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Beginnings: The Algonquians roamed its shores for thousands of years. But it took the English barely two generations after landing on Long Island in 1640 to make Mastic their own. By the early 1700s, the Floyds, the Nicolls, the Woodhulls and the Smiths had carved huge estates out of the ragged-edged peninsula jutting into Moriches Bay. One of the principal landowners, Col. William (Tangier) Smith, died in 1705 and left his property to his descendants. Four years later they began construction of a manor house at Mastic that still stands.
Photo: Mastic River, Mastic (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Mastic River, Mastic (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Beginnings: The Algonquians roamed its shores for thousands of years. But it took the English barely two generations after landing on Long Island in 1640 to make Mastic their own. By the early 1700s, the Floyds, the Nicolls, the Woodhulls and the Smiths had carved huge estates out of the ragged-edged peninsula jutting into Moriches Bay. One of the principal landowners, Col. William (Tangier) Smith, died in 1705 and left his property to his descendants. Four years later they began construction of a manor house at Mastic that still stands.
Photo: Mastic River, Mastic (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Mastic River, Mastic (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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Shares of Ply Gem Holdings rise in market debut
ReutersMay 23 (Reuters) - Shares of Ply Gem Holdings Inc, which makes building products for homes, rose as much as 10 percent in their market debut, valuing the company at about $1.5 billion, as investors tap into companies that cater to the recovering U.S....Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Stock Market
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Ply Gem shares rise in NYSE debut
Reuters(Reuters) - Shares of building products maker Ply Gem Holdings Inc rose as much as 14 percent in their market debut, valuing the company at about $1.55 billion, as investors tap into companies catering to the recovering U.S. housing market. Ply Gem...Tags: Stock Market, House Building, William Lyon Homes Incorporated, Robin Williams, Initial Public Offerings
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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: Woods (music group), Harvey, Matt Forte, Montauk, Greenwood
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Gas Leak Spurs Evacuation Of 900 Long Island Homes
Associated PressA leak in a large propane gas tank at a suburban shopping center forced residents out of 900 homes before dawn on New Year's Day and shut down a swath of roads and railroad service for hours on eastern Long Island. The leak in the 30,000-gallon...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Emergency Planning, Disasters and Accidents, New York City, Social Issues
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Cops: Mom Caught Driving Drunk With Child In Car
wpix.comA Long Island mom -- traveling along with her three-year-old daughter -- was busted Thursday for driving drunk after she crashed into a parked car. The incident occurred in front of 36 Robinwood St., in Mastic around 12:45 a.m. According to Suffolk...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Drunk Driving, WPIX, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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LI Construction Worker Shot Dead In His Car
wpix.comA construction worker was shot to death while he was sitting in his car in Lake Ronkonkoma Monday morning, Suffolk County police said. Raymond Hirt, 51, a construction worker from Mastic Beach, was parked on Beach Street, just south of nearby...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), WPIX, Hospitals and Clinics, Stony Brook University, Career and Workplace
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Cops: Couple Staged Kidnapping Hoax For Ransom Money
wpix.comA Long Island couple are in police custody after staging a fake kidnapping in order to obtain money from a parent, Suffolk County police announced Monday. Stephanie Benatatos, 21, and her boyfriend Zifiris "John" Valsamis, 24, apparently made telephone...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), WPIX, Theft, Mastic Beach, Prosecution
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Cops: Suspects Beat Victim While Making Anti-Gay Remarks
Two women and one man were arrested Monday after police say they brutally attacked a female while making numerous anti-gay remarks about the victim's sexual orientation. The incident happened on Gooseberry Drive in Mastic Beach just after 7 p.m.,...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Gays and Lesbians, WPIX, Crime, Law and Justice, Mastic Beach
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85-Thousand Pounds of Trash Removed From Home
A Long Island father and son who accumulated nearly 85,000 pounds of garbage on their property are facing thousands of dollars in fines, Suffolk County officials said.
Code enforcement officials removed the mounds of rubbish, which required 10 garbage...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), WPIX, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Long Island
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Woman Claims Rape By Suffolk Jail Officer
A female prisoner at the Suffolk County jail was beaten, sodomized, raped and impregnated by a correction officer in May, according to a notice of claim filed last week that asks for $50 million in damages from the county.
The Mastic Beach woman, whom...Tags: Florida, Rape, Sayville, Mastic Beach, Prisons
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Cops: Man Made Nearly 300 Phony 911 Calls
wpix.comA Long Island man is under arrest for making 31 false 911 calls over the past three weeks, and Suffolk County police believe he is responsible for up to 300 more phone calls. The stream of calls to 911 began on August 31, when the system became...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), WPIX, Disasters and Accidents, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge Halts Tribe's Cigarette Sales To Nonmembers
john.riley@newsday.comIn a decision that could put a significant crimp in untaxed cigarette sales from the Poospatuck tribal reservation in Mastic, a federal judge has granted New York City's request for an injunction against sales to nonmembers of the Indian tribe. U.S....Tags: Politics, Prosecution, State Budgets, Crime, Law and Justice, Michael Bloomberg
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