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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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BRIEF: Cops: Coram man seriously hurt in motorcycle crash
NewsdayA Coram man was seriously injured Sunday when he crashed a motorcycle into a tree in Medford, Suffolk County police said. Michael Bray, 21, of Norfleet Lane, was not wearing a helmet -- and suffered serious injuries in the crash on Bellport Avenue at 6:...Tags: Stony Brook University, Medford, Coram, Hospitals and Clinics, Motorvehicle Accidents
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BRIEF: E. Patchogue man seriously injured by car
NewsdayA 52-year-old East Patchogue man struck by a car early Friday was in critical condition at Stony Brook University Hospital with head injuries, Suffolk County police said Friday night. Police said Robert Raymer was crossing East Main Street at Grove...Tags: Stony Brook University, Central Islip, Motorvehicle Accidents, Patchogue, Transportation Accidents
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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: Punishment, Central Islip, Prisons, Vehicles, Motorvehicle Accidents
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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: Interior Policy, Freedom of the Press, Patchogue, Personal Data Collection
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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, Franklin Park, Armed Forces, Sundance Film Festival, Michael Williams
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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: Long Island Expressway, Injuries and Wounds, WPIX, Hospitals and Clinics, Murder
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Father Overdosed On Heroin While Caring For Children
wpix.comA Shirley man was arrested and charged Sunday after he overdosed on heroin at his home while looking after his children, Suffolk County Police said. According to authorities, officers discovered Thomas Koch unresponsive at the Lombardy Drive home at...Tags: Children, Central Islip, Shirley, WPIX, Hospitals and Clinics
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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, WPIX, Prosecution, Patchogue, Suffolk County Police
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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: Drugs and Medicines, WPIX, Patchogue, Criminals, Long Island
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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: Central Islip, Trials, Interior Policy, Patchogue, 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: Laws, Trials, Prosecution, Death, Defendants
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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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