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Beginnings: In the summer of 1841, Edgar Fenn Peck, a wealthy New York doctor who had just moved to Smithtown, began the first serious exploration of the virtual wilderness of what is now Central Islip. A year later, the Long Island Rail Road arrived at what was called Suffolk Station, and the adjacent Central Islip was effectively born. For three decades, Suffolk Station depot was a rail and stagecoach center, and most of the early arrivals were of English descent or birth.
Beginnings: In the summer of 1841, Edgar Fenn Peck, a wealthy New York doctor who had just moved to Smithtown, began the first serious exploration of the virtual wilderness of what is now Central Islip. A year later, the Long Island Rail Road arrived at what was called Suffolk Station, and the adjacent Central Islip was effectively born. For three decades, Suffolk Station depot was a rail and stagecoach center, and most of the early arrivals were of English descent or birth.
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Police sniff out Bellport perfume theft
john.valenti@newsday.com; Staff writer Erik German coTwo Bay Shore brothers are suspected in the theft of more than $1 million worth of perfume from a Bellport discount fragrance dealer where one of them worked, Suffolk police said yesterday. Detectives arrested Guideo Persaud, 43, of William Street, and...Tags: Crimes, Police, Prisons, Health and Beauty Products, Manhattan (New York City)
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Cops: LI magician arrested again over secret videos
erik.german@newsday.comThe man who claims to be "Long Island's favorite magician" found himself under arrest again yesterday, after Suffolk prosecutors identified more of the women they said he'd secretly filmed undressing in his home photo studio. Robert Infantino, 50, a...Tags: MySpace, Prosecution, Police, Long Island, Punishment
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Miller Place sophomore arrested in false bomb threat
laura.rivera@newsday.comA Miller Place High School sophomore was arrested yesterday after police said he admitted scrawling a bomb threat on a desk, Suffolk police and school officials said. The arrest comes after at least six such threats at the school in less than two months....Tags: National Government, Police Investigations, Suffolk County Police, Police, Schools
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Student arrested for making bomb threat, cops say
Newsday.comSuffolk cops arrested on Thursday a 15-year-old student for making a bomb threat at Miller Place High School. The minor, whose name was not released, was charged with Falsely Reporting an Incident as a Juvenile Delinquent. The student confessed to...Tags: Schools
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Cops: Brothers sold stolen perfume
john.valenti@newsday.comThe buyer smelled a sweet deal - and also smelled a rat - after police said two Bay Shore brothers went a little too heavy on the cologne. Now they are in jail, suspected in the theft of more than $1 million worth of perfume from a Bellport discount...Tags: Police Investigations, Crimes, Police, Health and Beauty Products, Long Island
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CENTRAL ISLIP: Groundbreaking for MTA Police building
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held yesterday for a 12,000-square-foot building to house an MTA Police headquarters in Central Islip, Long Island Rail Road officials said. The facility, which officials said will help police improve communications,...Tags: Police Investigations, Long Island Rail Road, Police
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New MTA headquarters in Central Islip breaks ground
john.valenti@newsday.comGroundbreaking ceremonies were held Wednesday for a new 12,000-square-foot building to house a new Metropolitan Transportation Authority police headquarters in Central Islip, MTA Long Island Rail Road officials said. The facility, which officials said...Tags: Police Investigations, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Emergency Planning, Long Island Rail Road, Police
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Shirley man gets 18 years to life in friend's murder
erik.german@newsday.comA Shirley man who killed his friend, stuffed the body into a shed and then attempted suicide was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison yesterday. Kofi Witt, 37, beat Stephen Hazzard to death with a steel car jack in Witt's home on Jan. 5, confessed...Tags: Murder, Justice System, Crimes, Court Administration, Suicide
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Not guilty plea to charges in murder-for-hire case
erik.german@newsday.comThe last of four people arraigned in the alleged for-hire killing of Nesconset lawyer James DiMartino pleaded not guilty yesterday in Riverhead to upgraded charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy. Donovan Raysor, 20, stood handcuffed as his lawyer,...Tags: James DiMartino, Justice System, Crimes, Darnell Festus, Prosecution
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North Babylon man pleads guilty to role in drug ring
A North Babylon man pleaded guilty yesterday to playing a major role in a ring that made millions of dollars by growing marijuana in five warehouses in Suffolk County, according to officials. Anthony Pettigrew, 27, of 326 Walker St., admitted in...Tags: Fires, Lawyers, Punishment, Justice System, West Babylon
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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: Layoffs and Downsizing, Island Park, Remsenburg, East Moriches, Property Tax
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POLICE BEAT
Reports from county or village police, Nov. 16-29. Bellport The stereo was stolen Nov. 16 from an automobile parked on Bayview Avenue. An automobile window was broken Nov. 17 on Wisteria Circle; a pocketbook was stolen. A kayak was stolen Nov. 18 at...Tags: Huntington Station, Crimes, Police, Automotive Equipment, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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