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Eatons Neck had the distinction of being one of six royal manors on Long Island during the colonial era, but it was to gain wider notoriety for the submerged rocks running a mile out from shore into Long Island Sound. The reef off Eatons Neck Point has been the most treacherous location for mariners on Long Island's North Shore: It's been the site of more than 200 wrecks.
Eatons Neck had the distinction of being one of six royal manors on Long Island during the colonial era, but it was to gain wider notoriety for the submerged rocks running a mile out from shore into Long Island Sound. The reef off Eatons Neck Point has been the most treacherous location for mariners on Long Island's North Shore: It's been the site of more than 200 wrecks.
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Asharoken gardeners take it to the streets
NEWSDAY GARDEN COLUMNISTEver since I spent a year in England as a college student, I dreamed that one day I'd have a garden in the front of my house. I didn't know much about gardens then, but I knew I loved stopping to smell the roses tumbling over the low stone walls and...Tags: Building Material, Flatbush, House and Home, Road Transportation, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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Asharoken mayor Kelly fails in bid for 14th term
deborah.morris@newsday.comAfter three decades in local politics, Asharoken Mayor William Kelly said he was a little surprised at his defeat Tuesday night in his bid for a 14th term in office, but he had no regrets. "The voters have spoken and that's fine," said Kelly, 67, a...Tags: New York, Regional Authority, Ed Koch, Elections, Long Island
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Kelly, Asharoken's longtime mayor, defeated
deborah.morris@newsday.com patrick.whittle@newsday.comFor the first time in 26 years, the mayor's office in Asharoken will not be occupied by William H. Kelly. Kelly was defeated by village trustee and former ally Patricia Irving in an election that also brought heavy turnover to the village's board of...Tags: Employees, Regional Authority, William Kelly
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LI auto theft rates falling
STAFF WRITERDude, where's my car? If you're fortunate enough to live in one of the Island's tonier North Shore villages, chances are excellent that it's right where you left it. But if you parked your car in Hempstead, Port Washington or Freeport, or in parts of...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Kensington, Police, Insurance, Nassau County
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Eatons Neck
STAFF WRITERSitting on a peninsula that juts into Long Island Sound, Eatons Neck is far off the beaten path of suburban life. "Solitude is key," says Robert Leone, lieutenant of the Eatons Neck Fire Department. "You won't pass through here to get to the mall."...Tags: Northport, Manhattan (New York City), Beach Vacations, Condos and Houses, Eatons Neck
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Asharoken
Staff WriterEatons Neck had the distinction of being one of six royal manors on Long Island during the colonial era, but it was to gain wider notoriety for the submerged rocks running a mile out from shore into Long Island Sound. The reef off Eatons Neck Point has...Tags: Jackie Gleason, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Beach Vacations, Marlene Dietrich, Rube Goldberg
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East Northport
Beginnings: This community - at eight square miles the largest and most populous in the Town of Huntington - began as a farming area in the 1700s. The first tract of land was purchased in 1653 from Chief Asharoken of the Matinecocks, who had maintained...Tags: Northport, Connecticut, East Northport, Long Island Rail Road
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Hot on a Cold Trail
Staff WriterAnother rock imprinted with the shape of a three-toed track has surfaced on Long Island. And it may have been made by a dinosaur that actually lived here. ``If it's real, it may be the first dinosaur fossil that originated on Long Island,'' said Columbia...Tags: New Jersey, Landforms, Manhattan (New York City), Beach Vacations, Paleontology
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