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The first white men known to have seen Northport were Dutch sailors exploring the Long Island coast in 1650. The harbor has continued to play a pivotal role in local history ever since.
Photo: Main Street, Northport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Main Street, Northport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
The first white men known to have seen Northport were Dutch sailors exploring the Long Island coast in 1650. The harbor has continued to play a pivotal role in local history ever since.
Photo: Main Street, Northport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Main Street, Northport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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Two towns to buy natural gas at planned Kings Park pump
stacey.altherr@newsday.comSmithtown and Huntington have entered a new partnership to buy compressed natural gas at a future Kings Park pumping station that, officials said, allows both towns to expand their CNG vehicle fleets and maintain more stable fuel prices over the next...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Kings Park, California, Vehicles, Contracts
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Doris Sjogren Rowe exhibits in Northport
WHAT Northport artist Doris Sjögren Rowe's "Watch for Change - a Tease Factory Project" features one-of-a-kind interactive "posters" with words and images, all featuring a message. When | Where Daily, noon to closing, through July 30, Northport Wine...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, American Legion, Amagansett, Viniculture
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Fishing still productive despite excessive rainfall
Another week, another round of thunderstorms. Still, fishing continues to be productive across Long Island for anglers willing to make a few modifications to their fishing routines as a concession to the effects of stained waters and excessive runoff. In...Tags: Long Island Sound, Fishing, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Long Island Rail Road, Long Island
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Smithtown, Huntington to expand natural gas fleets
stacey.altherr@newsday.comSmithtown and Huntington have entered a new partnership to buy compressed natural gas at a future Kings Park pumping station that, officials said, allows both towns to expand their CNG vehicle fleets and maintain more stable fuel prices over the next...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Kings Park, California, Vehicles, Contracts
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NY garbage truck falls on car, killing driver
Police say a driver was killed after a Long Island garbage truck fell on her car. Suffolk County police say the accident occurred in East Northport on Monday morning while the truck was making a turn. The car's driver, identified as 56-year-old...Tags: East Northport, Vehicles, Heavy Engineering, Long Island
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Crackdown finds dozens of boating violations in Suffolk
john.valenti@newsday.comThe goal? Safe boating. The result of a pre-holiday-weekend crackdown on boaters in Suffolk County waters? A total of 408 recreational vessel inspections, 121 violations and 31 voyages terminated due to "unsafe operation," officials said. All of...Tags: Asharoken, Long Island Sound, Amityville, Quogue
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'Crazy for You' at Engeman Theater in Northport
steve.parks@newsday.com'Crazy for You," the 1992 best musical Tony winner now boisterously engaged by Northport's Engeman Theater, revived one of the loveliest Broadway scores ever - "Girl Crazy," the 1930 musical that introduced Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman to stardom....Tags: Ginger Rogers, Ethel Merman, Music Theater, Dance, Ira Gershwin
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LI People on the Move, June 29
peopleonthemove@newsday.comEDUCATION Sun Min has been named director of communications at Hofstra Law School. The Mineola resident was chief marketing officer at the College of Business and Administration at Southern Illinois University. HEALTH Dr. Ihab Ibrahim of Shoreham, has...Tags: Government, Medical Services, Howard University, Legal Services, Laws
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LETTERS: Clunker law, health care and more
A lemon of a law allowing trade-ins What a clunker ["Senate OKs vouchers for car trade-ins," News, June 19]. First, won't the "cash for clunkers" program create an artificial bubble in the automobile sector by creating demand for a product based on...Tags: Labor Legislation, New York, Medical Services, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Vehicles
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Wedding:
Dahl-Whitenack Kimberly Dahl and Hugh Whitenack Jr. were married May 15 at Our Lady of Peace Church in Lynbrook. The reception was at the Garden City Hotel. She is a risk manager for the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York in Manhattan and the daughter of...Tags: Bank of New York Company, East Northport, Garden City Hotel, Manhattan (New York City)
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Shellfish harvesting areas reopen in Huntington
sophia.chang@newsday.comShellfish harvesting resumes in Huntington Friday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced after closing the harvesting areas because of possible toxins found in shellfish samples. The reopened areas encompass about 7,400 acres in...Tags: Seafoods, Huntington Bay, Lloyd Harbor, Foods and Beverages, Centerport
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How to keep kids reading this summer
beth.whitehouse@newsday'No more pencils, no more books. . . . " No more books? Many parents don't want their kids to give up reading over the summer because research shows that students can fall behind if they don't practice what they learned during the academic year. Here...Tags: Family, East Northport, New York, Books and Magazines, Dining and Drinking
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