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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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BRIEF: LI charity ale nets $58G for Sandy relief
NewsdayA beer brewed as a collaborative charity effort by eight Long Island breweries has raised $58,000 for relief efforts after superstorm Sandy. Food bank Long Island Cares and Barrier Brewing, an Oceanside brewery that was devastated by Sandy's...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Great South Bay, New York City, Long Island, Oceanside (Hempstead, New York)
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Boater rescued from Fire Island inlet stranding
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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: Medford, Coram, East Patchogue, Hospitals and Clinics, Stony Brook University
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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: Central Islip, East Patchogue, Stony Brook University, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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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: Central Islip, Long Island, East Patchogue, Suffolk County Police, 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: Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy, East Patchogue, Freedom of the Press
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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
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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: Theft, Roman Catholicism, Forest Hills, Trials, Government
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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: East Patchogue, Hospitals and Clinics, Stony Brook University, Assault, Suicide
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LIRR CUSTOMERS ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUG. 26
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