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Beginnings: For decades before Jan. 16, 1890, this small community was part of what was known as ``east of Islip.'' The citizens obviously didn't want much change: The official name bestowed on that date was East Islip. The area was part of the original 51,000-acre purchase from the Secatogues by Islip founder William Nicoll.
Photo: A deer grazes at Heckscher State Park, East Islip. (Newsday / Michael E. Ach)
Photo: A deer grazes at Heckscher State Park, East Islip. (Newsday / Michael E. Ach)
Beginnings: For decades before Jan. 16, 1890, this small community was part of what was known as ``east of Islip.'' The citizens obviously didn't want much change: The official name bestowed on that date was East Islip. The area was part of the original 51,000-acre purchase from the Secatogues by Islip founder William Nicoll.
Photo: A deer grazes at Heckscher State Park, East Islip. (Newsday / Michael E. Ach)
Photo: A deer grazes at Heckscher State Park, East Islip. (Newsday / Michael E. Ach)
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Islip
ISLIP Unless specified, meetings are at 655 Main St., Islip. TOWN BOARD 2 p.m. Tuesday CHANGE OF ZONE 7:30 p.m. Thursday PLANNING BOARD 7:30 p.m. July 23 ZONING BOARD 7 p.m. Tuesday The board will consider: Bay Shore: James K. Wikso and Lori G....Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Islip Terrace, Canterbury, Central Islip, Interior Policy
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Boomer Esiason, Boom Goes the Dynamite, et al
WatchdogSo much to catch up on after my week on the links! Starting with this video of Boomer (East Islip) Esiason unbuttoning the shirt of Mark Sanchez, via Jimmy (Syosset) Traina of SI.com's Hot Clicks. (Fun begins around one......Tags: Tiger Woods, Sports Illustrated (magazine), Jim Brown, HBO, Boomer Esiason
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Suffolk closes two more beaches to bathers
david.lopez@newsday.comTwo more Suffolk County beaches have been closed to bathing after bacterial levels were found to be too high, the county health department said Tuesday. Lake Ronkonkoma Beach in Islip and Huntington Beach Community Association in Centerport will be...Tags: Water Pollution, Centerport, Environmental Pollution
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Albany stalemate sinks free Philharmonic concert
steve.parks@newsday.comThe on-again, off-again free Philharmonic concert July 18 in Heckscher State Park is off again, thanks to Albany. Lynda Moran, executive director of the Islip Arts Council, which has put on the concert for the past 32 years, said Tuesday that the...Tags: New York, Music, Democratic Party, Long Island, Republican Party
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Economic pressures hit free LI summer concerts
carol.polsky@newsday.comThe music hasn't died, but it's going to be a little quieter on the cultural scene this summer, as economic pressures force curtailments and outright cancellation of some long-standing summer traditions. First the New York Philharmonic orchestra canceled...Tags: Movies, Tourism and Leisure, Festive Event, Arts, Long Island
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Assembly gives first passage to Cuomo initiative bill
Spin CycleAfter two hours of debate, the State Assembly today passed a local-government consolidation bill backed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, James T. Madore reports. The measure has sparked controversy. Volunteer firefighters, mayors and special district...Tags: Fires, East Meadow, Oakdale, Merrick, Thomas Alfano
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E. Islip men arrested for fireworks possession
bill.mason@newsday.comTwo East Islip men were arrested Wednesday by New York City police who found 42 cases of fireworks in the vehicle they were traveling in through Queens, police said. Karl Jurgensen, 44, and Fred Masso, 35, both of 42 Patchogue Ave., were charged with...Tags: Queens (New York City), New York City Police Department, Organized Crime
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Maysonet's last H.S. game at new home: Hofstra
bob.herzog@newsday.comMiguel Maysonet is enjoying every minute of the preparation leading to Tuesday's Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge. You can tell by his boundless energy, the smile that never leaves and the instant bond the Hansen Award winner from Riverhead has made...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Long Island, Outback Steakhouse Incorporated
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Clarinetist Stanley Drucker performs final solo
steve.parks@newsday.comStanley Drucker already has had four final concerts - three at the New York Philharmonic's home, Avery Fisher Hall, and one in New Jersey. But his Tilles Center performance Friday night will be the final final concert of his six decades as clarinetist for...Tags: Dimitri Mitropoulos, New Jersey, Long Island, Music Industry, Benny Goodman
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Babylon-Islip police report, June 7-13
Reports from county or village police, June 7-13Bay Shore A man approached a woman sitting in front of Oakwood Manor senior community on Justine Court on June 9, grabbed her handbag and fled on foot. The handbag contained cash. Bayport Jewelry was...Tags: West Islip, Court Administration, Metal and Mineral, Human Body, Transportation
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Long Island Pride Parade now more 'family oriented'
laura.rivera@newsday.comSome grooved to the beat of pulsating house music, tossing beaded necklaces to giddy children on the sidewalk. Others advocated for same-sex marriage, chanting, "Equality now!" and carrying banners promoting their cause. Hundreds of marchers wound...Tags: Popular Music, Festive Event, House Music, Long Island, Gays and Lesbians
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State consolidation bill presents daunting challenge
james.madore@newsday.comALBANY - Fire departments, libraries, villages and others face a daunting challenge in trying to change the local-government consolidation bill approved overwhelmingly last week by the legislature. Key Capitol officials, including leaders of the...Tags: Craig Johnson, John Flanagan, Fires, Manhattan (New York City), Laws
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