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Beginnings: There wasn't much at Coram before 1750. For the earliest white settlers, it was a stop along the route from Setauket to Mastic. In fact, its name is derived from the Indian word Wincoram, meaning "a passage between hills or a valley.''
Photo: A scene near Coram from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: A scene near Coram from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Beginnings: There wasn't much at Coram before 1750. For the earliest white settlers, it was a stop along the route from Setauket to Mastic. In fact, its name is derived from the Indian word Wincoram, meaning "a passage between hills or a valley.''
Photo: A scene near Coram from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: A scene near Coram from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
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NY man wearing 'I'm a drunk' shirt accused of DWI
CORAM, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man wearing a T-shirt declaring "I'm a drunk" is facing DWI charges after a collision with a police car. Suffolk County police arrested 23-year-old Kevin Daly of Coram. They say he crashed into an officer's vehicle... -
LI Man Wearing T-Shirt Proclaiming 'I'm A Drunk' Arrested For DWI
As revered poet Maya Angelou once wrote, when "someone tells you who they are -- believe them."
That was truly the case for one Long Island man who was sporting a t-shirt proclaiming "I'm a drunk" when he crashed his vehicle with a Suffolk County...Tags: Suffolk County Police, Suffolk County (New York), Maya Angelou, Injuries and Wounds, Police Arrests
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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: Brooklyn (New York City), Essex (Kankakee, Illinois), Aon PLC, Stapleton, Riverside (Cook, Illinois)
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Youngest and Oldest Victims Of LI Pharmacy Murders Being Laid To Rest
PIX11.comThe 17 year-old girl and 71 year-old man killed in the quadruple shooting at a Long Island pharmacy on Fathers' Day were laid to rest today, while the man charged with killing them and two others remains in jail, having been denied bail. The funeral...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Crimes, Lawyers, Health
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Mom Arrested, Left Kids Home Alone To Get Nails Done
A mom on Long Island is under arrest after leaving her two young boys - ages 2 and 5 - home alone for nearly three hours while she went to get her nails done, PIX News has learned.
According to Suffolk County police, Jennifer Gonzalez, 24, of Coram was...Tags: Children, Prosecution, Suffolk County (New York), WPIX, Police Arrests
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Employee Shot, Killed Inside Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - An employee was shot Wednesday inside the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and died soon afterward, and a suspect was in custody, the casino's CEO said.
The employee, whose name was not immediately released, was a shift manager...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Donald Trump, Crime, Law and Justice, Hotels and Accommodations, Lotteries
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B'khaven GOP chair slams Dems over 'mini-rally'
Spin CycleBrookhaven Republican chairman Jesse Garcia has lambasted Democratic Highway Superintendent John Rouse and new Supervisor Mark Lesko (photo)* for holding what he termed a ???mini-political rally??? at highway yard in Coram last week. Garcia???s...Tags: Employees, Republican Party, Democratic National Conventions, Career and Workplace
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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: Selden, Suffolk County Police, Centereach, Crime, Law and Justice, Verizon Communications
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Results are listed in alphabetical order. Times listed indicate when runners crossed the finish line, not their elapsed time. The timing chip is not activated until the runners reach the starting line. Some hometowns were not available. Information...Tags: Vacaville, Wichita (Sedgwick, Kansas), Michigan City, Takoma Park (Montgomery, Maryland), Georgia
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Oct 14, 2002
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