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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: Inside Shands General Store on West Main Street, about 1915.
Photo: Inside Shands General Store on West Main Street, about 1915.
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: Inside Shands General Store on West Main Street, about 1915.
Photo: Inside Shands General Store on West Main Street, about 1915.
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Howard Felkey
Howard James Felkey, 70, Black Hawk, died on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center. A visitation will be held at the Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church in Black Hawk on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Funeral services will...
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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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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: Vehicles, Motorvehicle Accidents, Long Island, East Patchogue, Services and Shopping
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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: Personal Data Collection, East Patchogue, Interior Policy, Politics, Freedom of the Press
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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: Financial Services, Gomez (music group), Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Hampshire, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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Pharmacy Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
PIX11.comQuadruple murder suspect David Laffer, the man police believe shot and killed four people in cold blood at a Long Island pharmacy earlier this week, pleaded not guilty in court Thursday to murder charges. Laffer, 33, along with his wife Melinda Brady...Tags: Murder, Human Interest, Medford, Theft, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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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: WPIX, Hospitals and Clinics, Murder, Health, East Patchogue
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LIRR CUSTOMERS ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUG. 26
MEDIA ADVISORY: LIRR CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUGUST 26 MTA Long Island Rail Road is advising customers to expect significant schedule changes and delays during Thursday's morning and...Tags: Jamaica, Montauk, Cold Spring Harbor, Far Rockaway, Hicksville
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Teen To Be Arraigned For Stealing $200 From Eldery Man
wpix.comSuffolk County Police have arrested a teenager who robbed $200 from an elderly man in Patchogue on Tuesday. According to police, 79-year-old Rosario Parrino was walking on North Ocean Avenue at 4:40 p.m. when he encountered 19-year-old Wesley Thorne....Tags: WPIX, Teen-agers, Suffolk County Police, Central Islip, Theft
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Patchogue mayor's town pay exceeds state limits
Spin CycleBrookhaven's new deputy supervisor for economic development, Paul Pontieri, left, gets a part-time $60,000 salary which is double that allowed under state limits, but the impact of the restriction will not take effect until next year because half the........Tags: Economic Policy, Career and Workplace, Local Elections, Civil and Public Service, Government
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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: WPIX, Drugs and Medicines, Long Island, Health, East Patchogue
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Wycliffe Johnson dies at 47; helped modernize dancehall music genre
Times Staff And Wire ReportsWycliffe "Steely" Johnson, a keyboardist and producer who helped steer Jamaican music for nearly two decades and modernize the dancehall genre, has died. He was 47. Johnson died Sept. 1 at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in Patchogue, N.Y., following a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Death, New York City, Jamaica, Health
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