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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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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: Long Island, Suffolk County (New York), Manorville, Peconic, Shirley
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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: Lawyers, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Walmart, Crime, Law and Justice, 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: Farmingdale, Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Delays, Career and Workplace, 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: New York City Transit, Farmingdale, Queens (New York City), Arts and Culture, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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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: Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Heart Attack, Suffolk County (New York), Heart Failure, Bronx (New York City)
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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: Abusive Behavior, Long Island Rail Road, Long Island Expressway, Kidnapping
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LIRR Service Restored But Delays Continue After Lightning Strike
PIX11.comThere are going to be some residual delays on the Long Island Rail Road due to a lightning strike near Jamaica station Thursday afternoon. Commuters can expect delays of 30 to 60 minutes this morning, according to the MTA. Trains are operating with...Tags: New York City Transit, Commuting, Long Island Rail Road, Transportation, Jamaica
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LI Woman Charged With Making Bomb Threat Against Plane Carrying Family
A Long Island woman who was worried about her mother and brother traveling by plane at the same time of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is in police custody Tuesday after she phoned in a fake bomb threat against their jetliner....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, FBI, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Air Transportation Delays
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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: U.S. Secret Service, St. Albans, Summit (Cook, Illinois), Medical Research, Mount Airy
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