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Beginnings: Named after its first inhabitants, the Meroke Indians. During the colonial period, Merrick became a trading center because vessels could enter Jones Inlet and sail up deep channels to docks beside what is now Merrick Road. During the War of 1812 these channels, canals and coves made Merrick a haven for buccaneers who preyed on merchants. Pirates in whaleboats once robbed prominent landowner George Hewlett and two friends while they were duck hunting. At one point, residents armed with muskets captured one bandit leader and shipped him to New York in irons for trial.
Beginnings: Named after its first inhabitants, the Meroke Indians. During the colonial period, Merrick became a trading center because vessels could enter Jones Inlet and sail up deep channels to docks beside what is now Merrick Road. During the War of 1812 these channels, canals and coves made Merrick a haven for buccaneers who preyed on merchants. Pirates in whaleboats once robbed prominent landowner George Hewlett and two friends while they were duck hunting. At one point, residents armed with muskets captured one bandit leader and shipped him to New York in irons for trial.
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19 LIRR trains canceled in PM commute
alfonso.castillo@newsday.com and john.valenti@newsday.comLIRR riders can expect significant disruptions in their evening commute Monday as a result of Sunday's train derailment at Jamaica station. Nineteen evening eastbound rush-hour trains were canceled, including 11 from Penn Station, six from Brooklyn and...Tags: Transportation, Flatbush, Railway Transportation, Long Island Rail Road, Railway Accidents
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Truck hits overpass on Southern State
john.valenti@newsday.comA truck struck a bridge overpass on the Southern State Parkway Tuesday, turning a wet morning commute into a standstill, officials said. The New York State Department of Transportation reported the accident occurred at Exit 24, Merrick Avenue, on the...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Transportation, Gardens and Parks, Southern State Parkway, New York
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WINNERS
Gerald Kaiser Bank founder Gerald Kaiser, founder and director of Hauppauge-based Madison National Bank, has received the Regina A. Quick Humanitarian Award from the Arthritis Foundation's Long Island Chapter for his commitment to helping people with...Tags: Melville, Schools, Corporate Officers, Theodore Roosevelt, Molloy College
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LIRR's Monday morning delays and cancellations
Long Island Rail Road riders can expect delays and 12 canceled trains Monday morning. The following westbound morning rush hour trains will be canceled: 6:25 AM train from Hicksville, scheduled to arrive in Penn Station at 7:11 AM 6:26 AM train from...Tags: Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Freeport, Valley Stream, Suffolk County (New York), Flatbush
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Assembly incumbents sweeping election
celeste.hadrick@newsday.comWith no open seats from Long Island in the state Assembly, incumbents were sweeping Tuesday's election regardless of party. The greatest chance for an upset had appeared to be Nassau's 17th District, where incumbent Republican Thomas McKevitt of East...Tags: Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Oakdale, East Meadow, John Pinto, Earlene Hooper
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Paul Krugman, LI native, wins Nobel in economics
Paul Krugman, a Princeton University scholar, New York Times columnist and unabashed liberal, won the Nobel Prize in economics yesterday for his analysis of how economies of scale can affect international trade patterns. Krugman, who grew up in Merrick,...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Awards and Prizes, John McCain, Financial Markets, New York Times
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Obama, McCain campaign volunteers on Long Island
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comBehind a Uniondale accounting office, eight kids leaned over broad white poster boards, and with bright markers spelled out O-B-A-M-A on signs destined for store windows. Inside the office, in a small backroom donated to the local Obama campaign, a...Tags: Rudy Giuliani, New Jersey, Huntington (Suffolk, New York), East Islip, University of Virginia
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September 6: Klurfeld on Palin, no more tax cuts
Palin's not columnist's choice In the piece "Palin is a stunningly wrong choice" [Opinion, Sept. 3], James Klurfeld does everything he can to discredit Sarah Palin as Sen. John McCain's vice president. Though I do not abide by most of Palin's views, I...Tags: Barack Obama, Harry S Truman, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Local Elections, John McCain
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TV is lighting up the career of designer Michael Kors
New York Times News ServiceSOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.—Alessandra Canario approached the restaurant table, her eyes as round as pie tins. Turning to her younger sister, she hissed: "That's Michael Kors, Sabrina, don't you know? He's that guy on TV." Seated at Sant Ambroeus on Main...Tags: Gossip Girl (tv program), Corporate Officers, Sales, Oscar de la Renta, Michael Kors
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Cops: Merrick man sold marijuana at chicken eatery
bill.mason@newsday.comA worker at a Massapequa chicken takeout eatery was arrested by narcotics detectives Thursday, who said they saw him selling marijuana out of the store. Eric S. Mandel, 37, of Camp Avenue in Merrick, was charged with two counts of criminal sale of...Tags: Sales, Police, Police Arrests, Addiction
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Can NY Dems mesh Obamites with Clintonistas?
Spin CyclePeople who run political parties are famously wary of newcomers who show up to take part but not to take orders. So at least some of Barack Obama???s earliest New York supporters on Friday will carry pride laced with......Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Manhattan (New York City), Sheldon Silver, New York
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Kidsday interviews 'The American Mall' stars
Kidsday Reporters, Ages 14, 15 and 16, Merrick and LynbrookWe watched the new MTV movie "The American Mall," and we thought it was a lot of fun. There is dancing and singing, and we think kids 15 and younger will really enjoy it. On Monday, we interviewed two of the stars of the movie -- Nina Dobrev, who plays...Tags: Lynbrook, Music, Movies
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