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Beginnings: For two centuries after John Mowbray was given a royal patent in 1708 for the tract that included Brightwaters, nothing much disturbed the bucolic section of saltwater swamps, freshwater lakes and woods adjacent to Bay Shore. Real estate developer Thomas Benton Ackerson changed all that. He bought the Charles E. Phelps estate of several hundred acres to start a planned community.
Newsday Photo: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library, the community gave the library a street clock which started ticking at precisely 3:45 PM, 100 years to the day and the minute of the time the library received it's charter.
Newsday Photo: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library, the community gave the library a street clock which started ticking at precisely 3:45 PM, 100 years to the day and the minute of the time the library received it's charter.
Beginnings: For two centuries after John Mowbray was given a royal patent in 1708 for the tract that included Brightwaters, nothing much disturbed the bucolic section of saltwater swamps, freshwater lakes and woods adjacent to Bay Shore. Real estate developer Thomas Benton Ackerson changed all that. He bought the Charles E. Phelps estate of several hundred acres to start a planned community.
Newsday Photo: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library, the community gave the library a street clock which started ticking at precisely 3:45 PM, 100 years to the day and the minute of the time the library received it's charter.
Newsday Photo: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library, the community gave the library a street clock which started ticking at precisely 3:45 PM, 100 years to the day and the minute of the time the library received it's charter.
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Brightwaters board approves ambulance contract
NewsdayThe Brightwaters board of trustees has unanimously approved a controversial two-year, $110,000 ambulance contract. Mayor Joseph A. McNulty offered a mea culpa to residents at the Monday night meeting for having signed the contract last month with Bay...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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DAs: Separately, bookkeepers steal nearly $1M from employers
NewsdayBookkeepers in Merrick and Brightwaters were charged this week with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from their respective employers and spending the money on items ranging from personal bills to a lavish trip to the Super Bowl in New Orleans,...Tags: Thomas Spota, Judges, Lawyers, Punishment, Prosecution
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DA: Brightwaters woman stole $600G from company
NewsdayAuthorities said she wrote checks in excess of $240,000 to pay her personal credit card bills and charged more than $300,000 on a corporate credit card to fund vacations and buy tickets to sporting events -- including a trip to the 2013 Super Bowl in...Tags: Central Islip, Thomas Spota, Theft, Credit and Debt, Super Bowl XLVII
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National Grid writes check for restaurant recovery bills
NewsdaySuperstorm Sandy wrecked Molly Malone's in Bay Shore. Four feet of water flooded the bay-front restaurant, wreaking more than $500,000 in damage. After almost six months, owner Peter Higgins is still working to fully reopen in time for summer....Tags: Business, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Bay Shore, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Bay Shore, Long Island, Gearing For Irene's Wrath
pix11.comFriday was the calm before the storm throughout Long Island. Everyone is aware of Irene, but not many seemed too concerned. As more evacuations were announced and more first responders prepared to roll out, many homes did not have their windows boarded...Tags: The Home Depot, Long Island, Fire Island, Hurricane Irene (2011), Bay Shore
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Ex-Suffolk official a new top Paterson aide
Spin CycleLawrence Schwartz, a onetime top aide under Suffolk County Executive Pat Halpin, is joining Gov. David Paterson's office as a $178,000-a -year first deputy secretary, reporting directly to the Governor and another Long Islander, William Cunningham, who is...Tags: Long Island, Regional Authority, Parliament, David Paterson, Steve Levy
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