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Beginnings: When white settlers first bought the land now encompassing most of the Town of Riverhead in the late 1600s, they referred to the entire region as Aquebogue, an Indian word meaning "head of the bay" or "cove place." Eventually, individual communities took on their own names such as Baiting Hollow and Jamesport. The hamlet known today as Aquebogue was settled about 1758.
Beginnings: When white settlers first bought the land now encompassing most of the Town of Riverhead in the late 1600s, they referred to the entire region as Aquebogue, an Indian word meaning "head of the bay" or "cove place." Eventually, individual communities took on their own names such as Baiting Hollow and Jamesport. The hamlet known today as Aquebogue was settled about 1758.
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Cops arrest East Patchogue man after highway car chase
andrew.strickler@newsday.comAn East Patchogue man swiped a Jeep and sped down a highway Wednesday with officers in pursuit, police said - the second time he's commandeered a vehicle and led police on a chase, records show. Matthew Zerafa, 19, was arrested more than 30 minutes and...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Transportation, Road Transportation, Police Arrests, Vehicles
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Where to pick pumpkins
WESTERN SUFFOLK Albert H. Schmitt Family Farms, 6 Bagatelle Rd., Melville PHONE 631-549-1159 WEB schmittsfamilyfarms.com WHEN 9 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends and holidays Colonial Springs Farm, 201 Main Ave., Wheatley Heights PHONE 631-643-4829 WHEN Noon-5 p.m....Tags: Farms, Calverton
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