Highlights
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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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: Suffolk County (New York), Bushwick, Brooklyn (New York City), Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Heart Failure
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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, Abusive Behavior, 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: Travel, Brooklyn (New York City), Long Island Rail Road, Manhattan (New York City), Transportation
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Tri-State Under Flash Flood Watch Following Record Rainfall
PIX11.comFlood watches and advisories remain in effect Monday for the tri-state area, a day after record rainfall prompted power outages, airport delays and service disruptions throughout the area. According to forecasters, Central Park was hit with three...Tags: Road Transportation, New Jersey, Coney Island, Kennedy Airport, Central Park
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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, Explosions, Lake Ronkonkoma, Transportation Accidents, Trips and Vacations
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Suspect Arrested In Pharmacy Robbery In Long Island
pix11.comPolice have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a pharmacy in Farmingville, Long Island Suffolk County police arrested Patrick O'Donnell, 22, of Ronkonkomalate Thursday night and charged him with third-degree robbery. Police claim he walked into a CVS...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Assault, Crimes, Theft, Police Arrests
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LIRR CUSTOMERS ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUG. 26
MEDIA ADVISORY: LIRR CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUGUST 26 MTA Long Island Rail Road is advising customers to expect significant schedule changes and delays during Thursday's morning and...Tags: Public Transportation, Wantagh, Long Island, Freeport, West Hempstead
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LIRR Suspends Service Due To Hurricane Earl
Long Island Rail Road Suspends Some Service In Wake Of Hurricane EarlThe Long Island Rail Road announced it has suspended service on Friday to the East End of Long Island due to safety reasons as Hurricane Earl quickly approaches the east coast. The transit agency says service east of Speonk on the Montauk Branch and east...Tags: Greenport, Far Rockaway, Great Neck, Long Island Rail Road, Natural Disasters
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Commuter Rails, Buses Adjust Service Due To Snow
wpix.comToday's snow storm is hindering commuter traffic of all sorts. According to the New Jersey Transit website, bus service for all routes North of I-495 is suspended until further notice. All trains on the Port Jervis Line have been suspended. Call (800)...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Far Rockaway, Long Island Rail Road, Montauk, West Hempstead
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LIRR Derailment Disrupts Monday Commute
Dustin Collins had to push back his morning meetings. Jermaine Yates said he was going to have to explain to his boss why he was late for work -- for the third time in a week. "My boss doesn't want to hear it," Yates, 33, of Brentwood, said Monday...Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Brooklyn (New York City), Transportation, Transportation Accidents, New York
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A Journalist's Look at a Country in Transition
For me, our Christmas visit to Iraq was one of mixed emotions. On one hand, I had warm, uplifting feelings about joining New York servicemen and women and bringing them gifts and greetings from loved ones. We went, not to report on the war or the politics...Tags: Religious Festivals, Holidays, Transportation Accidents, Salsa (genre), Long Island
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