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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.
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.
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Driver critically hurt in Lake Ronkonkoma crash
joseph.mallia@newsday.comA Lake Ronkonkoma man was critically injured Sunday night when he apparently lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree, Suffolk County police said. The accident took place shortly after 9:30 p.m. when Victor Szczepanski, 45, was driving his 2003...Tags: Stony Brook University, Road Accidents
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Another Connetquot grad, 18, killed in crash
erik.german@newsday.comAn 18-year-old graduate of Connetquot High School died Monday afternoon after his car slammed into a utility pole in Ronkonkoma - not far from where another crash killed a Connetquot student last July, police said. Just before 1 p.m., Jayson Giles, 18,... -
POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S HELP TO FIND CHURCH ROBBER
Suffolk County police on Friday asked the public's help in finding a man who broke into a Catholic church in Lake Ronkonkoma and stole cash from the poor box last month. A photo of the man, caught by a surveillance camera at the church, was made public by... -
Police release photo in poor-box theft
joseph.mallia@newsday.comSuffolk County police on Friday asked the public's help identifying a man who broke into a Catholic church in Lake Ronkonkoma and stole cash from the poor box. A photo of the man, caught by a surveillance camera at the church, was also made public by... -
Military airspace will be hope for the holidays
james.bernstein@newsday.comIn a move particularly important to the metropolitan area, the Bush administration announced yesterday that it will, for the second consecutive year, open military airspace along the East Coast to commercial airlines during the Thanksgiving and...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Christmas, Commuting, Los Angeles
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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: Assault, Racism, Labor Legislation, Long Island, Patchogue
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Nina Curto, Donald H. Kern, Diane P. Sandberg-Mulligan
Published March 11, 2008 Nina Curto, 92, of Huntington Station, on March 8, 2008. Loving mother of Rose and Vincent. Cherished aunt of Al, Mario and Gilda and others. Visitation Wednesday 2-5 and 7-9PM, M.A. Connell Funeral Home, 934 New York Ave,...Tags: Huntington Station, Death and Dying, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Maryland
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How LI voted
Based on polling place communities. Data provided by the Nassau and Suffolk boards of elections. Community; DEMOCRATS (Clinton / Obama ); REPUBLICANS (McCain / Romney / Huckabee / Paul NASSAU Albertson 68% 30% 59% 26% 6% 5% Atlantic Beach 74 25 60 27...Tags: Shoreham, Rockville Centre, National Government, Inwood (Manhattan, New York), Wantagh
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MacArthur in line to handle NYC airline overload?
james.bernstein@newsday.com; Staff writThe U.S. Transportation Department's plan to limit flights during peak hours at New York's three major airports could mean more airlines will use Long Island MacArthur Airport in the future, but analysts say smaller carriers are more likely than bigger...Tags: Daytona Beach, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Kennedy Airport, Long Island
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Islip touts friendly skies
jennifer.maloney@newsday.comImagine an airport where parking is easy, security checks are quick and your plane is always first in line for takeoff. Islip officials are hoping to attract travelers and airlines with a new message: That traveler's utopia, they say, is here at Long...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, Ryanair Holdings Plc, Emergency Planning
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Bridal show schedule for 2008
Admission and parking are free to all shows, unless otherwise specified. Shows open from 7-9:30 p.m.
Reservations are a must. Call 800-573-3110 or register online at 1888metroexpo.com.
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11 - Four Points Sheraton, 333 South Service Road, Plainview...Tags: Westbury, Uniondale, Hotels and Accommodations, Defense, Patchogue
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