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Beginnings: The Matinecock Indians were the first on the scene, about 8,000 or 9,000 years ago. The first white settlers to remain in the Oyster Bay area arrived in 1644. After the land in Oyster Bay hamlet was all taken, later arrivals moved south, congregating around the intersection of two roads that are now Routes 106 and 25A. As early as 1680, James and George Townsend owned land in what became known as Norwich after the family's ancestral home in England.
Beginnings: The Matinecock Indians were the first on the scene, about 8,000 or 9,000 years ago. The first white settlers to remain in the Oyster Bay area arrived in 1644. After the land in Oyster Bay hamlet was all taken, later arrivals moved south, congregating around the intersection of two roads that are now Routes 106 and 25A. As early as 1680, James and George Townsend owned land in what became known as Norwich after the family's ancestral home in England.
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LI residents challenge school superintendent raises
john.hildebrand@newsday.comWith schools facing their biggest financial crisis since the early 1990s, some residents of Oyster Bay and Roslyn are challenging recent pay raises granted to local superintendents. While the boosts in salaries are consistent with past raises, taxpayer...Tags: Employees, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Roslyn, Norwich, David A. Paterson
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Missing boater's body recovered in NY harbor
The body of a missing Long Island man has been recovered from the waters off Oyster Bay. Nassau County police say the body of 56-year-old Salvatore Stellaccio, of East Norwich, was found around 11:45 a.m. Wedneday. Stellacio's wife had reported him...Tags: Fishing, Police, Long Island, Police Investigations, Norwich
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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: Long Island Rail Road, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Long Island, Yoko Ono, Norwich
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Missing East Norwich boater's body found in Oyster Bay
sophia.chang@newsday.comThe body of a missing East Norwich boater was recovered from the waters off Oyster Bay yesterday, police said. Salvatore Stellaccio, 56, of Radcliff Drive, was reported missing by his wife after he didn't return Tuesday from taking a dinghy out around 4:...Tags: Doug Miller, Fishing, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Police, Nassau County Police
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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: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Brooklyn (New York City), Barack Obama, Local Elections, Pennsylvania
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School official retires one day, is rehired the next
[CORRECTION: The names of the reporters of Sunday’s cover story on the practice of double dipping among top school district officials were inadvertently omitted. The story wasAfter retiring as an assistant school superintendent in Commack on Jan. 1 of this year, Ronald Grotsky could look forward to a generous public pension as a reward for his nearly 40 years of service - $100,682 a year. His retirement was remarkably short-...Tags: Retirement, North Babylon, East Northport, New York, Bodies of Water
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School district budget proposals
Officials have released proposed district-by-district budgets for the next academic year. Property tax estimates and enrollment figures, plus their percentage increase or decrease from the previous year, also are included in the chart below. District /...Tags: West Hempstead, Wantagh, Brentwood (Islip, New York), Lawrence, Budgets and Budgeting
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East Norwich
Beginnings: The Matinecock Indians were the first on the scene, about 8,000 or 9,000 years ago. The first white settlers to remain in the Oyster Bay area arrived in 1644. After the land in Oyster Bay hamlet was all taken, later arrivals moved south,...Tags: Crossroads, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Long Island, Nassau County, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley, Inc.
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Living In: East Norwich
STAFF WRITEREast Norwich is a small hamlet with its own identity, even though residents say it is often considered part of the Village of Oyster Bay because the two communities share a school district. "Most people don't even know where it is, so people just say...Tags: Vehicles, Long Island Rail Road, Oyster Bay (Nassau, New York), Seafood and Fishing Industry, Long Island
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LI Home Values Up Overall, But Flat In Some Wealthier Areas
Staff WritersHome prices throughout much of Long Island continued to skyrocket last year, with values in some middle class communities rising 30 to 40 percent. But a number of wealthier communities saw home values stagnate or fall for the first time since the...Tags: Stock Broking, Personal Income, Housing Industry, New York, Jericho
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