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Christopher Verga

Bay Shore
As seen in: Fire Island News, Greater Long Island, Newsday, CounterPunch, Long Island Press, Dan's Papers, GreaterBayShore, GreaterBabylon
Covers:  History, politics and environmental news
Doesn't Cover: Sports
Columnist for Fire Island News, writer, High School Social Studies Teacher, Adjunct at Suffolk Community College and John Jay College.
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LI police shooting in 1946 was met with anger. Then silence.

LI police shooting in 1946 was met with anger. Then silence.

"The Ferguson Brothers Lynchings on Long Island: A Civil Rights Catalyst" revisits the killing of 2 Black men…

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Bike Packing: A Unique Camping Experience on Fire Island - Fire Island News

Bike Packing: A Unique Camping Experience on Fire Island - Fire Island News

"A 15- to 20-mile ride with a heavy bike in soft sand and an additional mile or two by foot is not for everyo…

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Cuban Giants: First Black Baseball League - Fire Island News

Cuban Giants: First Black Baseball League - Fire Island News

By Christopher Verga Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the major leagues and before Satchel P…

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The Battle for Long Islanders' Souls and Minds: Holy Name Society's Fight against the Ku Klux Kla...

The Battle for Long Islanders' Souls and Minds: Holy Name Society's Fight against the Ku Klux Kla...

An insurgence of hate and nationalist groups spurred by a growth in immigrant populations that practiced a fo…

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What the Island Gives the Ocean Takes - Fire Island News

What the Island Gives the Ocean Takes - Fire Island News

By Sept. 11, 1964, Fire Island became a Nation- al Seashore, and the Fire Island Highway idea was dead. The p…

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Why Fire Island should join the Statue of Liberty as a World Heritage Site

Why Fire Island should join the Statue of Liberty as a World Heritage Site

by Chris Verga | The Great Barrier Reef of Australia. Venice. Athens. Petra Jordan. The Galapagos Islands. Th…

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L.I. History: A 40-hour battle against death aboard the wrecked Louis V. Place

L.I. History: A 40-hour battle against death aboard the wrecked Louis V. Place

Modern conveniences have made historic events such as the wreck of the Louis V. Place foreign to our ... Cont…

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Column: A renewed call for councilmatic districts in Islip Town

Column: A renewed call for councilmatic districts in Islip Town

"No Taxation without representation" is one of the founding principles of the United States. But does that tr…

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Cherry Grove's Community House: A Monument to Civil Rights - Fire Island News

Cherry Grove's Community House: A Monument to Civil Rights - Fire Island News

Cherry Grove's Community House and Theater are among the 10 National Historical Landmarks representing histor…

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