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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.
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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.
Photo: Cheshire's Pond, Syosset (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Cheshire's Pond, Syosset (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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Developer exhausts appeals to build Syosset mall
susana.enriquez@newsday.comAfter eight years of battling the Town of Oyster Bay in court over a proposed luxury mall in Syosset, the developer has exhausted its appeals. In a one-sentence decision released Tuesday, the state Court of Appeals - the state's highest court - denied...Tags: Neiman Marcus, Barney's New York Incorporated, Justice System, Taubman Centers Incorporated, Michigan
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Jon Cooper forms exploratory committee
Spin CycleJon Cooper has formed an exploratory committee to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in 2010, the Suffolk County legislator announced today. Cooper (D-Lloyd Harbor) filed paperwork with the IRS last week to form the federal fund raising operation. The move...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Steve Israel, Parliament, Government, Suffolk County (New York)
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Syosset
VOTING 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Walt Whitman School, Robbins Lane School, Baylis School, Village School, Willits School, South Grove School and Berry Hill School. THE BUDGET The district is proposing a budget of $183,439,233 for 2009-10, up 3.99...Tags: Long Island, Walt Whitman
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Syosset teen arrested on Internet child porn charges
bill.mason@newsday.comA Syosset teenager was arrested Wednesday on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography over the Internet, Nassau and State police said. Eric Suh, 17, of 4 Birchwood Park Dr., was to be arraigned in First District Court Thursday on...Tags: Teen-agers, Police Arrests, Children, People, Police
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Presidential exhibits for inaugural fun on LI
sylvia.king-cohen@newsday.comSo what if you couldn't even get through to the hotline to get seats to the inauguration? Who wants to make small talk in a Porta Potti line? And, on any of CNN's lead-up coverage, did anyone see a place to wash your hands? Who needs that sort of stress?...Tags: Garden City Hotel, Abraham Lincoln, Government, Richard Nixon, Heads of State
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Kidsday interviews actor Mitchel Musso
Kidsday Reporters, SyossetWe interviewed actor Mitchel Musso at the W Hotel in Manhattan. He stars as Oliver on " Hannah Montana." How did you get into acting? I actually started acting when I was about 9 or 10. I wasn't really sure I wanted to do acting. My little brother was...Tags: Celebrity, Foods and Beverages, Ice Cream, Miley Cyrus, Manhattan (New York City)
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Syosset train victim was war veteran, fervent patriot
matthew.chayes@newsday.comWith so many fellow veterans from the Greatest Generation in the autumn of their lives, Michael J. Grande labored every day to kindle patriotism - in those who fought and in everyday Americans for whose freedom they fought. At the Syosset Veterans of...Tags: Defense, World War II (1939-1945), Armed Forces, Long Island Rail Road, Veterans Affairs
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Recession changing college plans
karla.schuster@newsday.com, jennifer.kelleher@newsday.comAs college acceptance letters land in mailboxes across Long Island, the economic crisis is forcing families and students to seek financial aid in larger numbers and forgo things they took for granted only a year ago -- like living on campus, attending a...Tags: SUNY Nassau Community College, Colleges and Universities, Government, Schools, High Schools
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Hundreds attend Syosset school district's health fair
christina.hernandez@newsday.comSuzanne Toscano and her daughter Isabella, 6, examined a rubbery yellow blob representing a pound of human fat -- one of the dozens of attractions yesterday at the "Fit 'N Fun Health Fair" at Syosset High School. "You always read how much sugar and fat...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Long Island, Food Safety, New York, Family
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Court: Syosset mall project must restart permit process
susana.enriquez@newsday.comThe developer of a proposed luxury mall in Syosset suffered another setback this week when an appellate court reaffirmed an earlier decision that sent the project back to the beginning of Oyster Bay's permitting process. Tuesday's decision by the...Tags: Justice System, Taubman Centers Incorporated, Michigan, Long Island Expressway, Court Administration
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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: Brooklyn (New York City), Parliament, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Government
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Have icy steps cleaned off for open houses
"Make sure whenever you hold an open house, or a home showing during the freezing winter months, that you always have all icy steps completely cleaned and free of any ice, snow or water. Nothing is more dangerous than having a prospective buyer walk...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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