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Beginnings: Before the Long Island Expressway came along, the main passage east on Long Island was Middle Country Road, bisecting the communities now known as Coram, Ridge and Middle Island. In the 1700s, passengers traveled by stagecoach along Middle Country Road on their way to Greenport from New York City, often stopping at Brewster's tavern in what was first known as Middletown.
Beginnings: Before the Long Island Expressway came along, the main passage east on Long Island was Middle Country Road, bisecting the communities now known as Coram, Ridge and Middle Island. In the 1700s, passengers traveled by stagecoach along Middle Country Road on their way to Greenport from New York City, often stopping at Brewster's tavern in what was first known as Middletown.
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Groups to fight planned development in Middle Island
patrick.whittle@newsday.comEnvironmentalist and civic groups yesterday promised to fight a developer's plan to build a 135-unit "smart growth" community near the headwaters of the Carmans River that would include a 50,000-gallon sewage treatment plant. The project, called Sandy...Tags: Brookhaven (Brookhaven, New York), Medford, Government, National Government, Waste
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Kidsday interviews actor Jack Black
Kidsday Reporters, Ages 9 and 10, Middle Island and CoramWe went to a screening of the new movie "Kung Fu Panda," starring Jack Black. The movie is about a panda named Po (voiced by Black) who dreams of being a kung fu warrior. The only problem is that he can't do kung fu because he is so fat and clumsy....Tags: Movies, Coram, Jack Black
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Brookhaven set to open first dog park
erik.german@newsday.comBrookhaven's first dog park is set to open Saturday in Middle Island -- just don't forget your Pooch Pass. Reversing a decades-long policy banning dogs from all town parks, the Brookhaven Town Council created the canine preserve opposite Artist's Lake on...Tags: Diseases, Viral Diseases, Brookhaven (Suffolk, New York)
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Herschel Falkovitch
Published Jan 24, 2008 Herschel Falkovitch, January 9, 2008 of Danville VA, formally of Commack. Beloved husband of Peggy. Loving father of Margaret, Gary, Shawn and Robyne. Cherished brother of Max Falk and Beatrice Swink. Visiting Hale & Lynch...Tags: Danville (Danville, Virginia)
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Buying tip: Agents don't work for you
When first contact is made ... the real estate agent is working on behalf of the seller; 99 percent of buyers are unaware of this fact. The way to ensure that a real estate agent is working on your behalf is to ask for a buyer broker agency agreement....Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Real Estate Sellers, Real Estate Agents
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Letters, Friday, Feb. 22
No snow days? Repair potholes One valuable benefit of not having so much snow this winter is that both Nassau and Suffolk counties must have saved millions of dollars on snow removal, sanding and salting. How about putting that money to good use and...Tags: Antonin Scalia, Hillary Clinton, Stony Brook University, Colleges and Universities, Justice System
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Aaron L. Brooks of Middle Island
Defense Department announcementAir Force Airman Aaron L. Brooks has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, the Defense Department announced Sept. 21. He is the son of Sabrina Walker, and Willie Walker of W. Bartlett Road, both of...Tags: Advanced Training, Armed Forces, Defense, Justice System, Texas
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Longwood graduate Luis A. Crespo
Defense Department announcementArmy Pvt. Luis A. Crespo has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., the Defense Department announced Sept. 19. The private's mother, Ada Crespo, resides on Pennaquid Road, Coram. Crespo is a 2007 graduate of Longwood High...Tags: Armed Forces, Coram, Defense, Longwood (Bronx, New York), Justice System
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Brookhaven to open its first dog park
erik.german@newsday.comThe answer to the question, "Who let the dogs out?" might just be "Brookhaven." The Brookhaven town council this week reversed a decades-long policy banning man's best friend from all town parks, and created a four-acre spot in Middle Island where they...Tags: Brookhaven (Suffolk, New York), Suffolk County (New York), Huntington (Suffolk, New York), Smithtown (Suffolk, New York)
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Lucas M. Karl of Middle Island
Defense Department announcementAir Force Cadet Lucas M. Karl has graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. The graduate received a bachelor of science degree and was commissioned as a second lieutenant, the Defense Department announced July 30. He is the son...Tags: Armed Forces, Society, Defense, Justice System, Colorado
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Children of slain parents search for answers
Newsday Staff WritersThe mystery deepened Wednesday, with no obvious motive or suspects, in the slayings of a popular Syosset couple who left behind two young sons and scores of family gathering on Long Island from as far as India to mourn their deaths. Both deeply...Tags: Rego Park, Manhattan (New York City), Murder, Police, Health and Safety at School
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Chris Langan Answers Your Questions
Q: What socio-economic system and political system would, in your opinion, benefit human evolution the most? In other words, what system would help to make us better people? Dawn Asborn, Middle Island, NY A: Since freedom is the proper state of human...Tags: Political Systems, Democracy
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