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Beginnings: When Oyster Bay Town purchased what is now Brookville from the Matinecocks in the mid-1600s, the area was known as Suco's Wigwam. Most pioneers were English, many of them Quakers. They were soon joined by Dutch settlers from western Long Island, who called the surrounding area Wolver Hollow, apparently because wolves gathered at spring-fed Shoo Brook to drink. For most of the 19th Century, the village was called Tappentown after a prominent family. Brookville became the preferred name after the Civil War and was used on 1873 maps.
Beginnings: When Oyster Bay Town purchased what is now Brookville from the Matinecocks in the mid-1600s, the area was known as Suco's Wigwam. Most pioneers were English, many of them Quakers. They were soon joined by Dutch settlers from western Long Island, who called the surrounding area Wolver Hollow, apparently because wolves gathered at spring-fed Shoo Brook to drink. For most of the 19th Century, the village was called Tappentown after a prominent family. Brookville became the preferred name after the Civil War and was used on 1873 maps.
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Driver sentenced in fatal Old Brookville crash
ann.givens@newsday.comSjef van den Berg stood leaning on his cane as he told a Nassau County judge how his life has changed since his wife was killed in a car crash last year in Old Brookville. "My wife is gone, and my son and I, we are not the same people we used to be,...Tags: C.W. Post Campus, Prisons, Vehicles, Old Brookville, Road Accidents
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Jennifer Lopez's Bel-Air home for sale for $8.5 million
Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez has listed her French farmhouse estate in Bel-Air at $8.5 million. Speculation is that J-Lo and her husband, singer Marc Anthony, have relocated with their 9-month-old fraternal twins to the Long Island community of...Tags: Celebrity, Music, Jennifer Lopez, Selena, P. Diddy
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Guidelines to making a partnership work
jherzlich@aol.comIt's not always easy going it alone in business. That's why many entrepreneurs take on partners in an effort to pool talents and resources to help grow their business. Picking the right partner, though, takes careful consideration, say experts. The...Tags: Contracts, Corporations, Government, Old Brookville, Legal Services
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Cops: Impaired driver hits joggers, killing 1
john.valenti@newsday.com, andrew.strickler@newsday.comTwo friends, both workout buffs out for a nighttime jog in Huntington, were hit by a teen who was driving while high on drugs, killing one and seriously injuring the other, Suffolk police said. Shea Rosen, 19, was driving south in a 2000 Dodge Durango at...Tags: Hofstra University, Injuries, Court Administration, Police, Central Islip
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Chris Botti's horn of plenty
steve.parks@newday.comJazz trumpeter Chris Botti, who, aside from his Grammy-winning chops, is known for movie-star looks, brings his youthful vibe to one of Long Island’s top cultural events: the annual Tilles Center gala on Saturday. Expect a few tunes from his latest album,...Tags: Music, C.W. Post Campus, Miles Davis, Tilles Center, Culture
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8 art exhibits to see
steve.parks@newsday.comPeople, Politics and Perversion: The Photographs of Hélène Gaillet (Monday-Dec. 19, Hillwood Art Museum, C.W. Post, Brookville). The celebrity of politics and the politics of celebrity are revealed in the candid portraits of artists and politicians by the...Tags: Getty Images Incorporated, Manhattan (New York City), C.W. Post Campus, Montebello, Vincent van Gogh
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Long Island music: Mindy Abair, Craig Crawford
WHAT Mindi Abair, jazz saxophonist and singer, performs. WHEN|WHERE 8 tonight, Inter-Media Art Center, 370 New York Ave., Huntington INFO $45; 631-549-2787, imactheater.org WHAT Craig Crawford performs gospel music. WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m. tomorrow at the...Tags: Music, Popular Music, C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Ocean Parkway
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More classical highlights
And keep in mind... SEPT. 17. New York Philharmonic: Lorin Maazel - A Grand Finale. Season-opening gala. Works by Berlioz, Ibert and Tchaikovsky, with conductor Lorin Maazel and flutist James Galway. Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center. nyphil.org, 212-...Tags: Music, Lincoln Center, Manhattan (New York City), Marin Alsop, Classical Music
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Ways to make college dorm rooms more eco-friendly
Special to NewsdayThough today's college students are more aware of the environment than their parents were at that age, creating an eco-friendly dorm may be a challenge given the space limitations of the average room. That's why shopping for green alternatives to the...Tags: Hofstra University, C.W. Post Campus, Electrical Appliance, Computers and Software, Material Science
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Thanks for the memories: Readers share their Shea concert stories
THE BEATLES I was just two months shy of my 10th birthday when older cousins took me to the Beatles concert at Shea. I thought I was so cool in my polka-dot bell-bottoms, screaming along with all the teenage girls, almost getting arrested when a group of...Tags: Texas, Corporations, Folk Music, Manhattan (New York City), Coram
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Ludacris, 'Gossip Girl' film in Upper Brookville
What do Grammy-winner Ludacris, socialite Tinsley Mortimer and the cast of television's "Gossip Girl" have in common? All were filming this week at a five-acre Upper Brookville estate formerly owned by convicted chop-shop king Michael Pescatore. After...Tags: Auction Service, Coral Gables, Manhattan (New York City), Homes, Real Estate
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State football scores: Aug. 22-23
SCORES FOR WEEKEND OF AUG. 22-23 (Scores compiled from reports to the Daily Press, from Virginia Preps.com and from Associated Press) Abingdon 48, John Battle 7 Atlantic Shores Christian 48, Broadwater Academy 7 Bassett 28, Carroll County 7...Tags: Kempsville, Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Salem (Salem, Virginia), Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Huguenot
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