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Freeport began billing itself as the ``Boating and Fishing Capital of the East'' in the 1940s, but its shoreline has been attracting visitors for hundreds of years - and not always for legal purposes.
Photo: Main Street, Freeport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Main Street, Freeport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Freeport began billing itself as the ``Boating and Fishing Capital of the East'' in the 1940s, but its shoreline has been attracting visitors for hundreds of years - and not always for legal purposes.
Photo: Main Street, Freeport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: Main Street, Freeport (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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Freeport, Plains sweeten deal for shareholders
ReutersNEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc and Plains Exploration & Production Co said they would pay shareholders more in dividends if they approved the miner's roughly $6 billion takeover offer for Plains. Shareholders are set to...Tags: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, Plains Exploration & Production Company, Shareholders
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BRIEF-Paulson & Co to support Freeport-Plains deal
ReutersNEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - * PAULSON & CO SAYS WILL VOTE ALL ITS PLAINS EXPLORATION SHARES IN FAVOR OF TAKEOVER BY FREEPORT-MCMORAN * PAULSON & CO SAYS OWNS 12.8 MLN PLAINS SHARES, OR APPROXIMATELY 9.9 PCT, AS OF THE RECORD DATE -
U.S. natgas futures up 2 pct on warmer weather outlook
Reuters* Front month still below recent 21-month high * Weather forecasts turning warmer for most of nation By Eileen Houlihan NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures rose more than 2 percent early on Monday as the return of weekday industrial...Tags: New York Mercantile Exchange, Weather Reports, Weather, National Weather Service, Energy Resources
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PREVIEW-Freeport shares could rise regardless of Plains vote outcome
ReutersBy Michael Erman and Julie Gordon May 17 (Reuters) - Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc appears to be in a win-win situation as Plains Exploration shareholders prepare for Monday's vote on the miner's nearly $6 billion takeover bid, part of its...Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, McMoRan Exploration Company, Non Ferrous Metal, Politics
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FACTBOX-Freeport becomes second US LNG plant to win export approval
ReutersNEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Freeport LNG, one of the first natural gas importers to switch gears and target exports, has been given the green light by U.S. regulators to sell frozen gas to non-Free Trade nations, with Japanese utilities and BP Plc...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Dow Chemical Co., Imports, Osaka (Japan), Trade Dispute
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Plains CEO urges shareholders to back Freeport deal
ReutersMay 13 (Reuters) - The chief executive of Plains Exploration & Production Co urged shareholders on Monday to vote in favor of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's proposed takeover of the energy company. The open letter from CEO James Flores follows...Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., Petroleum Industry, Stock Market, Companies and Corporations, Investments
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NICE restores Hicksville-Jones Beach service
NewsdayIt will be easier than it has been in years to take a bus to Jones Beach this summer. The Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) has announced the reinstatement of summer bus service between Hicksville and Jones Beach beginning on May 25. The N87 line...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Public Transportation, Travel Deals, Gardens and Parks
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CR Intrinsic says it will vote against Freeport energy deal
ReutersMay 6 (Reuters) - CR Intrinsic said on Monday it plans to vote against Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's acquisition of Plains Exploration & Production Company because it undervalues the oil and gas company. The acquisition is part of Freeport's big...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Politics, CR Intrinsic Investors, LLC, Plains Exploration & Production Company, SAC Capital Advisors
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Freeport man thanks hero who saved him and his puppy
NewsdayNick Secchi of Freeport Wednesday got to personally thank the man who saved him and his puppy from a life-threatening episode about seven weeks ago. "It was awesome," said Secchi, 49, who had been looking for the man who gave him a hand when he became...Tags: Hypothermia, Hurricane Sandy (2012), New York City
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BRIEF: Man arrested in assault at Roosevelt store
NewsdayA Freeport man bothering customers of a Roosevelt meat market Sunday stabbed a store employee who tried to intercede, Nassau County police said. Anthony J. Bradley, 60, is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday on a charge of first-degree assault at First...Tags: Roosevelt
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School Notebook: State Science Olympiad winner
NewsdayThe Three Village Central School District swept the state level of the 2013 New York State Science Olympiad and will go on to compete nationally next month. Earlier this month, teams from Ward Melville High School and Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School,...Tags: West Islip, Lobbying, Politics, Delphi Corp, Teaching and Learning
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Cruise ships, airlines make way for Hurricane Irene
The Baltimore SunIf you had Caribbean dreams in your travel plans for this week, they’re fading rapidly into reality with the arrival of Hurricane Irene, a powerful storm that has targeted Puerto RIco, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas and potentially the entire...Tags: National Hurricane Center, Bahamas, Travel, Dominican Republic, Outer Banks
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