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Beginnings: Wantagh took its name from the Indian sachem who led two Algonquian groups, the Delawares and the Mohegans. The Indian population declined steadily after European settlers arrived. In 1650
Beginnings: Wantagh took its name from the Indian sachem who led two Algonquian groups, the Delawares and the Mohegans. The Indian population declined steadily after European settlers arrived. In 1650
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Obituary: Marty McMillan, 51, of Wantagh who died in fishing accident
Marty L. McMillan loved to fish. "It was his interest from childhood, from when he could pick up a rod and reel, and it grew to an obsession," recalled his brother, Matt, of Mastic Beach. McMillan conveyed that passion - surfcasting from shore or...Tags: Long Island, Fishing, Manhattan (New York City), Westbury, Kansas
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Wantagh group seeks $28,000 refund for failed concert
john.hildebrand@newsday.comOrganizers of a campaign to fund student sports and activities in the Wantagh school district acknowledged yesterday that they are seeking to recoup an estimated $28,000 used to finance a much-anticipated evangelical music concert that fell flat. The...Tags: William Morris, Beverly Hills, Long Island, Tilles Center, Music
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Sewage spills into East Hempstead Bay
jennifer.smith@newsday.comAn equipment failure early Thursday morning at Nassau County's Cedar Creek sewage treatment plant in Wantagh released 51,000 gallons of raw sewage, some of which spilled into East Hempstead Bay, where long-closed shellfish beds were recently reopened....Tags: Rivers, Waste, Seafoods, Plant Openings, Environmental Pollution
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Equipment failure sends raw sewage into Hempstead Bay
jennifer.smith@newsday.comAn equipment failure early yesterday at Nassau County's Cedar Creek sewage treatment plant in Wantagh released 51,000 gallons of raw sewage, some of which spilled into East Hempstead Bay, where long-closed shellfish beds had been reopened recently. The...Tags: Rivers, Seafoods, Foods and Beverages, Bodies of Water
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Friends, family mourn murdered Albany student
keith.herbert@newsday.comRichard Bailey's death at age 22 doesn't make sense on many levels, said Joseph Siederman, a friend of the University at Albany student, who was shot and killed last week. Anyone who knew Bailey, a high school athlete from Wantagh killed Oct. 20 while...Tags: Police, New York, Police Investigations, Death and Dying, Pine Hills
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October 24: Election reflections, UN Day, analyzing immigration, term limits
Why have term limits at all? With all the hoopla about Mayor Michael Bloomberg working to eliminate term limits, I wonder as a voter why term limits should ever exist at all ["Council to vote on term limits," News, Oct. 22]. Why shouldn't the voters be...Tags: Joe Biden, Wages and Pensions, NBC, John McCain, New York Times
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One dead in Wantagh Pkwy. crash
sophia.chang@newsday.comAt least one person was killed Saturday morning in a crash on the Wantagh State Parkway, state police said. It was unclear how many cars were involved, police said. The investigation is ongoing.Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks, Transportation Accidents
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All we are asking is not to be old and poor
E-mail ellis@henican.comIn the end, here's what it all comes down to: You don't want to be old and poor. Nobody does. Young and poor is no bargain either, whatever the graduate students and struggling artists would like us to believe. Rooting through drawers for ancient...Tags: Holidays, Barack Obama, Fishing, Thanksgiving, John McCain
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English teacher turns rocker at Wantagh SOS benefit
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comJohn Hampson wanted to keep his two worlds separate. By day, he loves being an English teacher at Wantagh High School, bringing the importance of "Death of a Salesman" or Jon Krakauer's "Into the Wild" to juniors and seniors there. By night, the singer-...Tags: Schools, High Schools, Music, MySpace, Long Island Sound
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Donna Summer to play Jones Beach
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comDonna Summer could have taken the easy way out. She could have hopped on the nostalgia train and trotted out "Hot Stuff" to a backing tape at every high-priced disco revival night and sat home and counted all the cash. Instead, Summer pushed to come up...Tags: Music, Beach Vacations, Dance, Bars and Clubs
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June 28: Choosing a doctor, school taxes, energy talk, MTA
Get involved in choosing doctor Although the new patient safety legislation that includes the state's release of identities of physicians being probed comes from the acts of substandard care given to one doctor's patients, it's not about good or bad...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Barack Obama, Manhattan (New York City), Casino and Gambling Industry, State Budgets
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Guitar Hero bar nights on Long Island
glenn.gamboa@newsday.comGuitar Hero is moving out of the basements and into the bars. After all, what good is playing the Activision video game enough to reach Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast" if you can't show off your shredding skills in front of your friends and a bar...Tags: Long Island, Activision Inc., Music, Game Playing
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