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Beginnings: Rockaway Indians were Valley Stream's first residents, hunting in the forests alongside the area's several streams. Europeans first used the land for farming, dating to the late 1700s, and several small communities sprang up. There was Hungry Harbor, a settlement of squatters named for the status of its residents, along with Fosters Meadow toward the north and Tigertown to the northeast. The name Valley Stream dates to 1843, when Scottish immigrant Robert Pagan lobbied for a post office. The area remained rural for decades. The planked Merrick Road offered the first easy transportation from the area in 1853.
Beginnings: Rockaway Indians were Valley Stream's first residents, hunting in the forests alongside the area's several streams. Europeans first used the land for farming, dating to the late 1700s, and several small communities sprang up. There was Hungry Harbor, a settlement of squatters named for the status of its residents, along with Fosters Meadow toward the north and Tigertown to the northeast. The name Valley Stream dates to 1843, when Scottish immigrant Robert Pagan lobbied for a post office. The area remained rural for decades. The planked Merrick Road offered the first easy transportation from the area in 1853.
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Roundup: Green's big night helps Great Neck North
Samantha Green had 22 kills, 20 blocks and seven aces to help lead Great Neck North in a five-set win, 25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-16. Sacred Heart 3, Kellenberg 2: Kelly Bergin had 20 kills for Sacred Heart (5-3) in a 25-19, 20-25, 25-27, 25-22, 25-...Tags: New Hyde Park, Great Neck, Hyde Park
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2 robbed in Valley Stream mall lot
joseph.mallia@newsday.comTwo people were robbed at gunpoint Thursday night in the parking lot of the Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream, Nassau police said. It was 10:10 p.m. when a man, 21, and a woman, 19, were walking through the lot and two men came up to them and demanded... -
Service suspensions on LIRR this weekend
john.valenti@newsday.comTrack work will cause a suspension of some service on the Long Island Rail Road this weekend, forcing riders onto buses, railroad officials said. The Port Washington branch, Far Rockaway branch and West Hempstead branch will all see service affected....Tags: Hempstead, Far Rockaway, West Hempstead, Long Island Rail Road
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October 3: Economic crisis, Shea memories, revamping power plants
Earning the American Dream In recent years, economic news seemed positive. People were trading up to McMansions and nearly everyone with a pulse could qualify for a mortgage. Yet where was the corresponding rise in wages to support all this debt as...Tags: National Government, Long Island, Economic Policy, Federal Reserve, Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland)
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Cartoon Caption Contest Winners
Walt HandelsmanDavid Haavik of Duluth, MN was our winner with the caption pictured above. The 2 finalists were: Jim Lavery of Valley Stream, NY with the caption: "Final 120 days? Am I still President?" And Julie Waldman, from Oakland, CA......Tags: Oakland (Alameda, California)
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Roundup: Valley Stream North tops Sewanhaka
Kara Lee had 15 assists and 12 aces and Terri Collura added 12 kills to lead Valley Stream North to a 25-17, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21 win over Sewanhaka. VSN's Liana John chipped in nine kills. East Rockaway in four. Kaitlyn McCann had 27 assists and...Tags: West Babylon
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1 shot, 1 stabbed at N. Valley Stream home
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA Queens man armed with a handgun broke down the front door of a female acquaintance's home in North Valley Stream on Thursday and started shooting, police said. After the intruder shot a man who was inside the house the victim, despite being wounded,...Tags: Nassau University Medical Center, Police, Prosecution, Ridgewood, Police Arrests
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Counter proposal
peggy.brown@newsday.comNot that long ago, Kevin McGovern, owner of Mirage Studios in Valley Stream, specialized in installing faux finishes and decorative plaster. But then an architect he'd worked with suggested that the coming thing just might be concrete countertops for...Tags: National Government, Manhattan (New York City), Homes, Long Island, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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State: Nassau attorney's pension improper
sandra.peddie@newsday.comAlbert D'Agostino, the politically prominent Nassau attorney who got a six-figure public pension after the state retroactively approved 21 years of credit for him, must give up his pension and pay back the more than $600,000 he has collected, the New York...Tags: Health Treatments, Interior Policy, Wages and Pensions, Justice System, Pension and Welfare
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Gas stations eyed for deceptive practices
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office identified the following 43 Long Island gas stations as engaging in deceptive practices. The stations are being sent letters threatening civil penalties if they don't correct problems. Most of these stations are...Tags: Valero LP, Credit and Debt, Walt Whitman, Long Island, Transportation
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Suspect in NJ triple murder pleads not guilty
A man charged with murdering three members of a family in their Tenafly home pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Kang-Hyuk Choi wore an orange prison jumpsuit and a cast on his right arm that extended from his wrist to his elbow. He did not speak during the...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Murder, Prosecution, Personal Service, Tourism and Leisure
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N.Y. man charged with killing 3 in dispute about money
A fight about money led to the stabbing deaths of three North Jersey family members by a Long Island man, authorities said Monday. Less than three days after the badly decomposing bodies of his friend, the friend's mother and uncle were discovered in...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Long Island, Murder, Prosecution, Migration
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