Highlights
Beginnings: Westbury sits on a small portion of the Hempstead Plains. Indians did not live there, but they traveled through on paths approximately where Old Country Road and Jericho Turnpike are now. English Quakers Edmond Titus and, a few years later, Henry Willis were the first to live in Westbury, using it for farming in the 1650s. Willis named it Westbury for a town in his home county of Wiltshire. Westbury soon became a center of Quaker life. Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends there in 1671 were among the first in America. Westbury Quakers also were among the first New Yorkers to free black slaves, doing so for reasons of conscience in 1776.
Beginnings: Westbury sits on a small portion of the Hempstead Plains. Indians did not live there, but they traveled through on paths approximately where Old Country Road and Jericho Turnpike are now. English Quakers Edmond Titus and, a few years later, Henry Willis were the first to live in Westbury, using it for farming in the 1650s. Willis named it Westbury for a town in his home county of Wiltshire. Westbury soon became a center of Quaker life. Meetings of the Religious Society of Friends there in 1671 were among the first in America. Westbury Quakers also were among the first New Yorkers to free black slaves, doing so for reasons of conscience in 1776.
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ECONOMIC TURMOIL: Plenty of foreclosures amid holiday season
ellen.yan@newsday.comIn front of a Westbury foreclosure, state and local officials yesterday unveiled their list of 10 "Subprime Scrooges," lenders who have filed the most foreclosure-related starts and auctions for October and November in the New York metro area. The report...Tags: US Bancorp (Delaware), Justice System, State Budgets, New York, National Government
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Islip homeowners can mount wind turbines in yards
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comResponding to queries from residents, the Town of Islip this week added a novel chapter to its code: Homeowners can now erect wind turbines in their own backyards. Islip is the first Long Island town to craft guidelines for the construction of wind...Tags: Renewable Energy, John Edwards, Old Westbury, New York Institute of Technology, Southampton (Southampton, New York)
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Alleged sex predator sought
joseph.mallia@newsday.comNassau County police have issued an alert asking for the public's help finding an alleged sexual predator who assaulted a child in Westbury. Detectives are looking for the man, Irene Sorto Romero, whose last known address is 299 Jackson St., Hempstead...Tags: Assault, Crimes, Sexual Assault
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Tony Bennett brings his heart to Westbury
kevin.amorim@newsday.comWHO Tony Bennett WHEN|WHERE 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury; Dec. 16, Apollo Theater, Manhattan INFO $72.50-$87.50 (Westbury), $79.50-$129.50 (Apollo) at Ticketmaster, 631-888-9000, ticketmaster.com What more can you...Tags: Theater, Tony Bennett, New Jersey, Manhattan (New York City), Santa Claus
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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, Wantagh, Fishing, Manhattan (New York City), Kansas
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Westbury man drowns in Block Island Sound accident
bill.bleyer@newsday.comWhen the anchor line of Marty McMillan's fishing boat snagged a rope holding a lobster pot in place Sunday morning in Block Island Sound, he decided not to cut the trap free and deprive a commercial fishermen of his property, his son said. The decision...Tags: Montauk, Fishing, Police, Southampton (Southampton, New York), Government
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What's hot this week
MOVIES FROST/NIXON. Based on the hit play, which in turn was based on David Frost's 1977 interviews with the haunted president. Starring Michael Sheen and Frank Langella. Opens Friday. (See story on p. C6.) PUNISHER: WAR ZONE. The return of the...Tags: Judith Jamison, ER (tv program), Christmas, Gramercy, David Frost
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Cops: 2 men in Westbury were in stolen car
joseph.mallia@newsday.comTwo men were arrested Wednesday on the Northern State Parkway in Westbury after New York state troopers stopped their car, which had been reported stolen, state police said. Arraignment or bail information was unavailable Friday for the two suspects,...Tags: Police, Florida, Police Arrests, New York, Tourism and Leisure
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IN THE GARAGE
THE CAR AND ITS OWNER 1986 Porsche 911 Turbo SE owned by Charles Orrico WHAT MAKES IT INTERESTING "This is a rare, limited production European edition with the original factory slope nose," Orrico said. "It is based on Porsche's 935 factory race cars....Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Manhasset, Old Westbury, New York, Bars and Clubs
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Westbury school on alert after threat
john.valenti@newsday.comA bomb threat scrawled on a bathroom wall has officials at W. Tresper Clarke High School in Westbury on high alert Thursday. A statement issued Wednesday by the school said the threat is believed to be "of low credibility." Officials at the school...Tags: Schools
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HOT TIX
WHO Brian Wilson WHEN|WHERE Nov.25, Capital One Bank Theatre at Westbury INFO $60-$75 at Ticketmaster, 631-888-9000, ticketmaster.com WHO Candlebox WHEN|WHERE Dec.12, Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, Manhattan INFO $22.50 at TicketmasterTags: Brian Wilson, Manhattan (New York City), New York
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