Highlights
Beginnings: When the Long Island Rail Road reached what is now Medford in 1843, it was a good connection for the stagecoach line that ran between Patchogue and Port Jefferson along what was Stage Road (now Route 112). People started coming from miles around to get their mail. The soil was poor for farming, but the woods offered copious lumbering, and there were miles of land to be sold. The railroad held an auction in New York City in 1850 to peddle lots. The O.L. Schwenke Land & Investment Co. bought four square miles, and sold 25-by-100-foot lots for $10 to $75.
Photo: The Railroad Station, Medford from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: The Railroad Station, Medford from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Beginnings: When the Long Island Rail Road reached what is now Medford in 1843, it was a good connection for the stagecoach line that ran between Patchogue and Port Jefferson along what was Stage Road (now Route 112). People started coming from miles around to get their mail. The soil was poor for farming, but the woods offered copious lumbering, and there were miles of land to be sold. The railroad held an auction in New York City in 1850 to peddle lots. The O.L. Schwenke Land & Investment Co. bought four square miles, and sold 25-by-100-foot lots for $10 to $75.
Photo: The Railroad Station, Medford from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
Photo: The Railroad Station, Medford from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909
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Gov. Cuomo: Lowe's to Distribute Over 22,000 Thanksgiving Meals to Sandy Victims
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Lowe’s will be distributing more than 22,000 traditional, family-style Thanksgiving meals from Boston Market to families in the hardest hit communities of Hurricane Sandy. These heat-and-serve dinners...
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Obituary: Harold Brenner
MALDEN, Mass. — Harold Brenner, 90, of Medford, Mass., entered eternal rest peacefully on Nov. 11, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Brenner was a World War II Navy veteran who enlisted on Dec. 8, 1941, and served as Chief Electricians...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), New York City, Lymphoma, Robert Goldstein, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Metal band Lamb of God to salute U.S. military with new video project
Lamb of God, the Richmond-based metal band, is paying tribute to America's armed forces with a new video. The band is asking family members of service men and women to submit photos of their loved ones for use in a clip. "Lamb of God is looking to...
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NYPD Cop Stole Guns From His Fellow Officers To Pay For Drugs
pix11.com | @murphypixAn NYPD patrol officer admitted he stole 9mm guns from the lockers of fellow cops in Manhattan’s 9th Precinct, because he was addicted to painkillers--and had to pay off his drug dealer. 31 year old Police Officer, Nicholas Mina, was arraigned in...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Weapon Control, Photography and Video, Manhattan (New York City), Firearms
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From Summa Cum Laude...to Selling Oxy on Craig's List
pix11.com | @murphypixA former “tech” millionaire busted in a gun-running ring with a New York City cop two weeks ago was slapped with new criminal charges on Friday. The Special Narcotics Prosecutor said she was pushing painkillers like Oxycontin on Craig’s...Tags: Real Estate Sellers, Pain, Drug Trafficking, New York University, OxyContin (drug)
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Long Island Pharmacies Taking Action To Prevent Armed Robberies
PIX11.com / @jaydownycPharmacists on Long Island operating smaller independent shops are taking their personal safety to another level. Without citing specific data, Nassau and Suffolk County officials say they've noticed a spike in the number of applications for gun permits....Tags: Prescription Drugs, Theft, WPIX, New Year's Day, Health and Medical Professionals
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Pill-Popping Thugs Hijack Trucks on I-95
pix11.com | @wpixOn the same day official mourning began for a federal agent gunned down while trying to stop a pharmacy robbery, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York called for the Drug Enforcement Administration--DEA--to start sharing information about violent,...Tags: Nassau County, Vicodin (drug), Merrick, Long Island, Cancer
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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: Hanover (Anne Arundel, Maryland), East Patchogue, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Merrick, Riverdale (Bronx, New York)
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Suspects In Long Island Pharmacy Massacre Plead Guilty
The gunman who went on a shooting rampage, killing four people in cold blood at a Long Island pharmacy all in a quest for prescription drugs, pleaded guilty to murder charges Thursday.
David Laffer, 33, pleaded guilty to first degree murder and robbery...Tags: Crimes, Theft, Murder, Punishment, Judges
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We Had No Warning Before Pharmacy Murders: Suffolk Police
pix11.comA very angry Suffolk County Police Commissioner is lashing out against a Newsday report, which states his cops might have prevented the Medford pharmacy massacre in June, if they'd seized David Laffer's licensed pistols, five months before the suspect...Tags: Prisons, Defense, Health, Suffolk County Police, Lawyers
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Wife In 'Medford Massacre' Case Will Not Face Murder Charge
pix11.comMelinda Brady, the alleged architect behind the "Medford Massacre", will not be facing murder charges. "The law is simply as such that we cannot charge her with murder," said Suffolk County District Attorney Tom Spota. The announcement on Tuesday...Tags: Crimes, Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder
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Gunman Behind Long Island Pharmacy Massacre Sentenced To Life
The gunman who went on a shooting rampage, killing four people in cold blood at a Long Island pharmacy all in a quest for prescription drugs, will spend the rest of his life in prison.
On Thursday, a judge sentenced David Laffer to consecutive...Tags: Crimes, Massacres, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Prescription Drugs, Prisons
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