Officials recently celebrated the installation of a sign on the...

Officials recently celebrated the installation of a sign on the Islip side of Ronkonkoma hamlet. (Oct. 28, 2013) Credit: Chelsea Katz

Islip’s portion of Ronkonkoma now has its own welcome sign.

Town officials on Saturday celebrated the installation of the first-ever Ronkonkoma sign at Johnson and Ocean avenues.

The project added trees, landscaping and signage to show visitors they’re on the Islip side of Ronkonkoma, a hamlet that also straddles Brookhaven.

Flanked by shrubs, the red wooden sign also displays information about upcoming civic meetings.

Councilwoman Trish Bergin Weichbrodt and other civic leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Saturday morning.
 

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

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President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

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