Highlights
Beginnings: The Algonquians roamed its shores for thousands of years, farming, fishing and hunting. But it took the English barely two generations after landing on Long Island in 1640 to make Mastic their own. By the early 1700s, the Floyds, the Nicolls, the Woodhulls and the Smiths had carved huge estates out of the ragged-edged peninsula jutting into Moriches Bay. One of the principal landowners, Col. William (Tangier) Smith, died in 1705 and left his property to his descendants. Four years later they began construction of a manor house at Mastic that still stands.
Beginnings: The Algonquians roamed its shores for thousands of years, farming, fishing and hunting. But it took the English barely two generations after landing on Long Island in 1640 to make Mastic their own. By the early 1700s, the Floyds, the Nicolls, the Woodhulls and the Smiths had carved huge estates out of the ragged-edged peninsula jutting into Moriches Bay. One of the principal landowners, Col. William (Tangier) Smith, died in 1705 and left his property to his descendants. Four years later they began construction of a manor house at Mastic that still stands.
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Registered sex offender in Mastic Beach arrested
bill.mason@newsday.comA registered sex offender from Wyoming was arrested Wednesday for failing to notify authorities that he had moved to Mastic Beach, police said. Rick Leroy Williams, 23, who is originally from Lander, Wyo., was charged with failure to register as a sex...Tags: New York, Wyoming, Sexual Assault, Crimes, House and Home
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Brookhaven cleans up lot where girl was attacked
christine.armario@newsday.comA little more than a week after police said a 14-year-old girl was sexually abused in a small trailer on a lot filled with trash, Mastic Beach residents were pleased and surprised as Brookhaven Town workers cleared the property of debris. "We are...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Sexual Assault, Crimes, House and Home, Beach Vacations
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Christopher M. Camm of Mastic Beach
Defense Department announcementAir Force Airman Christopher M. Camm has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, the Defense Department announced Aug. 6. Camm is the son of Edward Camm of Whittier Drive, Mastic Beach. During the six weeks...Tags: Texas, Defense, Whittier, Armed Forces, Justice System
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Robert W. Roth, William Floyd graduate
Defense Department announcementAir Force Tech. Sgt. Robert W. Roth has retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of military service, the Defense Department reported Oct. 3. In 1987, Roth graduated from William Floyd High School, Mastic Beach, and received an associate degree...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Texas, Defense, Beach Vacations, Armed Forces
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Army 2nd Lt. Rudolph S. Zombek
Defense Department announcementArmy 2nd Lt. Rudolph S. Zombek has graduated from the Army Basic Officer Leader Course III, designed to ensure a tough, standardized, small-unit leadership experience for officers, the Defense Department announced June 13. The course develops and produces...Tags: North Babylon, Defense, Armed Forces, Justice System, Babylon
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Neighbors you may not know about
Wayne Coley lives on Woodside Street in Freeport with his wife and 2-year-old son. He was tinkering with the engine of his GMC truck recently when he stood straight up, surprised to discover something he never knew about his neighborhood: 21 registered...Tags: North Babylon, Family, Long Beach (Nassau, New York), Sexual Assault, Law Enforcement
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Her own home sweet home
Newsday Staff WriterLime green. That's the color of success for Zina Jefferson. For all of her 36 years, Jefferson has been a renter. She grew up in the projects of Bushwick, Brooklyn, before moving to Mastic Beach in her early 20s. Jefferson tried making the houses and...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Family, Apartments, Beach Vacations, Mortgages
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William Floyd High School, Mastic Beach graduates
ELISA ABAD SAMANTHA ADAMS EVELYN AGUILLON JOSEPH ALAIMO THOMAS ALEIXO CRISTI ALESE KIMBERLY ALFANO JOANNA ALFO SHAUN ALGIE ASHLEY ALLEN MARK ALSTON MARIA FLORENCIA ALVERO TERESA AMATO JOHN AMBROSE CELINA ANDREJACK THOMAS APGAR MICHELLE...Tags: Selena, Michael Smith, James Parker, Bryan Johnson, Scott Williams
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Pulling no punches
STAFF WRITERSBrookhaven paramedic Greg Miglino vividly remembers the day detectives from Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota's office came to get him. Miglino's turn came the morning of June 4 when they showed up at his job and took him to Hauppauge for eight hours...Tags: North Babylon, Punishment, Sexual Assault, Law Enforcement, Corruption
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South Shore Bird Refuge Eyed
Staff WriterBirds, and the birders who watch them, may be getting a boost along the South Shore. From Inwood to Shinnecock, 21 state-owned tidal wetland sites in Nassau and Suffolk are to be grouped into a new "bird conservation area" under a proposal designed to...Tags: Sayville, Eastport, Beach Vacations, Wetlands, Shirley
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3-Way Contest In 3rd District
STAFF WRITERRound One went to former Suffolk detectives union president Peter O'Leary, a Republican. But in Round Two, Democrat Carol Bissonette still hopes she can pull off a victory to capture Suffolk's Third Legislative District. Only three months after O'...Tags: Political Candidates, Law Enforcement, National Government, Government, William Doyle
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