Walsh's husband arrested for murder
This story was reported by staff writers SOPHIA CHANG, MATTHEW CHAYES, BILL MASON, LAURA RIVERA and JENNIFER SMITH. It was written by SMITH.The husband of missing Bethpage schoolteacher Leah Walsh was arrested and charged with her murder yesterday after the 29-year-old woman's body was found in a wooded area in North Hills, Nassau County Police said last night. "The medical examiner's office...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Police, Leah Walsh, Police Arrests, Nassau County Police
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Schools: Western Suffolk
Eighth-graders at Howard T. Herber Middle School in Malverne spent a week cataloging the migration of the monarch butterfly last month through Monarch Watch, a University of Kansas-sponsored network of students, teachers and volunteers dedicated to the...Tags: Baldwin, John McCain, Long Island, Dance, Hewlett
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Timeline for the Walsh case
Newsday StaffA timeline of the events leading up to arrest of William Walsh Jr. in the slaying of his wife, Leah, whose body was found Monday morning in North Hills. MONDAY EARLY MORNING Approximately 6:30 a.m. - A state Department of Transportation HELP truck...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Road Transportation, Police, Leah Walsh, Police Arrests
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THE WEEK AHEAD
TODAY EASTERN LI EXECUTIVES|RIVERHEAD "Credit Availability and Alternate Loan Programs," 5:30 p.m., Suffolk County Community College, Eastern Campus, Culinary Arts and Hospitality Center, Main Street, $50 includes dinner, reserve, elieroundtable.org,...Tags: Marketing, Genetics, Long Island, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Medical Specialization
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Restaurant Week dining spots
Nassau County Bayville Mill Creek Tavern, 516-628-2000 Pine Island Grill at The Crescent Beach Club, 516-628-3000 Walls Wharf, 516-628-9696 Bellmore Antonette's Restaurant, 516-221-3416 The Bayou, 516-785-9263 Jackson Landing, 516-785-5353 Bethpage...Tags: Bodies of Water, Crossroads, Commack, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Bayville
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Debate-watching parties around Long Island
Special to NewsdayThis time around, debate-watching parties have a bit of local flavor. With Barack Obama and John McCain ready to duke it out tomorrow at Hofstra, a few places on Long Island are hosting parties and bringing in big names to celebrate. Whether you are a...Tags: Government, John McCain, Long Island, Alaska, New York
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