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Beginnings: Smithtown founder Richard Smith's original holdings included the headwaters of the Nissequogue River east to a "freshwater pond called Raconkamuck,'' which translates as "the boundary fishing place'' in the Algonquian language. What is now known as Lake Ronkonkoma served as a boundary between lands occupied by four Indian communities: Nissequogues, Setaukets, Secatogues and Unkechaugs. It is now owned by the Town of Islip under the terms of the Nichols Patent, while land around it is controlled by three governments - Smithtown, Islip and Brookhaven. That's because different Indian communities gave separate deeds to the land under their control.
Photo: Ronkonkoma LIRR station...
Photo: Ronkonkoma LIRR station...
Beginnings: Smithtown founder Richard Smith's original holdings included the headwaters of the Nissequogue River east to a "freshwater pond called Raconkamuck,'' which translates as "the boundary fishing place'' in the Algonquian language. What is now known as Lake Ronkonkoma served as a boundary between lands occupied by four Indian communities: Nissequogues, Setaukets, Secatogues and Unkechaugs. It is now owned by the Town of Islip under the terms of the Nichols Patent, while land around it is controlled by three governments - Smithtown, Islip and Brookhaven. That's because different Indian communities gave separate deeds to the land under their control.
Photo: Ronkonkoma LIRR station (Newsday \ Don Jacobsen)
Photo: Ronkonkoma LIRR station (Newsday \ Don Jacobsen)
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Levy on immigrant killing: Just a one-day story!!!
Spin CycleOur Reid Epstein, covering the Patchogue gang killing, interviews Suffolk executive Steve Levy, who insists that the hate murder of a Hispanic immigrant would just be a one-day story if people weren't trying to pick on his policies on......Tags: Migration, Patchogue, Labor Legislation, Steve Levy, Long Island
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BRIEF: LI people on the move, May 8, 2013
NewsdayREAL ESTATE Katherine Coladner has joined Charles Rutenberg Realty in Oceanside as an associate broker. The Long Beach resident previously was owner/broker of RKM Consulting in Long Beach. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage welcomes four new...Tags: New York City Transit, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station
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Exotic animals turned in at pet amnesty event
NewsdayThree alligators, two tortoises, a snapping turtle and a boa constrictor were surrendered Saturday at what was billed as the first ever Illegal Reptile and Amphibian Amnesty in New York State, at Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown. The event was...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Peconic, Long Island, Shirley, Manorville
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Audit: Treatment center gave questionable perks
NewsdayA substance-abuse treatment provider gave questionable perks -- paying bonuses and car leases, and covering cigarette purchases from Walmart -- to executives, including one from Long Island, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Wednesday. The...Tags: Substance Abuse, Long Island, Services and Shopping, Lawyers, Problem Gambling
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FAA: Worker furloughs contribute to flight delays at Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark
NewsdayWorkers furloughed from two air traffic control centers on Long Island contributed to air travel delays topping two hours in some cases at New York City airports Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Federal spending reductions, known as...Tags: Republic Airport, Long Island, Air Transportation Delays, Layoffs and Downsizing, Budget Control Act of 2011
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N.Y. blizzard fallout: One highway official resigns, 2 suspended
As the flurry of complaints about Blizzard of 2013 cleanup pile up in eastern New York, some local officials find their jobs in jeopardy. Four days after the blizzard began and two days after Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent more than 400 snowplows and...
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MTA Announces Fare Hike Proposals
pix11.com | @gregmockerRiders and commuters will see an increase in fares and tolls. The question is how much of an increase will there be? The base fare is currently $2.25. A series of 4 proposals were put forth Monday by the staff of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority...Tags: SUNY Farmingdale, Bronx (New York City), Education, Long Island Rail Road, Long Island
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Heavy Traffic, Road Closures Expected During Funeral Services For FDNY Lt.
pix11.com | @pix11narmeenA massive flag hung from two ladder trucks in tribute to Lieutenant Richard Nappi outside of the Maoloney Funeral Home in Lake Ronkonkoma. Thursday was the first of two days for wake services in his honor as those who knew Nappi prepare to say good-bye....Tags: Bronx (New York City), Bushwick, Suffolk County (New York), Brooklyn (New York City), Funeral Parlor and Crematorium
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Sheriff's Deputy Patrol Car Accidentally Mows Down Teen On LIE
A tragic accident on the Long Island Expressway has left a teen dead after he was mowed down by a Suffolk County sheriff's deputy.
According to officials, the incident happened Wednesday at about 6 p.m. in a westbound HOV lane of the LIE in Ronkonkoma....Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Long Island Expressway
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Assault And Possible Abduction At LIRR Station [VIDEO]
pix11.com | @wpixPolice are looking for a man caught by surveillance cameras brutally assaulting and possibly abducting a woman outside the LIRR Ronkonkoma station Sunday morning. The incident occurred just after 7:40 a.m. when the woman got off the train. The man can be...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Long Island Expressway, Kidnapping, Abusive Behavior
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Tri-State Under Flash Flood Watch Following Record Rainfall
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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
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