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Plainview began as a central holy site for Long Island Native Americans. After the
retreat of glaciers, a small kettle pond was left, by the corner of present-day Manetto Hill
and Old Country Roads, to collect fresh water at the edge of Hempstead Plains.
Mascopas pond, meaning “hole of dirt and water” was a valued source of water to the natives.
The area surrounding this once sacred Manetto Hill became a prosperous for later
settlers with the expansion of the railroad into nearby Hicksville. This gave farmers access
to markets in Brooklyn, Queens and New York City. The name Plainview came about when
the abundant population had need for a post office. The Manetto Hill area was originally
denied because a town further upstate had a similar name. In order to satisfy their need for a
post office, the residents decided the name Plainview aptly suited the area because of the prairie
vistas from the top of the hill.
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Director, Ms. Rhoda Orenstein |
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Second Precinct |
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Eighth Precinct |
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11 Warren Place |
Plainview- Old Bethpage School District
Superintendent
Dr. Martin G. Brooks 516 937 6301
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School Board
Jonathan Mosenson, President
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Report Card
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School
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Web Site
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Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS (9-12) |
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Howard B. Mattlin Middle School (5-8) |
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Plainview-Old Bethpage MS (5-8) |
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Parkway Elementary School (1-4) |
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Old Bethpage Elementary School (1-4) |
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Stratford Road Elementary School (1-4) |
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Report Card |
Pasadena Elementary School (1-4) 3 Richard Court Plainview, NY 11803 516 937 2785 |
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Plainview Old Bethpage Kindergarten Center (K) |
Private
Good Shepherd Lutheran School (elem)
99 Central Park Road
Plainview, NY 11803
Linda Grund, Director
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County (elem)
Joyce Road School
25 County Drive
Plainview, NY 11803
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Renee Hochhauser, Principal
St. John Baptist de La Salle Regional Catholic School
Plainview Campus
270 Washington Avenue
Plainview, NY 11803-4035
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Montessori Children’s School, Inc
95 Floral Drive
Plainview, NY 11803
Diane Beatty, Director
541-6365
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Civic associations
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Contact information
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Civic Associations |
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Old Bethpage Civic Association, Inc.
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12 Voorhis Drive |
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Plainview-Old Bethpage Senior Club |
Rachel Staigno, Director |
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Peter Cherry, Grand Knight |
Nassau County
Executive Tom Suozzi
1 West Street
Mineola, NY 11501
Oyster Bay
Supervisor John Venditto
516 624 6350
Oyster Bay, New York
Town Web Site
Town Phone Directory
Plainview Chamber of Commerce
President, Donna Goldstein
PO Box 577
Plainview, NY 11803
Cultural Arts Playhousee
714 Old Bethpage Rd.
Old Bethpage, NY
(516) 694-3330
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Bethpage Restoration
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Plainview/ Old Bethpage Heraldd
http://www.antonnews.com/plainviewoldbethpageherald