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Beginnings: The founding farmers of the mid-1700s called it Westfield and spent many early winters hacking wood from their newly acquired lots. The extra income earned from selling the cordwood came in handy for families such as the Roes, Nortons and Longbothams, trying to eke out a living in the sparsely settled region. Built about 1752, the Norton family home was the oldest remaining in Selden but was gutted by fire in the fall of 1996. Local preservationists are still unsure of the landmark's future.
Photo: August 31, 2006 view of the new Veteran's Plaza looking southeast from the roof of the Huntington Library on the campus of Suffolk Community College / Ammerman Campus in Selden....
Photo: August 31, 2006 view of the new Veteran's Plaza looking southeast from the roof of the Huntington Library on the campus of Suffolk Community College / Ammerman Campus in Selden....
Beginnings: The founding farmers of the mid-1700s called it Westfield and spent many early winters hacking wood from their newly acquired lots. The extra income earned from selling the cordwood came in handy for families such as the Roes, Nortons and Longbothams, trying to eke out a living in the sparsely settled region. Built about 1752, the Norton family home was the oldest remaining in Selden but was gutted by fire in the fall of 1996. Local preservationists are still unsure of the landmark's future.
Photo: August 31, 2006 view of the new Veteran's Plaza looking southeast from the roof of the Huntington Library on the campus of Suffolk Community College / Ammerman Campus in Selden. (Photo by Joseph D. Sullivan)
Photo: August 31, 2006 view of the new Veteran's Plaza looking southeast from the roof of the Huntington Library on the campus of Suffolk Community College / Ammerman Campus in Selden. (Photo by Joseph D. Sullivan)
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New Details Emerge In Accidental Shooting Death of Long Island Cop
wpix.comA wake for fallen Nassau County Special Operations Officer Geoffrey J. Breitkopf, 40, was held today as new information emerges in the investigation into his death. Breitkopf was shot at close range by MTA officer, Glenn Gentile, while responding to a...Tags: Nassau County, Massapequa, Defense, Firearms, Jericho
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Students Sent Home After Failing To Get State Required Vaccinations
Several Long Island students found themselves separated from their classmates Monday after they were unable to provide paperwork proving they had received state required vaccinations.
Almost a dozen students from North Babylon High School were unable...Tags: Long Island, New York, North Babylon, Crime, Law and Justice, Health and Safety at School
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Swastikas Found Spray-Painted On LI Home Near Flaming SUV
Suffolk County police say a case of graffiti and arson in a Long Island town may be a hate crime.
However, a resident, identified as Alex Robles, who lives in the Selden home, located at 601 Hawkins Road, said he believes the attack stemmed from a...Tags: Long Island, Suffolk County (New York), Crimes, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice
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Father Arrested For DWI After Crashing Car With 3 Child Passengers
wpix.comA Suffolk County father was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he crashed his car while he was drunk driving and had his three children in the vehicle. Kenneth Danielsen, 41, of Somerset Street in Centereach, was driving a 2009 Dodge car westbound on...Tags: Centereach, Vehicles, Children, Suffolk County (New York), Drunk Driving
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Cops Lose Phone Service
A broken water pipe in a Verizon central office in Selden knocked out phone service to about 22,000 customers in Suffolk County on Monday -- including the Suffolk County Police Department's Sixth Precinct -- a phone company spokesman told Newsday....Tags: Coram, Centereach, Suffolk County Police, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cops: Man Hurt in College Campus Attack
Suffolk County Community College in Selden has stepped up security after an on-campus attack Thursday which police said landed a man in the hospital. The unidentified man suffered head injuries and was treated at Stony Brook University Medical Center,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Stony Brook University, Health and Safety at School, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Mom Accused of Killing Dogs; Faces Animal Cruelty Charges
wpix.comA Selden woman is facing animal cruelty charges after being accused of killing more than 20 dogs and burying them in her backyard, Suffolk County SPCA officials said Monday. According to Sharon McDonough's son, his mother routinely went on "power trips"...Tags: Animals, Dog (animal), Murder, Suffolk County (New York), Crimes
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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...Tags: Briarwood, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Storage, Yorktown (York, Virginia), Memphis
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B'khaven Dems name a rival for Lesko's GOP deputy
Spin CycleDemocrats are putting up the name of Selden committee member Joseph A. Turdik as a candidate on petitions to run against Republican Brookhaven town board member Kathy Walsh (in photo), who also serves as new town supervisor Mark Lesko???s......Tags: Government, Democratic Party, Republican Party, National Government, Politics
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Police: Mom Operated Concentration Camp For Dogs
Associated PressSELDEN, N.Y. -- Dozens of concerned pet owners have contacted authorities following the gruesome discovery of more than 20 animal carcasses in the backyard of a Long Island home, a scene described by one veteran SPCA official as something out of a...Tags: Homes, Long Island, Animals, Dog (animal), Prisons
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