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Beginnings: To its earliest settlers, the area was known as West Deer Park. But in the 1880s, the area was renamed Wyandance after a local brickyard, the Wyandance Brick and Terra Cotta Corp. It soon reverted to West Deer Park when the yard burned down in 1894. However, residents adopted Wyandanch, one of many spellings of the great Indian sachem's name, in 1903 to avoid confusion with neighboring Deer Park. Meanwhile, Wheatley Heights got its name from a 1913 housing development promoted by Bellerose businessman William Geiger.
Beginnings: To its earliest settlers, the area was known as West Deer Park. But in the 1880s, the area was renamed Wyandance after a local brickyard, the Wyandance Brick and Terra Cotta Corp. It soon reverted to West Deer Park when the yard burned down in 1894. However, residents adopted Wyandanch, one of many spellings of the great Indian sachem's name, in 1903 to avoid confusion with neighboring Deer Park. Meanwhile, Wheatley Heights got its name from a 1913 housing development promoted by Bellerose businessman William Geiger.
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Hearing set on plan to pay for pipe in Wyandanch
NewsdayBabylon Town officials have scheduled a public hearing on Tuesday on a plan to create an assessment area in Wyandanch and finance a water main pipe there if the area's revitalization fails to produce enough new residents to pay for the work. The Suffolk...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Lindenhurst (Babylon, New York)
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Nurse, minister Benetia Tekosky-Johnson dies
NewsdayBenetia Tekosky-Johnson, an Amityville nurse and minister who worked with jailed women, died May 9 at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip after surgery complications. She was 62. Her death was confirmed by a sister, Susan Tekosky-Banks of New...Tags: Nursing, SUNY Farmingdale, Dwayne Johnson, Nursing Homes, Copiague
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$30M ad plan to promote Sandy-hit region
NewsdayNew York State plans to spend $30 million on advertisements encouraging tourists to visit Long Island and other regions damaged by superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene or tropical storm Lee, officials said Thursday. The state also will focus money and...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Travel, Kevin Law, Tourism and Leisure, Tropical Storms
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Despite damage from Hurricane Sandy, residents of Long Island count their blessings on Thanksgiving
ReporterOn Long Island's southern shore, the piles of storm debris stretch for miles. In many communities, donations of food continue to provide a lifeline, but residents of the area say Hurricane Sandy has also helped them appreciate what's important in their...Tags: Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Long Island
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Victims In Fatal Long Island Crash Identified
wpix.comThe two people killed in that high-speed police chase on Long Island have been identified. Investigators have identified them as 36-year-old Rocco Coscia of Massapequa and 42-year-old Michael Griffin of Wyandanch. The crash happened yesterday morning...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Crimes, Criminals, West Babylon, Crime, Law and Justice
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Family Dispute Leaves 2 Dead, 1 Wounded
wpix.comA 30-year-old man from Wyandanch is accused of stabbing his wheelchair bound mother, stepfather and brother at their home on Jackson Street Monday morning, Suffolk County police said. Officers were called to the residence shortly around 8:10 a.m after...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Hospitals and Clinics, West Islip, Nassau University Medical Center, Family
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