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Beginnings: The land was part of a royal patent obtained by William Nicoll, a wealthy New York City politician, in 1697, certifying his purchases from the Secatogue Indians. But there was almost no colonial settlement until 1848, when Alexander McCotter bought about 5,000 acres and offered small tracts for sale. The first church, Presbyterian, was built in 1863 and became St. John's Lutheran Church about the turn of the century. It is a town-designated historic structure.
Photo: View from above the Pressbox of the P.A.L. Sports Complex baseball playing field in Holbrook. (Photo by Patrick Oehler)
Photo: View from above the Pressbox of the P.A.L. Sports Complex baseball playing field in Holbrook. (Photo by Patrick Oehler)
Beginnings: The land was part of a royal patent obtained by William Nicoll, a wealthy New York City politician, in 1697, certifying his purchases from the Secatogue Indians. But there was almost no colonial settlement until 1848, when Alexander McCotter bought about 5,000 acres and offered small tracts for sale. The first church, Presbyterian, was built in 1863 and became St. John's Lutheran Church about the turn of the century. It is a town-designated historic structure.
Photo: View from above the Pressbox of the P.A.L. Sports Complex baseball playing field in Holbrook. (Photo by Patrick Oehler)
Photo: View from above the Pressbox of the P.A.L. Sports Complex baseball playing field in Holbrook. (Photo by Patrick Oehler)
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Three Retrievers named All-America East
Three UMBC women’s players were named to the All-America East conference teams, including defender Jamie Fahey, who was honored for the third straight year. Fahey (Loch Raven) and midfielder Kirsten Bilney (Mount Hebron) made the first team...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Boston, Ellicott City, Darien (Fairfield, Connecticut), Albany Great Danes
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BRIEF: Cops: Motorist on LIE shoulder struck by dislodged tire
NewsdayA motorist standing on the shoulder of the Long Island Expressway near Exit 61 in Holbrook on Wednesday afternoon was critically injured when he tried to stop one of two tires that had dislodged from a passing truck from hitting his vehicle, police said....Tags: Long Island Expressway, Stony Brook University, Suffolk County Police
May 2, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
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