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Beginnings: Oyster Bay Town's hamlet of Locust Valley originally was part of a larger region called Matinecock, settled in 1667, that covered what is now northern Nassau County. The mostly English farmers in 1730 changed the local name to Buckram, probably after Buckenham, a town in Norfolk County, England, from which some of the pioneers had come. At a public meeting In 1856, the name became Locust Valley because of the many locust trees in the area.
Photo: Friends' Academy, Locust Valley (from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Friends' Academy, Locust Valley (from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Beginnings: Oyster Bay Town's hamlet of Locust Valley originally was part of a larger region called Matinecock, settled in 1667, that covered what is now northern Nassau County. The mostly English farmers in 1730 changed the local name to Buckram, probably after Buckenham, a town in Norfolk County, England, from which some of the pioneers had come. At a public meeting In 1856, the name became Locust Valley because of the many locust trees in the area.
Photo: Friends' Academy, Locust Valley (from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Friends' Academy, Locust Valley (from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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Cement Truck Collides With School Bus Leaving One Dead, Several Injured
pix11.com | @jeremy_tanner | @pix11narmeenAn accident between a school bus and a cement truck in Nassau County has killed one person and left multiple people injured, according to police. The collision occurred around 2:30 p.m. Monday afternoon at the intersection of Oyster Bay Rd. and...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Long Island Rail Road, Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents
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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: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Wethersfield, Stanford University, American Express Company, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania)
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Teacher Charged With Sexually Abusing 14 Students
A Long Island music teacher has been charged with sexually abusing at least 14 students that were under his supervision, authorities announced Wednesday.
According to Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, John E. Benstock, 47, of Bayville was...Tags: Long Island, Nassau County Police, Nassau County, Trials, Abusive Behavior
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From Twitter: Where were you 16 years ago during the O.J. Simpson pursuit?
Readers' Representative JournalThursday afternoon, The Times asked its followers on Twitter, "16 yr anniversary: Where were you when O.J. Simpson was being 'chased' in his Bronco through LA in 1994?" A post on the Comments Blog asking the same question had drawn......
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