Highlights
Beginnings: Woodbury was part of the large land purchase that Welsh settler Robert Williams made in 1648 from the Matinecock Indians. By the mid-1700s a small number of farmers began to cultivate land in the area. The center of the community was a tiny schoolhouse, notable mainly because poet Walt Whitman taught there for the 1837-38 school year. The tiny community remained isolated, connected only by old Indian paths to Cold Spring Harbor and Jericho, until the railroad arrived in nearby Syosset in 1854. In time, that attracted more farmers to the area, who saw that the Syosset train station opened up the large markets of western Queens, Brooklyn and New York.
Photo: Jericho Turnpike a...
Photo: Jericho Turnpike a...
Beginnings: Woodbury was part of the large land purchase that Welsh settler Robert Williams made in 1648 from the Matinecock Indians. By the mid-1700s a small number of farmers began to cultivate land in the area. The center of the community was a tiny schoolhouse, notable mainly because poet Walt Whitman taught there for the 1837-38 school year. The tiny community remained isolated, connected only by old Indian paths to Cold Spring Harbor and Jericho, until the railroad arrived in nearby Syosset in 1854. In time, that attracted more farmers to the area, who saw that the Syosset train station opened up the large markets of western Queens, Brooklyn and New York.
Photo: Jericho Turnpike at Woodbury from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: Jericho Turnpike at Woodbury from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
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Wedding Guests Stranded After Keys Were Swiped
wpix.comMore than dozens of people who attended a Long Island wedding over the weekend were left stranded after thieves stole keys from the valet station during the reception, according to Nassau County police. The incident occurred Saturday between 10:30 p.m....Tags: Human Interest, Weddings, Crimes, Long Island, Clubs and Associations
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Thwarted Long Island Home Invasion
Staff reporterA teenager's 911 call helped thwart an early-afternoon home invasion on Long Island that began when a man holding a bouquet of flowers showed up at her family's front door and brandished a handgun, police said Saturday. Six New York City men were...Tags: Social Issues, Crimes, Long Island, New York City, Family
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6 People Killed, 8 Injured, After Van Crashes on New York State Thruway
A horrific traffic accident in Orange County has left at least six people dead. Seven other people were critically injured. It happened on the New York State Thruway, not far from the popular Woodbury Common Premium Outlets shopping center.
Police say...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Vehicles
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Ambulance Slams Into Pole While Transporting Patient
wpix.comOne person is injured after an ambulance crashed into pole while transporting a patient to the hospital Thursday morning, stated Nassau County Police. Cops say the ambulance was near the intersection of Jericho Turnpike and Woodbury Road when it...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Long Island, Syosset, Nassau County Police, Jericho
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Wedding Wednesdays: Picking The Right Music Entertainment
Bravura Art of Entertainment is giving us the low down on planning entertainment for your wedding. We also had DJ Alfonso in studio to give us a taste of their musical artistry and skill from 7am to 9am.
Anthony Del Corvo of Bravura said to keep these...Tags: Entertainment, Weddings, Music, Marriage
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Charges Expected In Upstate NY School Attack Plot
A 15-year-old New York boy is accused of stockpiling gasoline, propane, fuses and a machete for a planned school attack on the anniversary of the Columbine school massacre.
The detective who interviewed the teenager says the boy burst into tears and...Tags: Orange County (New York), New York City, New York
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Suspect Accused of Stuffing Sand into Jell-O Pudding Boxes
Authorities are investigating three incidents on Long Island in which boxes of JELL-O pudding mix were tampered with.
Suffolk County police say the incidents, which occurred on March 24 and 25, occurred at Stop & Shop locations in both Smithtown and...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Setauket, Pet Supplies, Dressing and Stuffing, Long Island
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Jersey Shore Outlets Open in Time for Holiday Shopping
TINTON FALLS, N.J. - If you're looking for a new designer wardrobe for less, you're in luck. Despite the souring economy, cutbacks, and less consumer spending the Jersey Shore Premium Outlets celebrated it's grand opening Thursday. The big four-day...Tags: Entertainment, New Jersey, Michael Kors, New York, Fashion Shows
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Icy Road Conditions Cause Accidents
Icy road conditions are taking their toll on the Christmas Eve morning rush-hour, causing a series of accidents -- including two rollover crashes in Nassau County. Nassau County police announced that all entrance and exit ramps between Exit 43 and Exit...Tags: Travel, Transportation, Weather, Hospitals and Clinics, Road Transportation
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Dentist Arrested For Forcibly Touching His Patient
wpix.comA Lynbrook dentist was arrested Monday and charged with engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with a patient in his care. Fred Lipp, 73, of Woodbury forcibly touched a female patient on April 28, Nassau County Police said. The woman was having...Tags: Lynbrook, Prosecution, Nassau County Police
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Selloff At The Hartford Begins As Houston Firm Takes Piece Of Annuities
The Hartford CourantThe selloff at The Hartford has begun, as the state's largest insurance employer has found the first buyer for part of its wealth management business in its quest to become leaner and more profitable. The Hartford Financial Services Group has an...Tags: The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., NYSE, Companies and Corporations, Stock Market, Marketing
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The Hartford Will Break Apart, Raising Questions About Jobs
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's largest employer in the insurance industry, The Hartford, is breaking apart. The Asylum Hill company that dates to 1810 enjoyed relative calm from the time it was spun off by ITT Corp. in 1995 to its near collapse in 2008, a period when...Tags: Sales, Layoffs and Downsizing, Aetna Inc., Earnings, Hartford Life Incorporated
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