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It was nicknamed Milltown because of the many mills -- gristmills, sawmills, paper, wool, cotton mills -- that operated on Patchogue waterways from as early as 1750. The village's permanent name may have derived from Pochaug or Paushag, which were the early settlers' interpretation of the name of Indians who lived in the vicinity.
It was nicknamed Milltown because of the many mills -- gristmills, sawmills, paper, wool, cotton mills -- that operated on Patchogue waterways from as early as 1750. The village's permanent name may have derived from Pochaug or Paushag, which were the early settlers' interpretation of the name of Indians who lived in the vicinity.
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Long Island man arrested for DWI; child in car
A Long Island man has been arrested for driving while intoxicated with his 4-year-old son in the car. A Suffolk County police sergeant was on patrol in Patchogue early Sunday when he saw a 2000 Ford swerve out of its lane and almost hit another car....Tags: Vehicles, Long Island
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WINNERS
Sister Patricia Griffith Executive director Sister Patricia Griffith, executive director of Islip Terrace-based Mercy Haven, has been inducted into the Suffolk County Women's Hall of Fame. Griffith, of Ronkonkoma, helps to provide housing for formerly...Tags: New York, Islip Terrace, Colleges and Universities, Stony Brook University, Social Sciences
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Paterson: Endorses Foley
Spin CycleNot unexpected, but worth noting: Gov. Paterson endorses Democrat Brian Foley over Republican incumbent Caesar Trunzo in the Suffolk Senate race: "I am proud to be supporting Brian X. Foley for Senate because he shares my values for New York......Tags: New York, Caesar Trunzo, Energy Saving, Economic Policy, Upper House
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Patchogue man killed in car crash
Daniel Fawcett, 62, of Patchogue, was killed Monday afternoon in an car crash in North Bay Shore, Suffolk Police said. Fawcett, who drove a 2000 Lincoln Continental taxi, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. According to witnesses quoted by...Tags: Vehicles, Road Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Arline Mazzei, Brookhaven councilman's mother, dies
rick.brand@newsday.comArline Mazzei, mother of Brookhaven Town Board member Timothy Mazzei, died early yesterday after giving her family a life of warmth and good cheer. She was 86. Mazzei, a lifelong Blue Point resident, died of respiratory failure at Brookhaven Health...Tags: Roman Catholic, Christianity, Fire Island, Long Island, Death and Dying
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Patchogue family is 'holding on' during market crisis
emi.endo@newsday.comAs the father of three, Tom Stressler, 46, of Patchogue, has been busy preparing to pay for college expenses. And as a son who manages finances for his 84-year-old mother, Stressler has been navigating the elder care system. Stressler, production...Tags: New York, Personal Finance, Social Security, Health and Safety at School, Colleges and Universities
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SUV slams into Patchogue house, ending cop chase
sophia.chang@newsday.comMaybe it was a good thing the Yankees were losing. Just after Christopher Carapezza stepped away from watching the game on his television, a rolling SUV that authorities said had been abandoned by a drunken driver who bailed out during a police chase,...Tags: Trials, Vehicles, Suffolk County (New York), Law Enforcement, Central Islip
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Two West Nile virus infections confirmed in Suffolk
laura.rivera@newsday.com, william.murphy@newsday.comIn the first confirmed cases of West Nile virus in humans in Suffolk this year, county health officials Thursday announced that a 72-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman had been infected with the virus. Officials also reported a new suspected case in...Tags: William Murphy, Retroviruses, West Nile Virus, Viral Diseases, Diseases
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First two 2008 West Nile cases in Suffolk confirmed
laura.rivera@newsday.com; william.murphy@newsday.comIn the first confirmed cases of West Nile virus in humans in Suffolk this year, county health officials announced yesterday that a 72-year-old man and a 71-year-old woman had been infected with the virus. Officials also reported a new suspected case in a...Tags: Retroviruses, Diseases
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Former B'khaven aide is new LI director for NY Labor dept.
Spin CycleMark J. Grossman, one-time regional aide to Gov. Mario Cuomo, has landed a $110,000-a-year job as Long Island regional director of the State Labor Department. Grossman, 51, of East Patchogue, who started in the new post a week ago, had......Tags: Caesar Trunzo, Executive Branch, Brookhaven, David A. Paterson, Regional Authority
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LI people on the move, Aug. 25
peopleonthemove@newsday.comCREDIT UNIONS Thomas A. Fallon has been named chief operating officer of Teachers Federal Credit Union in Farmingville. The East Hampton resident continues to serve the organization as executive vice president, a position he has held for more than 19...Tags: Brookville, Henry Schein, Inc., New York, Health Treatments, Garden City Hotel
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Disaster status sought for Great South Bay clams
jennifer.smith@newsday.comClam harvests in the Great South Bay were in steep decline by the time brown tide arrived on Long Island in 1985, but this year's historically most widespread algae bloom has generated renewed concern and an unprecedented attempt to involve the federal...Tags: New York, Great South Bay, Disasters, Long Island, Government
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