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Beginnings: Four years after East Hampton Town was founded in 1648, the first mention of the rich soil of Wainscott occurs in official records, citing an order that ``a cartway shall be laid out to Wainscott where it may be most convenient.'' It wasn't exactly the LIE, but by 1688 John Osborn arrived, shortly joined by other settlers. Osborns have been farming Wainscott land for more than 10 generations. It is named after a village north of Maidstone, England, an area immortalized in Charles Dickens' ``Great Expectations.''
Beginnings: Four years after East Hampton Town was founded in 1648, the first mention of the rich soil of Wainscott occurs in official records, citing an order that ``a cartway shall be laid out to Wainscott where it may be most convenient.'' It wasn't exactly the LIE, but by 1688 John Osborn arrived, shortly joined by other settlers. Osborns have been farming Wainscott land for more than 10 generations. It is named after a village north of Maidstone, England, an area immortalized in Charles Dickens' ``Great Expectations.''
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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: Layoffs and Downsizing, Island Park, Central Islip, Remsenburg, East Moriches
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Magnificent Mile jeweler
Chicago Tribune reporterSidney Garber, the son of a Russian immigrant watchmaker, got his start on Jewelers' Row after World War II and later moved the shop that bears his name to North Michigan Avenue, where a well-heeled global clientele could be dazzled by his unique line...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Armed Forces, Magnificent Mile, Defense, Delaware
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How LI voted
Based on polling place communities. Data provided by the Nassau and Suffolk boards of elections. Community; DEMOCRATS (Clinton / Obama ); REPUBLICANS (McCain / Romney / Huckabee / Paul NASSAU Albertson 68% 30% 59% 26% 6% 5% Atlantic Beach 74 25 60 27...Tags: Wantagh, Valley Stream, Central Islip, Babylon (Suffolk, New York), Mineola
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Designer opens up her Wainscott home
laura.mann@newsday.comFor a peek at a traditional Hamptons saltbox home with a twist, pick up the August 2007 issue of Country Living magazine, which hits newstands July 10. Manhattan-based interior designer Victoria Hagan and husband, Michael Berman, purchased a tract of...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Long Island
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Young agents getting their start
Special to NewsdayMeet the next generation of real estate agents: They're young, tech-savvy and determined to build a name for themselves in the ultra-competitive market of buying and selling on Long Island. The question is: How are they going to do it? "It's a very...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Clubs and Associations, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Real Estate Sellers, Long Island
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You Can Do...
MAPLE SUGARING. Two programs will teach how to identify and tap a maple tree to make maple sugar. The first is 1 to 2:30 p.m. Monday at Caumsett State Historic Park, Huntington. The fee is $1.50 per adult and $1 per child. For information, call George...Tags: Theodore Roosevelt, Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Wainscott
Beginnings: Four years after East Hampton Town was founded in 1648, the first mention of the rich soil of Wainscott occurs in official records, citing an order that ``a cartway shall be laid out to Wainscott where it may be most convenient.'' It wasn't...Tags: History, Charles Dickens, Turning Point of Lehigh Valley, Inc., Long Island
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New York State Life List
A "life list" is a record kept by many avid birders. It’s a tabular list of all the birds they’ve seen and identified with absolute certainty in a lifetime of serious birdwatching.
A serious birder needs to be aware of look-alike species and subspecies...Tags: Wetlands, Central Islip, Robert Moses, East Moriches, Louisiana
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