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Plainview

Beginnings: A small kettle pond fed by a freshwater spring at the edge of the Hempstead Plains was the basis of Plainview's origins. The pond became a holy site for Indians, who valued rare sources of fresh water. They named the pond Moscopas, meaning ``hole of dirt and water,'' and the hill Manetto, a word for ``god.'' Hempstead settler Robert Williams purchased land west of Moscopas from the Matinecocks in 1648. The major European land purchase, however, was in 1695, when Thomas Powell's Bethpage Purchase extended north to Moscopas. A tiny farming community formed near the pond, taking the name Manetto Hill.
Photo: Plainview Old Bethpage Community Park on Washington Ave. in Plainvie...  Show more »
Beginnings: A small kettle pond fed by a freshwater spring at the edge of the Hempstead Plains was the basis of Plainview's origins. The pond became a holy site for Indians, who valued rare sources of fresh water. They named the pond Moscopas, meaning ``hole of dirt and water,'' and the hill Manetto, a word for ``god.'' Hempstead settler Robert Williams purchased land west of Moscopas from the Matinecocks in 1648. The major European land purchase, however, was in 1695, when Thomas Powell's Bethpage Purchase extended north to Moscopas. A tiny farming community formed near the pond, taking the name Manetto Hill.
Photo: Plainview Old Bethpage Community Park on Washington Ave. in Plainview. (Newsday / John Keating)  « Show less

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    May 11, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  1. BRIEF: Plainview man arrested in two assaults

    Newsday
    Nassau County police arrested a Plainview man Friday for his alleged involvement in two assaults that occurred in April. Detectives along with the Bureau of Special Operations officers arrested Lawrence Balter, 18, of 37 S. Oaks Blvd. at his home....
    2. May 8, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  2. Debris, truck fire delay LIE traffic

    Newsday
    Two incidents early Tuesday created headaches for drivers on the Long Island Expressway, including a truck fire in Brentwood that caused delays and a debris spill in Plainview that created a major roadway hazard. No one was injured in the truck fire,...

    Tags: Brentwood (Islip, New York), Nassau County, Traffic, Suffolk County (New York), Highway Transportation

    3. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  3. Developer unveils option for Huntington Station revamp

    Newsday
    A cleaners at the Long Island Rail Road station, a restaurant row and a place to meet and greet with live entertainment are among the top community businesses Huntington Station residents say they want. Those were the findings of a nearly yearlong study...

    Tags: Huntington Station, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Research, Wedding Products and Services, Services and Shopping

    4. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  4. Hicksville man charged in 3 separate bank heists

    Newsday
    A Hicksville man robbed three Nassau County banks in a four-month span, including one in which he was armed with a handgun, Robbery Squad detectives said Tuesday. Evan Kerpen, 34, of 23 Myers Ave., faces three counts of first-degree robbery and three...

    Tags: Bank Robbery, Hicksville, Theft, Bank of America Corp.

    5. Apr 28, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  5. BRIEF: Cops: Armed man robbed Plainview bank

    Newsday
    Police are looking for a man armed with a black handgun who robbed a Plainview bank Saturday morning. Nassau County police said the man went to the Bank of America located at 565 South Oyster Bay Rd. and presented a note to a female teller, demanding...

    Tags: Theft, Bank of America Corp.

    6. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  6. Ayhan Hassan: What's on the menu

    Newsday
    Ayhan Hassan is the driving force behind nine eateries on Long Island. They may be divided into four brands, each offering a similar mix of Mediterranean dishes with influences from Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and the Middle East. All attract large family...

    Tags: Seafood, Restaurants, Dining and Drinking, Long Island, Breads

    7. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Dating in an age of multiple divorces

    With divorce rates in the U.S. consistently reported at 30 to 50 percent, odds are pretty good that anyone on the dating scene is dancing, dining and moviegoing with someone who has been divorced, and often more than once.
    With divorce rates in the U.S. consistently reported at 30 to 50 percent, odds are pretty good that anyone on the dating scene is dancing, dining and moviegoing with someone who has been divorced, and often more than once. Relationship experts don't...

    Tags: Divorce, Harvard University, Psychology, Family, Human Interest

    8. Nov 9, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  8. Rage In Oceanside As Power-Less Residents Attack Politicians

    They cursed and they yelled outside a public school in Oceanside on Friday. About 700 residents of this town in southern Nassau County faced off against their local, elected officials, including the Town Supervisor, enraged that they 're still without power, 12 days after super storm Sandy flooded their homes and knocked down their utility poles.
    pix11.com | @murphypix
    They cursed and they yelled outside a public school in Oceanside on Friday. About 700 residents of this town in southern Nassau County faced off against their local, elected officials, including the Town Supervisor, enraged that they 're still without...

    Tags: Long Island Power Authority, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Mineola, Oceanside (Hempstead, New York), Nassau County

    9. Feb 21, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  9. Crime On The Rise In Nassau County: Report

    If you live in Nassau County, you are more likely now than you were this time last year to be burglarized. Recently released crime statistics show burglaries are up countywide.
    pix11.com | @lifeofareporter
    If you live in Nassau County, you are more likely now than you were this time last year to be burglarized. Recently released crime statistics show burglaries are up countywide. "This might be a blib," said East Meadow resident James Pollack. According...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Bethpage, Nassau County, Jericho, New York City Police Department

    10. Sep 1, 2011 |Story| Daily Pilot

  10. On Theater: New theater season off and running

    No sooner does September check in than local stage productions flood in. The honor of kicking off the 2011-12 season goes to the Costa Mesa Playhouse. This weekend it revives Noel Coward's ghostly comedy "Blithe Spirit." That's the antique chuckler about...

    Tags: Judges, Sherlock Holmes (movie), Theater, Jane Austen, Neil Simon

    11. Sep 7, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. 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: Albert Reynolds, Salem (New London, Connecticut), Stock Market, Great Neck, Plainfield (Will, Illinois)

    12. Sep 29, 2011 |Story| Daily Pilot

  12. Creationism: 'Gobbledy gook' or fact?

    Plainview, Kan., exists in Catherine Trieschmann's imagination.
    Plainview, Kan., exists in Catherine Trieschmann's imagination. But the playwright is no stranger to the actual fertile flatlands of the Great Plains, the threat of tornadoes that hangs above the American heartland's sky and its charged social issues....

    Tags: Science, Washington, DC, FEMA, Genesis (music group), Church and State Relations

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