Curious neighbors, true crime buffs and media gathered outside alleged serial killer Rex A. Heuermann's home after the news broke, in one of four simultaneously surreal scenes across the Island and in Manhattan.
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Some historians hope commemorations will focus on more than just the battles between patriots and loyalists, but include the history of the first peoples of Long Island.