Highlights
Beginnings: In 1671, the town fathers in Brookhaven declared that "there shall be a settlement of eight families or eight men at the Wading River.'' Joined by others from Southold in the next few years, the early settlers attempted to rename the community Westholde, but it never stuck. Wading River was likely the closest English equivalent to the Indian word Pauquaconsuk or "the river where we wade for thick, round-shelled clams.'' It evolved into a commercial center for nearby North Shore hamlets in the 1700s.
Beginnings: In 1671, the town fathers in Brookhaven declared that "there shall be a settlement of eight families or eight men at the Wading River.'' Joined by others from Southold in the next few years, the early settlers attempted to rename the community Westholde, but it never stuck. Wading River was likely the closest English equivalent to the Indian word Pauquaconsuk or "the river where we wade for thick, round-shelled clams.'' It evolved into a commercial center for nearby North Shore hamlets in the 1700s.
Displaying items 1-12 of 16
» View newsday.com items only
1
2
•
Next >
-
Driver may have been asleep in crash that killed teacher
andrew.strickler@newsday.comThe driver who crashed into another vehicle last week in Wading River, killing a kindergarten teacher and injuring her baby daughter, nodded off at the wheel after working a 12-hour shift, Riverhead police said yesterday. Jennifer Mager, 37, and her 23-...Tags: Vehicles, Transportation Accidents, Police, Riverhead (Riverhead, Suffolk, New York)
-
Kindergarten teacher killed in Wading River car crash
jennifer.kelleher@newsday.comA kindergarten teacher heading home with her husband and 23-month-old daughter was killed after a swerving car crashed into the family's sport utility vehicle in Wading River, her father said yesterday. Jennifer Mager, 37, was riding in the passenger...Tags: Vehicles, Road Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Manhattan (New York City), Family
-
Students say goodbye to teacher killed in crash
jennifer.kelleher@newsday.comWhen Jennifer Mager's family arrived at a funeral home yesterday afternoon to mourn her, they walked into a room full of brightly colored tissue paper flowers crafted by the children she taught. "I was really grateful," said her sister Linda Ogden-...Tags: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Vehicles, Death and Dying, Road Accidents, Transportation Accidents
-
Couple arrested for burglary at Rocky Point home
BY BILL MASON Hempstead Village police arrested a man and woman wanted in Suffolk for a burglary at a Rocky Point home, authorities said Tuesday. Joseph Mooney, 42, was charged with three counts of second-degree burglary and four counts of criminal...Tags: Police Investigations, Hempstead, Southampton, Rocky Point, Crimes
-
Woman, 37, killed in Wading River crash
matthew.chayes@newsday.comA kindergarten teacher heading home with her husband and 23-month-old daughter was killed after a swerving car crashed into the family's sport utility vehicle in Wading River, her father said Sunday. Jennifer Mager, 37, was riding in the passenger seat...Tags: Vehicles, Road Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Peconic Bay, Police
-
September 21: presidential candidates, suing the shamers, misreading diabetes, budget advice for Suozzi, Medicaid cuts
Naming and shaming Regarding the article "Suozzi to unveil details of tax hike" [News, Sept. 15]: Perhaps one of the reasons for this tax increase is to pay for lawsuits such as the one brought by Andrea Sangeramo for her inclusion on Nassau's "Hall of...Tags: Texas, Medicaid, State Budgets, Hurricane Ike, Hempstead
-
Shoreham-Wading River wins 40th straight dual meet
Shoreham-Wading River won its 40th straight cross country dual meet, 15-50, over Wyandanch, which is a school record, according to coach Bob Symanski. SWR had the top seven finishers, led by senior Bobby Andrews followed by Kyle Wightman, Chris Pohlot,...Tags: Shoreham
-
Wading River man charged in $47G eBay scam
Suffolk County Police Friday arrested Lawrence Hynes Jr., of Wading River, accusing him of defrauding buyers of more than $47,000 on eBay. The Sixth Precinct Crime Section started investigating Hynes, 34, in April after receiving multiple complaints from...Tags: Police Investigations, Suffolk County Police, Police, Police Arrests, eBay Incorporated
-
New York, Connecticut push feds to reverse Broadwater OK
tom.incantalupo@newsday.comFederal energy regulators are being formally urged by state and local officials and environmentalists in New York and Connecticut to reverse a decision approving the Broadwater liquid natural gas facility. New York State officials on April 10 denied...Tags: Hampton (Windham, Connecticut), New Jersey, Long Island, East Hampton (Middlesex, Connecticut), Natural Resources
-
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: North Bellmore, Water Mill, Hauppauge, Smithtown, Inwood
-
Frank Billadello and Georgeann MacDonald
Published Feb. 7, 2008 Frank Billadello of Lloyd Neck, peacefully, in his sleep, on February 6, 2008. Survived by his devoted family, his wife Nina, his son Frank, Jr. and his daughter and son-in-law, Nina and Robert Florio. Visiting Friday, 2-5 & 7-9 pm...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Huntington Station, Melville, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Death and Dying
-
Groups confident in effort to block Broadwater plan
STAFF WRITERIt wasn't the weather that drew 75 environmental and civic activists to a North Shore beach last month to launch their campaign against a $700 million proposal to place a natural gas terminal in the middle of Long Island Sound. The temperature was 5...Tags: California, Stock Broking, Port Jefferson, Economic Policy, Long Island
Oct 1, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Sep 29, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Sep 30, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Sep 30, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Sep 28, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Sep 21, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Sep 17, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Sep 12, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Apr 22, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Feb 7, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Feb 8, 2008
|Story| Newsday
Feb 13, 2005
|Story| Newsday
