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In the early years of its existence, Islip Town was owned entirely by a handful of wealthy men who ran it like feudal lords and didn't even bother to call a town meeting for a decade after the town was established.
Photo: People walk along the wooded path at the Gardiner County Park, West Islip. (Newsday / Daniel Goodrich )
Photo: People walk along the wooded path at the Gardiner County Park, West Islip. (Newsday / Daniel Goodrich )
In the early years of its existence, Islip Town was owned entirely by a handful of wealthy men who ran it like feudal lords and didn't even bother to call a town meeting for a decade after the town was established.
Photo: People walk along the wooded path at the Gardiner County Park, West Islip. (Newsday / Daniel Goodrich )
Photo: People walk along the wooded path at the Gardiner County Park, West Islip. (Newsday / Daniel Goodrich )
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Woman Fired After Giving Kidney To Her Boss
pix11.com | @pix11danForty-Seven year old Deborah Stevens is a sweet mother of two who thought she was doing something humane and simply out of the kindness of her heart which, in turn, seemed to backfire, big time. Stevens was an employee at the Atlantic Automotive Group...Tags: Politics, Human Rights, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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Funeral Services For ATF Agent Slain In Pharmacy Shooting
PIX11.com / @francescamaximeAn entire Long Island community was in mourning Friday, after losing one of their own, New Year's Eve weekend. ATF Special Agent John Capano was just trying to protect the public, when his life was cut far too short on New Year's Eve. Today, he'll be laid...Tags: Long Island, New Year's Day, Jericho, Eric Holder
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"Pot" Lollipops in Candy Stores Stir Outrage
pix11.comAnti-drug educators on Long Island were upset about reports that candy lollipops shaped like marijuana leaves are being sold in New York State stores, first discovered at delis in Buffalo. "If it's in Buffalo, it's on Long Island, it's everywhere,"...Tags: Long Island, Companies and Corporations, New York City Police Department, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Drugs and Medicines
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Angry Islip Homeowners Short-circuit Power Lines
Staff reporterThe power of the people got the plug pulled on power poles rising above homes in West Islip, Long Island. Town officials responded to outraged homeowners demands. and ordered the Long Island Power Company to immediately stop the project. Islip Supervisor...Tags: Long Island
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Several Wounded in Early Morning Shooting Outside LI Bar
Five people were shot and wounded early Saturday morning after a dispute erupted into gunfire outside a Long Island bar, authorities said.
According to Suffolk County Police, a group of men were arguing inside La Hamaca bar located on Bay Shore Road in...Tags: Legs, Long Island, Crimes, Injuries and Wounds, Eyewear
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Breast Cancer Bracelets Banned From Some LI Schools
Certain rubber bracelets supporting the awareness of breast cancer have been banned from some Long Island schools.
The bracelets worn mostly by teenagers -- some of which proclaim, "I Love Boobies" -- have been deemed inappropriate by school districts in...Tags: Breast Cancer, Breast, Long Island, Health, North Babylon
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Handicapped Man In Wheelchair Fatally Struck On Montauk Highway
A handicapped man traveling in a motorized wheelchair was fatally struck Wednesday morning, as he attempted to cross the Montauk Highway in West Islip, authorities said.
According to Suffolk County police, Gary Johnson, 55, of Dix Hills, was crossing the...Tags: Gary Johnson, Hospitals and Clinics, Mecca (Saudi Arabia), Dix Hills, Health
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"Boobie" Bracelets Being Banned At LI Schools
wpix.comLately, a lot of high school students on Long Island have been sporting bracelets that read: "I Love Boobies". The rubber wrist wear is meant to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. "It doesn't matter how it's raised ... just that it's getting...Tags: Breast, Breast Cancer, Long Island, Health, Diseases and Illnesses
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'Heavyset' Man Wanted For Stealing Over $2,000 From Wallet At McDonald's
wpix.comPolice in Suffolk County are searching for a man who stole more than $2,000 from a wallet left on a McDonald's counter in West Islip. Cops say the incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 22 at the McDonald's located on Sunrise Highway....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, McDonald's, Suffolk County (New York)
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Medic SUV On Way to Car Crash Collides Into Another Vehicle, 1 Dead
wpix.comA medical vehicle responding to a car crash ended up getting into a deadly collision itself in an Independence Day tragedy late Sunday in Bay Shore, Long Island. The crash occurred around 11:30 p.m. when a passenger in the car that the medical SUV hit,...Tags: Brentwood (Islip, New York), Transportation Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Bay Shore
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Intruder Shot, Killed Inside Long Island Home
WPIX.COMA man was shot and killed inside a Long Island home Monday night and Suffolk County police are investigating whether he knew the homeowner. Police arrived at 813 6th Street in West Babylon at about 7:30 p.m.on a report that a man was shot. They...Tags: Long Island, Hospitals and Clinics, West Babylon, Health, Crime, Law and Justice
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"Self-Defense" Gunman Talks After Fatally Shooting Intruder
wpix.com"It was self defense," is what Kenneth Messemer told PIX News exclusively Tuesday morning, regarding Messemer's fatally shooting a man who police call an intruder. When officers arrived at Messemer's home at 813 6th St. around 7:30 last night, they found...Tags: Long Island, Hospitals and Clinics, West Babylon, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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