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Beginnings: This beautiful and historic community on Long Island Sound was named after the prolific family of Andrew Miller, a barrel maker-turned-farmer. He arrived from Setauket about 1679, buying land from John Thomas, who apparently was the first settler. Miller died Dec. 24, 1717, and is buried in Mount Sinai's Sea View Cemetery.
Beginnings: This beautiful and historic community on Long Island Sound was named after the prolific family of Andrew Miller, a barrel maker-turned-farmer. He arrived from Setauket about 1679, buying land from John Thomas, who apparently was the first settler. Miller died Dec. 24, 1717, and is buried in Mount Sinai's Sea View Cemetery.
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Victim found on Miller Place beach was a professor
christine.armario@newsday.comThe woman found dead earlier this week on a Miller Place beach was identified as Holly Comba, a beloved professor of three decades at Farmingdale State College, her family said Wednesday. For more than 30 years she taught math and biology to students...Tags: Colleges and Universities, East Northport, Beach Vacations, Northport, Long Island
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Sharpton leads protest in Miller Place case
nia.henderson@newsday.comSupporters of a black man convicted in the shooting death of a white teenager who went to the man's Miller Place home to confront the man's son have insisted all along that if the races were reversed, the legal outcome would have been different. On...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Christianity, Al Sharpton, Suffolk County (New York), Baptist
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Testimony: That night in Miller Place
Nov. 27 Opening statements. Prosecutor James Chalifoux tells jurors the case is not about racism, underage drinking or the actions of Daniel Cicciaro Jr. "John White's actions are why he's here. John White's actions are why you are all here. John...Tags: Daniel Cicciaro
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Miller Place trial: Juror felt pressured to convict John White
erik.german@newsday.com alfonso.castillo@newsday.com patrick.whittle@newsday.comFeeling pressure to return to his family as Christmas rapidly approached -- and to let his fellow jurors return to theirs -- Francois Larche finally agreed to convict John White of manslaughter, despite believing that prosecutors did not prove that...Tags: Prosecution, Suffolk County (New York), Murder, Trials, Crimes
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Lawyers: Hate crimes ignored in Miller Place death
keith.herbert@newsday.comFor the defense in the John White case, it's a question that remains unanswered: Why weren't members of the angry group of white teens that gathered at the end of a black family's driveway in August 2006 charged with a bias crime? A week after the...Tags: Civil Rights, Mississippi, Law Enforcement, Crimes, Trials
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Travis S. MacDonald of Miller Place
Defense Department announcementArmy Reserve Pvt. Travis S. MacDonald has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., the Defense Department reported Oct. 9. He is the son of Scott MacDonald of Beverly Drive, Miller Place, and grandson of Ken Greve of The...Tags: Physical Fitness, Military Equipment, Armed Forces, Justice System, Defense
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Jessica F. Deptola of Miller Place
Defense Department announcementJessica F. Deptola has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader's Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky., the defense Department announced Wednesday. She is the daughter of Frank and Kathy Rafferty of Imperial Drive, Miller Place...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Advanced Training, Firearms, Armed Forces, Justice System
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Dining Detour: In and around Miller Place
peter.gianotti@newsday.comBenten Japanese Restaurant, 331 Route 25A, Mount Sinai; 631-473-7878. Sushi and sashimi are the staples at Benten, but the restaurant also succeeds with assorted teriyakis and tempuras. The sukiyaki is made with either beef or chicken, as is the negimaki....Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Food and Dining Culture
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Panel calls it manslaughter
Newsday Staff WriterA Suffolk grand jury refused to charge John White with murder, finding that he did not intentionally shoot Daniel Cicciaro, and decided instead that he should face manslaughter charges. White acted recklessly when he brought a .32-caliber Beretta into...Tags: Prosecution, Suffolk County (New York), Murder, Crimes, Thomas Spota
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++++++++++++++++++++ || ++++++++++++++++++++ || || || ++++++++++++++++++++ || || || || || ++++++++++++++++++++ || Ice in Farmingdale on November 25th || || Napper Tandy's Irish Pub in Bayshore on November 22nd || Lily Flanagans on November...
Tags: Nassau County, Tourism and Leisure, Beach Vacations, Festive Event, Farmingdale
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Area Restaurants
Miller's Table (Reviewed: 3/30/01, In Miller Place but worth the drive) Elk St. Grill (Reviewed: 8/29/97) Pasta, Pasta (Reviewed: 3/1/96) Salsa, Salsa (Reviewed: 8/30/96)Tags: Long Island
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Bert Smith's Legacy
BERT SMITH left Roanes, Va., to escape his father's oyster boat, Constance Jarrett recalls. "The boat was so cold that his fingers used to freeze and crack open,'' she said. In Miller Place, Smith found work as a farm manager. In 1917, he met Revisa...Tags: Wyandanch, History
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