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Beginnings: "Great Water Land'' was what the first inhabitants, the Massapequan Indians, called the place. When white settlers arrived, conflict ensued. In 1653, Capt. John Underhill, an Englishman working for the Dutch, led troops in an attack on a peaceful community of Indians at a site believed to be near the intersection of what is now Merrick and Cedar Shore Roads. Underhill's troops killed 120 Indians in the only Indian "battle'' on Long Island.
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Beginnings: "Great Water Land'' was what the first inhabitants, the Massapequan Indians, called the place. When white settlers arrived, conflict ensued. In 1653, Capt. John Underhill, an Englishman working for the Dutch, led troops in an attack on a peaceful community of Indians at a site believed to be near the intersection of what is now Merrick and Cedar Shore Roads. Underhill's troops killed 120 Indians in the only Indian "battle'' on Long Island.
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
Photo: Massapequa Hotel, Massapequa
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Married Nassau County Officer Accused of "Under-the-Covers" Investigations
pix11.com | @wpixTara Obenauer, a Massapequa single mom, says her heart was broken by married Nassau County officer Mike Tedesco after he promised the financial executive and former stripper he would leave his wife and kids and move into her waterfront Massapequa manse...Tags: Breast Cancer, Health, Medical Research, Nassau County, Trials
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Ex-Cop Among 20 Charged In Multimillion Dollar Heroin Ring
pix11.com | @mariopix11Operation County Connection is described by the Feds as an intricate heroin operation that stretched from New York City to Long Island. The arrests of 20 alleged perpetrators hit close to home at the Corner Galley in Massapequa. The mom-and-pop bar and...Tags: Heroin, FBI, Woodhaven, New York City, Drug Trafficking
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Long Island Army Veteran Speaks Out On Iraqi Jail Nightmare
An Iraqi war veteran from Long Island, who was held in an Iraqi jail for three weeks, is ecstatic to be a free man.
“I’m thrilled to be home,” said Alex Antiohos, 32, who lives with is his wife in North Babylon. “I’m...Tags: North Babylon, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Massapequa Park, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Prisons
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Federal Agent Was Killed By Friendly Fire During L.I. Pharmacy Robbery
pix11.com | @wpixPolice now believe the bullet that killed off-duty federal agent John Capano, 51, was fired from an off-duty NYPD officer's gun, according to reports. According to authorities, Capano -- an off-duty Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms agent --was in Charlie's...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Nassau County Police, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heroin, Abusive Behavior
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Calls For Better Regulations In Wake of L.I. Fatal Pharmacy Shootings
Staff reporterPolice are waiting for the results from ballistics tests to determine if John Capano, 51, was killed by an armed robber -- or, if he was the victim of friendly fire. One thing became clear to people walking past Charlie's Pharmacy in Seaford Sunday...Tags: Nassau County Police, Behavioral Conditions, Heroin, Abusive Behavior, Massapequa Park
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CVS Arsonist Caught On Camera
pix11.com | @wpixThe Nassau County Arson and Bomb squad is asking for the public's help in locating the man who tried to torch a Long Island CVS store. Surveillance video from September 15th shows a man in his late 20's, about 5'9", trying to set fire to the CVS pharmacy...Tags: Criminals, Arson, Crimes, CVS Corp., Long Island
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Victoria Justice of Nickelodeon's Hit TV Show 'Victorious' Releases CD
PIX11.comUPDATE: The event on Saturday, the 27th of August has been rescheduled due to the hurricane. The signing will now take place on Sunday September 25th at noon. Wristbands will be given out with the sale of CDs on September 25th at 9am at Walmart of...Tags: Nickelodeon (tv network), Television, Brother (music group), Fine Arts, Apple iTunes
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Hundreds of Police Officers Unite and Ride In Honor Of Fallen Cops
PIX11.comWhen it comes to unity, there may be no more shining example than the men and women we trust to protect us every day. In funeral after funeral this year alone, they came out in numbers to honor their fallen brothers and sisters. And today, up to 700...Tags: Nassau County Police, Washington, DC, Massapequa Park, Old Westbury, National Government
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Authorities Eye A Cop & Ex-Cop In LI Serial Killings
Staff reporterCould the Long Island serial killer or killers be two NYPD police officers? Citing sources in an exclusive report the New York Post claims a former cop and a current officer now on desk duty in Manhattan are under suspicion. The paper says...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Midtown, Long Island, Nassau County, New Jersey
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LI Gun Dealers Caught Selling Assault Weapons
pix11.comFour gun store owners and five employees on Long Island are under arrest Thursday after selling assault weapons to undercover investigators, according to the Nassau County D.A. "The nine men arrested today were openly breaking the law, making a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, New Hyde Park, Seaford (York, Virginia), Weaponry, Assault
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Gun Shop Owner Busted In Nassau County Runs Range For Suffolk County
Staff reporterLast week PIX 11 News told you about 4 Nassau County gun shop owners and some of their employees that were busted, charged with selling illegal assault weapons. Now it turns out one of those gun shop owners 40 year old Mark Wroobel of Hunter Sports in...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Crimes, Weaponry
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2 Cops Who Died From Fall, Friendly Fire Laid To Rest
PIX11.comTwo police officers will be laid to rest today after two separate but equally as tragic incidents last weekend. Nassau County Police Officer Geoffrey Breitkopf will be laid to rest in Selden, Long Island this afternoon and NYPD Officer Alain Schaberger'...Tags: Human Interest, Nassau County Police, Massapequa Park, East Islip, Crime, Law and Justice
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