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Lake Ronkonkoma

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''. 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: The Bathing Beach, Lake Ronkonkoma from "Long Isl...  Show more »
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''. 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: The Bathing Beach, Lake Ronkonkoma from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909  « Show less

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    Sep 7, 2011 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. 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: Farmingville, Bedford (Bronx, New York), Windsor (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Brian Evans, Darien (DuPage, Illinois)

    2. Sep 13, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  2. 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.
    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, Ronkonkoma, Emergency Incidents, Travel, Air Transportation Delays

    3. May 24, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  3. LI Construction Worker Shot Dead In His Car

    A construction worker was shot to death while he was sitting in his car in Lake Ronkonkoma Monday morning, Suffolk County police said.
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    A construction worker was shot to death while he was sitting in his car in Lake Ronkonkoma Monday morning, Suffolk County police said. Raymond Hirt, 51, a construction worker from Mastic Beach, was parked on Beach Street, just south of nearby...

    Tags: Murder, Crimes, Health and Safety at School, Career and Workplace, Mastic

    4. Feb 16, 2009 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  4. Trio Charged in Connection with 2 Home Burglaries

    Three people -- including two teenage girls -- were in Suffolk County jail Monday after being charged in connection with a pair of home burglaries in Lake Ronkonkoma and Lake Grove, police said. The trio --stole thousands of dollars worth of jewelry...

    Tags: Lawyers, Crimes, Social Issues, Ronkonkoma, Prosecution

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