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Beginnings: Believed to be named for an Indian who once lived there, the area today encompassing Moriches, Center Moriches and East Moriches went through a dozen spellings after the first Europeans arrived. Take your pick: Meritche, Merquices, Maritches, Marigies, Meritces, Moritches, Muriches, Moricha and Meriches all have been spotted in historical records. Col. William (Tangier) Smith, who already owned hundreds of acres in Brookhaven known as the Manor of St. George, snagged some land in the Moriches area in patents of 1691 and 1697. But he retained little of those purchases due to competing claims from earlier settlers who had deeds with the Indians.
Beginnings: Believed to be named for an Indian who once lived there, the area today encompassing Moriches, Center Moriches and East Moriches went through a dozen spellings after the first Europeans arrived. Take your pick: Meritche, Merquices, Maritches, Marigies, Meritces, Moritches, Muriches, Moricha and Meriches all have been spotted in historical records. Col. William (Tangier) Smith, who already owned hundreds of acres in Brookhaven known as the Manor of St. George, snagged some land in the Moriches area in patents of 1691 and 1697. But he retained little of those purchases due to competing claims from earlier settlers who had deeds with the Indians.
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State: School district consolidation would cut costs
john.hildebrand@newsday.com; melissa.mansfield@newsday.comDeclaring that the state's fiscal crisis demands painful decisions, a state tax-relief commission called yesterday for dozens of cost-cutting measures, including consolidation of all school districts with fewer than 1,000 students. Nineteen districts...Tags: State Budgets, Executive Branch, Island Park, Greenport, Speonk
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Graduates revel in first formal ceremony at Suffolk Fire Academy
mitchell.freedman@newsday.comA long line of volunteer firefighters, most of them wearing their dress-blue Class A uniforms for the first time, marched in the bright sunshine Saturday morning in the first formal graduation ceremony held by the Suffolk County Fire Academy. More than...Tags: Medicine, Sayville, Fires, East Northport, Northport
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September 27: Financial hurdles; Wall of Shame and the law; Palin and McCain
'Making ends meet' is relative I read the article "Living within their means" [News, Sept. 23] and noted the line, "A few months ago they stopped contributing to a 403(b)...because they were losing money." What a mistake for this young couple in their...Tags: John McCain, Republican Party, United Nations, Nassau County, Sarah Palin
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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: Old Bethpage, Babylon (Suffolk, New York), North Bellmore, Shirley, Malverne
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Erin J. Mannix, has father in Moriches
Defense Department announcementAir Force Airman Erin J. Mannix has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, the Defense Department announced Sept. 21. She is the daughter of Dennis Mannix of Montauk Highway, Moriches, and Kristen Conn of...Tags: Armed Forces, Justice System, Texas, Advanced Training, Defense
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James J. Albano of Center Moriches
Defense Department announcementJames J. Albano has entered Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo., in preparation to enter the first academic year at the academy, the Defense Department announced Sept. 19. He is the son of Alexandra and John Albano...Tags: Colorado, Justice System, Defense
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Fix-it solutions offered
Newsday Staff WritersWhen the Long Island Rail Road's gap problems were highlighted last summer, a retired civil engineer from Kings Park started thinking about a solution. Tom Rosati, 76, thought that perhaps the LIRR could benefit from a rubber bumper on platform edges,...Tags: New York City Transit, Marble Hill, Engineering, Government, National Government
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Boys soccer coaching leaders
Compiled by Al EllisSUFFOLK Robert Muir, Mattituck, 509 Howie Heckman, Center Moriches, 381 John Eden, North Babylon, 366 John Ruffini, Hauppauge, 362 Frank Schmidt, Sachem & Sachem North, 345 Al Ellis, Rocky Point, 336 Sebastian DiRubba, Commack & Smithown, 288 Neil...Tags: Rocky Point, North Babylon, Babylon (Suffolk, New York), Centereach, Hauppauge
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Pelosi selling Center Moriches home
STAFF WRITERFor sale: A 1,600-square-foot ranch-style home in Center Moriches with three bedrooms, a finished basement and a two-car garage. But what's notable about this waterfront home has more to do with who is selling it than its amenities. Daniel Pelosi,...Tags: Homes, Inwood (Manhattan, New York), Real Estate Agents, Punishment, Murder
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Mastic soldier is laid to rest
STAFF WRITERSt. John the Evangelist Church in Center Moriches was a sea of uniforms Tuesday, with mourners from the Army, Air Force and Marines sitting among firefighters from the Mastic, Brookhaven and New York City fire departments. Wearing green and yellow...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Fires, Defense, Armed Forces, Health and Safety at School
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Wilson's Plover
Field Marks and Similar Species: One of the "ringed” plovers. It is distinguished from the very common Semipalmated Plover by its slightly larger size, its thicker and longer black bill, and its dull pinkish-gray legs. LI Status & Occurrence: A very rare...Tags: Long Island, Westhampton
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C. Moriches: A View With Rooms
AROUND THE TURN of the century, Center Moriches was known for a number of hotels and boarding houses that catered to vacationers. The Moriches Inn was built around 1900, and held itself out as a year-round hotel with modern plumbing. The east end of...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Long Island, Tourism and Leisure, History, Hotels and Accommodations
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