Join us at our next Civic Meeting on Thursday, March 11th, 7:30 PM, at the American Legion Hall, 115 Church Street, Lake Ronkonkoma.

Click here to see a map and get directions.

Join the Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization for
Bagels With The Bunny
Saturday, March 27th, 2010 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Ronkonkoma Fire District Building
(Northeast Corner of Portion Road & Hawkins Avenue)

Activities include Easter crafts and a visit from the Easter Bunny
Cost: $5 for adults; $3 per child

Visit www.lakeronkonkomacivic.org/events/bunny/bunny.html for more information.

Every first Saturday of the month volunteers like you help keep Lake Ronkonkoma clean.
Saturday, April 3, 9:00 AM will be our next Portion Road & Hawkins Avenue Clean Up, weather permitting.
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Sunday, March 14th at 2:00 PMRead more...

The New York State Assembly passed legislation sponsored by Assemblywoman Ginny Fields officially designating Lake Ronkonkoma as an inland waterway. The bill, which passed in the Senate earlier this month, now goes to the Governor for signature.

The New York State Senate passed important legislation sponsored by Senator Brian X. Foley (D – Blue Point) officially designating Lake Ronkonkoma as an inland waterway. The bill is a crucial step towards cleaning up the lake and revitalizing the lakefront area. Read more...

Suffolk County Police Major Case Investigations Unit detectives are investigating a bank robbery that occurred today at a TD Bank branch in Lake Ronkonkoma.

A man entered the bank, located at 474 Portion Road, and approached a teller at 1:32 p.m. with a note demanding cash and threatening violence if the teller did not comply. The teller complied and gave him cash from the drawer. The man exited the bank and was last seen running westbound through the parking lot.

The suspect is described as white, in his early 40s, 5 feet 8 inches tall with a medium build. He was wearing a dark fleece jacket, a dark scarf, a hooded sweatshirt, a dark baseball hat, sunglasses and dark gloves.

Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS . All calls will remain confidential.

A Neighborhood Watch program has proven to be a successful method of reducing the risk of crime. But don’t wait until your neighborhood has problems to participate; establishing a Neighborhood Watch now can prevent those problems from occurring.The Civic can assist your neighborhood in establishing a Neighborhood Watch.Read more...

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Mark Lesko announced his second round of “Down off the Hill” Tours, where he will once again hold public meetings in locations throughout Brookhaven town in all six council districts.
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As the result of legislation, Amanda’s Law will go into effect on February 22, 2010. It requires essentially all residences, both new and existing, to have carbon monoxide alarms installed.Read more...

The Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization, is pleased to announce we are offering a $500 scholarship to any January or June, 2010 graduating senior who intends to go on to college and lives within the Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization boundaries.
(You can download the Civic map from our Downloads page.)
The application and activities verification packet can be picked up in the Sachem North High School Guidance Office or the Teen Desk at Sachem Public Library.
A 500-word essay is required, and contents and grammar will be taken into account. Outstanding finalists will be invited to appear for an interview. The essay should include details of any volunteer work taken part in as well as community activities participated in over the years.
The completed packets should be mailed to:
Patricia Duffield, Chairperson
Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization Scholarship Committee
PO Box 2916, Lake Ronkonkoma NY 11779.
If you have any questions, contact Patricia Duffield at kenpatduff@hotmail.com. Good luck to all who apply!

Congratulations to Civic Vice-president, Dawn Hopkins, who was appointed as Brookhaven Town’s representative on the Suffolk County Parks Board of Trustees. Read more...

Thanks to donations by the AMVETS Post 48 and American Legion William Merritt Hallock Post 155, and some elbow grease from Civic volunteers, Arrowhead Community Park has a new flagpole and flag. Read more...

Before the Brookhaven Town Board on October 27th was a resolution to accept the draft of the “Portion Road Land Use Plan and Corridor Study for Lake Ronkonkoma and Farmingville.”

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A big thank you to all who "made our day!"...Read more...

Inside this month's issue of the newsletter you will find a full-page poster (see below) with information about a meeting on Wednesday, October 14th, at 7:00 pm, at the Ronkonkoma Fire District Community Building on the northeast corner of Portion Road and Hawkins Avenue. For those of you who have been involved in our community-based planning process, this meeting is the moment you’ve been expecting – when we take the community’s vision and turn it into a formal Land Use Plan.Read more...

Becoming a member of the Civic is now just a click away, and renewing your membership couldn't get any easier.

The Civic now accepts credit cards, so now you can pay your membership dues online, safely and securely.Read more...

Vision Long Island hosted the 2009 Smart Growth Awards on Friday, June 19th at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, NY. Read more...

Lake Ronkonkoma residents, community groups, and Civic members participated in this year’s Great Brookhaven Plant-In by planting flowers and trees in the new Arrowhead Community Park.Read more...

The Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization is pleased to announce that the winner of our annual $500 Scholarship Award is Chelsea Anderson.
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Did you miss Lake Ronkonkoma's Annual Saint Patrick's Day Parade? Or would you like to see some of the highlights of the parade again? Check out the Civic's TV page to see video from this year's parade.

During the summer of 2005, two board members of the Lake Ronkonkoma Civic Organization made a presentation to the Town of Brookhaven's Open Space Committee. The civic organization wanted to ensure that the communities that we represented would benefit from the $100 Million Open Space Bond Act that was strongly supported by local residents. Although we do not have large tracts of open space to be preserved, we wanted to highlight important parcels that would benefit the community if they were to remain "green". Read more...

Suffolk County Homemakers, Unit 38, will be meeting every Friday, from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM, at the Ronkonkoma Fire District Building, on the corner of Portion Road and Hawkins Avenue, in Lake Ronkonkoma.
Suffolk County Homemakers is an organization that hosts local community service projects, donates to scholarships, worthwhile charities and organizations, and provides a social atmosphere where members can share talents and skills.
New members, and those who are interested in finding out more, are welcome to attend.

Lake Ronkonkoma is stocked and ready. Are you ready for the challenge of largemouth and smallmouth bass, Walleye, Chain Pickerel, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, White Perch, Carp, and Brown Bullhead?Read more...

The WS Commerdinger, Jr. County Park is open.Read more...

"Traffic does not yield to simple, appealing solutions. Adding lanes or roads is a short-lived fix. Widen one highway, and drivers from another will defect. Soon that road is worse than it was before." - Tom Vanderbilt, in his new book, "Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us)."Read more...

Assemblywoman Fields sponsored legislation (A.1533) regarding uncontrolled "sober homes," which would bring oversight to these residences. The legislation was passed two years ago but vetoed by former Governor Pataki.Read more...

Members of the Civic Board recently attended an informational meeting at the Cenacle regarding the fate of the existing Retreat House. After the meeting, we invited James Rennert, Province Director of Development for The Cenacle Sisters, to prepare an article for our newsletter.Read more...

Navy Names New Ship and Town Dedicates “Serenity Plaza” for “Medal of Honor” Recipient Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy

On Wednesday afternoon, May 7th, on the shore of Lake Ronkonkoma, U.S. Navy Secretary Dr. Donald C. Winter, Brookhaven Supervisor Brian X. Foley, 5th District Councilman Timothy P. Mazzei, and 1st Congressional District Representative Tim Bishop today joined the Murphy family to honor Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy of Patchogue. Lt. Murphy, who was killed in action in Afghanistan June 28, 2005, received the nation’s highest military medal, The Congressional Medal of Honor, for his courage, sacrifice, and heroic efforts to save the Navy SEALs under his command.Read more...

Past copies of our newsletter, The Fourth Wave, are available to download and view online on our Downloads page.

The Civic Board can keep you informed with periodic email updates about what's happening in our community.
Just send us an email at information@lakeronkonkomacivic.org and we’ll add you to our emailing list.

Brookhaven has unveiled its new Constituent Response System “451-TOWN.” This new system uses a single phone number to provide Brookhaven residents with direct access to all town services and information. Read more...

The giant, but friendly, lake monster; the scorned princess who lives in the lake looking for young men to drown.Read more...

You can support your Civic and buy get some great stuff at the same time.
We have hats, shirts, mugs, tote bags, and more with the Civic logo and other neat Lake Ronkonkoma artwork.Read more...

The online search site, Google.com, has implemented a new feature that allows you to search for information by entering a telephone number. Read more...

If you know of any local service organizations, such as the Boy/Girl Scouts of America, that would like to accomplish local beautification and neighborhood enhancement projects to earn merit badges or to become an Eagle Scout, the Civic can help.Read more...