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There's only been one president from Long Island, and he lived in the Town of Oyster Bay. Theodore Roosevelt built his only house, Sagamore Hill, in Cove Neck in 1885, and during his presidency, 1901-1909, the Victorian mansion served as the summer White House.
There's only been one president from Long Island, and he lived in the Town of Oyster Bay. Theodore Roosevelt built his only house, Sagamore Hill, in Cove Neck in 1885, and during his presidency, 1901-1909, the Victorian mansion served as the summer White House.
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Hitting the hidden hiking trails of LI
Special to NewsdayHidden in plain sight. That's one way to describe about 200 miles of hiking trails on Long Island. They're out there, but, as Tom Casey, the vice president of the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference says, "a lot of people don't know it." Now you do -...Tags: Nassau County, Ridge, Long Island, New Jersey, New York
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RNC: One backer of McCain, and a bettor v. Congress
Spin CycleAt the New York Republican gathering here Monday, delegate Jim Picken, leader from the Town of Oyster Bay, was asked how the GOP could make up ground back home due to paring back the convention program. "I don't think......Tags: Republican Party, Government, National Government, New York
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New Wave redux rolls into Jones Beach
kevin.amorim@newsday.comWe really did belong to a club. There were degrees of membership, of course -- hey, nice asymmetrical haircut! -- but one thing was for certain: if you were lucky enough to have lived through the new-wave music invasion of the early 1980s, Long Island was...Tags: Long Island, Rock and Roll, Manhattan (New York City), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Music
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Dave Koz, Boney James at Oyster Bay's LI jazz fest
steve.parks@newsday.comIt's a "new direction" for the Long Island Jazz Festival, says director Maryann Beaumont. "We've alternated between traditional and smooth jazz. But this time, except for Koz, back by popular request, the artists tinge toward R&B." Jazz? R&B? You...Tags: Popular Music, Long Island, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Minority Groups, Georgia
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June 12, 2001: Oyster Bay board rejects plan for mall at Cerro Wire site
pat.burson@newsday.comIt was a long and nasty fight, but finally, Oyster Bay Town officials did yesterday what hundreds of residents have wanted them to: They denied a developer's controversial application to build an upscale retail mall on the old Cerro Wire factory site in...Tags: Long Island, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Justice System, Tribune Co., Long Island Expressway
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May 11, 1993: Plan for Syosset Mall Upscale shops sought for 39 acres near LIE
Newsday Staff WriterThe owner of the former Cerro Wire Co. property next to the Long Island Expressway in Syosset yesterday unveiled development plans calling for an upscale regional shopping mall on the 39-acre site. The Chicago-based Tribune Co. bought the property for...Tags: Long Island, Academic Progress, Property, Tribune Co., Long Island Expressway
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John McCain, looking to Teddy Roosevelt
The Swampby Jill Zuckman At his Hidden Valley ranch near Sedona, Ariz., Sen. John McCain takes his guests for long hikes across the creek and up the hill, pointing out species of birds, plants and wildlife, and occasionally serving as medic......Tags: Arizona, Hampton Roads, Armed Forces, Elections, Roosevelt
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Harold E. Brush, Patty (Joyce) Johnson, Muriel Kirkpatrick MacPherson, Marion J. Vaccaro
Published Feb. 4, 2008 Harold E. Brush, 86, of Riverhead, on February 3rd. Beloved husband of Dorothy. Loving father of Wayne Brush. Adored grandfather of Jessie and Jared Brush, and cherished uncle to many nieces and nephews. Native of Huntington. 60...Tags: Death and Dying, Long Island, Copiague, Melville, Queens (New York City)
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Oyster Bay residents speak out on Roosevelt museum
bill.bleyer@newsday.comThe first public meeting on the proposed Theodore Roosevelt museum in Oyster Bay was far bigger and more contentious than expected. After a standing-room-only crowd forced the Theodore Roosevelt Association to shift the session to a larger setting, the...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Sagamore Hill, Ohio, Roosevelt, Tourism and Leisure
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Oyster Bay recycling information
Curbside "S.O.R.T." recycling includes: METALS Food and beverage cans (including pet food cans) only Special handling: Remove labels and rinse. Do not include: Oil cans, paint cans, aerosol cans, wire clothes hangers, aluminum chair frames, steel and...Tags: Beverage Industry, Material Science, Metal and Mineral, Newspaper and Magazine, Engineering
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Choosing a primary care physician
kathleen.kerr@newsday.comPeggy O'Donnell, a Lynbrook nurse practitioner, knows a thing or two about picking a good primary care physician. O'Donnell works for a doctor affiliated with South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside. She cares for more than 100 patients a week,...Tags: Long Island, Glen Cove (Nassau, New York), Manhattan (New York City), Medical Staff, Government
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Two men in Oyster Bay to apply for marriage license
Newsday Staff WriterHoping to make a statement about the legitimacy of same-sex marriage, two East Hills men plan to walk into the Oyster Bay town clerk's office at 3:30 p.m. Monday with $40 and two forms of identification and apply for a marriage license. Dan Pinello, 58,...Tags: Joseph Bruno, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Family, Upper House
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