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"Montauk - The End,'' proclaims the bumper sticker, a sentiment that captures the delight people find in the ocean-kissed shores and rolling green hills of Long Island's most way-out community. Three-hundred-eighty-four years after Dutch explorer Adrian Block landed there, Montauk as it was survives more or less intact. Though it is a magnet for tourism and a world-class fishing mecca, better than half its 10,000 acres remain as public lands.
"Montauk - The End,'' proclaims the bumper sticker, a sentiment that captures the delight people find in the ocean-kissed shores and rolling green hills of Long Island's most way-out community. Three-hundred-eighty-four years after Dutch explorer Adrian Block landed there, Montauk as it was survives more or less intact. Though it is a magnet for tourism and a world-class fishing mecca, better than half its 10,000 acres remain as public lands.
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State: School district consolidation would cut costs
john.hildebrand@newsday.com; melissa.mansfield@newsday.comDeclaring that the state's fiscal crisis demands painful decisions, a state tax-relief commission called yesterday for dozens of cost-cutting measures, including consolidation of all school districts with fewer than 1,000 students. Nineteen districts...Tags: Long Island, Wainscott, Bridgehampton, Credit and Debt, Executive Branch
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Westbury man drowns in Block Island Sound accident
bill.bleyer@newsday.comWhen the anchor line of Marty McMillan's fishing boat snagged a rope holding a lobster pot in place Sunday morning in Block Island Sound, he decided not to cut the trap free and deprive a commercial fishermen of his property, his son said. The decision...Tags: Police Investigations, Police, Westbury, Fishing, Government
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Copiague bicyclist killed in Montauk Highway car crash
jennifer.smith@newsday.comA Copiague bicyclist was struck by a car and killed Thursday afternoon on Montauk Highway, Suffolk County police said. William Onishea, 48, was riding his bicycle eastbound in Copiague at 3 p.m. when he was hit by a 2006 Toyota Scion driven by Mellissa...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Road Accidents, Copiague, Vehicles, Transportation
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Feds: Fishy fishing in Montauk
bill.bleyer@newsday.comThe Viking Fleet of Montauk and one of its captains have been charged by a federal agency with illegally taking patrons to catch striped bass in federal waters. Capt. Steven N. Forsberg, on a trip two years ago, took Viking Starship patrons beyond the 3-...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Fishing, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, New Jersey
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Bridal salons on Long Island
sylvia.king-cohen@newsday.comLooking for a great place to buy your wedding dress? Here are some of Long Island's top bridal salons: Bridal Reflections bridalreflections.com 80 Westbury Ave., Carle Place 516-742-7788 3 Broadway, Massapequa 516-795-2222 This family-owned salon is...Tags: Great Neck, Marriage, Walt Whitman, Long Island, Wedding Services
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Shark hunter claimed to be 'Jaws' inspiration
HONOLULU—Frank Mundus, the legendary shark fisherman said to have inspired the Capt. Quint character in the movie "Jaws," has died. He was 82. Mr. Mundus died Sept. 10 at The Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu after a heart attack, said his wife,...Tags: Diseases, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Heart Disease, Fishing, Movies
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The mystery monster of Montauk
"If this could be certified as the Suffolk version of the Loch Ness monster," County Executive Steve Levy said, "we'd sell tickets and get a lot of revenue." Levy was talking about the Montauk Monster, a fresh fable of a beast with the hue of a boiled...Tags: Stony Brook University, Animals, Monsters, Folklore and Mythology, Steve Levy
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