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It was nicknamed Milltown because of the many mills -- gristmills, sawmills, paper, wool, cotton mills -- that operated on Patchogue waterways from as early as 1750. The village's permanent name may have derived from Pochaug or Paushag, which were the early settlers' interpretation of the name of Indians who lived in the vicinity.
Photo: East Main Street, Patchogue
Photo: East Main Street, Patchogue
It was nicknamed Milltown because of the many mills -- gristmills, sawmills, paper, wool, cotton mills -- that operated on Patchogue waterways from as early as 1750. The village's permanent name may have derived from Pochaug or Paushag, which were the early settlers' interpretation of the name of Indians who lived in the vicinity.
Photo: East Main Street, Patchogue
Photo: East Main Street, Patchogue
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Long Island Mother, Grandmother Busted For DWI, Had 3 Kids In Car: Cops
pix11.comSuffolk County Police arrested and charged a Bellport mother and grandmother Sunday with driving drunk with three children in the car. They say Zona Taylor, 43, of 752 Michigan Ave. was heading west on Montauk Highway in a 2005 Dodge Neon, when she got...Tags: Central Islip, Crime, Law and Justice, Patchogue, Motorvehicle Accidents, Long Island
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Is there any sense behind a bill that outlaws anonymous posts?
"Freedom of speech? ID first, please." This is basically what New York lawmakers Dean Murray (R-East Patchogue) and Thomas O'Mara (R-Big Flats) are calling for with the ironically named "Internet Protection Act." And exactly who will be protected?...Tags: Politics, Personal Data Collection, Freedom of the Press, Patchogue, Interior Policy
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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: Plandome, Westbury, Oakland (Orange, Florida), Farmingdale, Jackson Heights
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LI Cops: Murder Suspect Committed Suicide During Police Chase
wpix.comA man is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death before fatally shooting a friend and leading police on a chase which ultimately ended in his death, according to Suffolk County police. The incident unfolded around 2:30 a.m. when someone on Atlantic...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Injuries and Wounds, Suicide, Hospitals and Clinics, WPIX
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LI Mom Assaults Cop Trying to Seize Drug Paraphernalia
A Long Island woman scuffled with police Saturday when Suffolk County cops tried to seize crack pipes and hypodermic needles from her kitchen, police said.
Jessica Schiehsl, 36, was arrested Saturday with her 5-year-old and 4-month-old daughters nearby....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Patchogue, Long Island, Health, WPIX
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Stripper Businessman Busted for Fake Badges
EAST PATCHOGUE, N.Y. - A Suffolk County mail courier who operated a male stripper business on the side forged dozens of realistic-looking deputy sheriff's badges and ID cards and gave them to acquaintances, the Suffolk Sheriff's Department said yesterday....Tags: Politics, Central Islip, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Data Collection
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Charge in Hate-Slay Upgraded to Murder
The teen accused of wielding the knife in the fatal hate-crime stabbing of an Ecuadorean immigrant in Patchogue will face an upgraded charge of murder, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. And all seven Patchogue-Medford High School students...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Crimes, Judges, Health and Safety at School
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B'khaven cannot Tune out big-boxes and hire-freezes
Spin CycleHere's an unusual local dispatch on an unusual local proceeding, from Patrick Whittle: When the Brookhaven Town board declined to set a public hearing about a controversial East Patchogue Wal-Mart project, about 150 residents left Town Hall in a......Tags: Tommy Tune, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Patchogue
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Peeping Landlord Charged With Videotaping 16-Year-Old's Room
wpix.comSuffolk County Police arrested a landlord Wednesday who they say installed video and audio equipment to spy on a teenage girl at an East Patchogue home. Police say Louis Bosco, 44, installed several hidden cameras and an audio device in the girl's...Tags: Central Islip, Patchogue, WPIX, Prosecution, Suffolk County (New York)
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