General Announcements
Cenacle Estate Sale
Nov 08, 2008
As previously
reported in June, the Cenacle Sisters will
be demolishing the Cenacle Retreat House,
constructed in 1927 on land that was given to
the Cenacle Sisters by Maude Adams, and building a
new retreat house. Because the new retreat house
will be substantially smaller, two stories as
compared to the current four-storied building,
the Sisters will be holding an estate sale to
reduce their inventory of fixtures and
furnishings.
The sale will take place November 21st through the 23rd at the Cenacle Retreat House, 310 Cenacle Road, Ronkonkoma.
For more information about the Cenacle Sisters: http://www.cenaclesisters.org/ronkonkoma/
The sale will take place November 21st through the 23rd at the Cenacle Retreat House, 310 Cenacle Road, Ronkonkoma.
For more information about the Cenacle Sisters: http://www.cenaclesisters.org/ronkonkoma/
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SCPD 4th & 6th Precinct Commanding Officers Guest Speakers at November Meeting
Nov 05, 2008
The Suffolk County Police Department’s Commanding
Officers from the two precincts that serve the area
around Lake Ronkonkoma will be our guest speakers at
the Civic’s General Membership Meeting on Thursday,
November 13th. Inspector James Rhoads, Commanding
Officer of the 4th Precinct, and Inspector Frank
Stallone, Commanding Officer of the 6th Precinct,
will be available to answer your questions about
police activity in our area, crime, and crime
prevention, such as the Neighborhood Watch program.
We have also invited Suffolk County Legislators Brian Beedenbender and John Kennedy to also attend. Both Legislators have worked closely with the Civic and the 4th and 6th Precincts to address local issues.
We encourage our members to take advantage of this opportunity by coming to the meeting and asking our guests about the issues that are important to them and showing your support for the Suffolk County Police Department.
We have also invited Suffolk County Legislators Brian Beedenbender and John Kennedy to also attend. Both Legislators have worked closely with the Civic and the 4th and 6th Precincts to address local issues.
We encourage our members to take advantage of this opportunity by coming to the meeting and asking our guests about the issues that are important to them and showing your support for the Suffolk County Police Department.
Roadwork Ahead
Nov 05, 2008
Depending on where you live within the civic
neighborhood, you may have noticed a lot of roadwork
in your area.Read
more...
Keep Hawkins Avenue Clean
Nov 05, 2008
On Saturday, November 29, 9:00 AM, the Civic will be
organizing a Special Litter Clean Up for Hawkins
Avenue.
We will be meeting in the parking lot of Friendly's Restaurant on Hawkins Avenue, north of Portion Road.
Gloves, safety vests and trash bags will be provided.
For more information, email cleanup@lakeronkonkomacivic.org
We will be meeting in the parking lot of Friendly's Restaurant on Hawkins Avenue, north of Portion Road.
Gloves, safety vests and trash bags will be provided.
For more information, email cleanup@lakeronkonkomacivic.org
Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society Annual Dinner
Nov 04, 2008
The LRHS Annual Dinner and Fundraiser will held on
Saturday, December 6th at 7 PM at the Ronkonkoma Fire
District Building. After dinner there will be a
Chinese Auction.
The cost is $45 per person. Please pay in advance.
Make check to: Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society
Mail to: Post Office Box 2716, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Contributions for the Chinese auction may be brought to the museum on Hawkins Avenue on Saturdays from 10 AM to Noon.
The cost is $45 per person. Please pay in advance.
Make check to: Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society
Mail to: Post Office Box 2716, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
Contributions for the Chinese auction may be brought to the museum on Hawkins Avenue on Saturdays from 10 AM to Noon.
What Brookhaven Does While You're at Work
Sep 28, 2008
The majority of the members on the Brookhaven Town
Council would apparently prefer that the public not
attend Town meetings. They would also prefer that one
of the council members who represents Lake Ronkonkoma
and Farmingville not attend Town meetings
either.Read
more...
Suffolk County Homemakers Now Meet in Lake Ronkonkoma
Sep 10, 2008
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.
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.
Commerce Bank Rebuffed
Sep 07, 2008
Recently, representatives from Commerce Bank were
going up and down Hawkins Avenue trying to get local
merchants to change banks and come bank with them.
They got an earful from many local shopkeepers. Many
told Commerce Bank representatives that their
corporate policies of refusing to work with local
communities and their insistence on cutting down
trees and destroying pristine property instead of
redeveloping a previously developed site, means that
they will never become customers of Commerce Bank.
Local businesses understand that when large corporations ignore the redevelopment goals and revitalization efforts of communities, that it makes it much harder to sustain a vital downtown business district. One would think that a bank, which depends on the business of local merchants, would be more sensitive to community planning efforts. It may be too late for our community, but maybe, just maybe, by hitting Commerce Bank in the wallet they might change their policies before they inflict themselves on the next community.
Local businesses understand that when large corporations ignore the redevelopment goals and revitalization efforts of communities, that it makes it much harder to sustain a vital downtown business district. One would think that a bank, which depends on the business of local merchants, would be more sensitive to community planning efforts. It may be too late for our community, but maybe, just maybe, by hitting Commerce Bank in the wallet they might change their policies before they inflict themselves on the next community.
Response to Newsday Article
Sep 07, 2008
The following letter was sent to Newsday in response
to "Residents to boycott bank on site of proposed
memorial", in the 8/10/2008 edition, by Patrick
Whittle.Read
more...
Battle with Commerce Bank makes Newsday
Sep 07, 2008
In case you missed it, we were able to get Newsday to
publish a story about our battle with Commerce Bank
on Sunday, August 10th in the LI Life
section.Read
more...
You may have received your last newsletter!
Sep 07, 2008
If the mailing label on the back of your newsletter
is asking you to renew your membership, then your
dues for 2009 are overdue. Contact the Membership
Chair, at membership@lakeronkonkomacivic.org,
to renew your membership. Your participation
(and your money) keeps the Fourth Wave in
motion!
The [Insert Name Here] Triangle Park is Ready
Sep 07, 2008
If you have recently passed the little triangular
park at the intersection of Church Street and Pond
Road, you will have noticed that the Town has
installed a perimeter fence and that there are
pathways through the park. Read
more...
Ronkonkoma Hub Plan Phase II Meeting
Sep 07, 2008
Ronkonkoma Hub
Transit-Oriented Redevelopment Study
Informational Meeting
Phase II
Recommendations
Thursday,
September 18, 7:00 PM
Brookhaven Town Hall Auditorium
2nd Floor, One Independence Hill,
Farmingville
Lake Ronkonkoma Means Fish
Sep 06, 2008
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...
WS Commerdinger, Jr. County Park
Aug 25, 2008
The WS Commerdinger, Jr. County Park is
open.Read
more...
Why We Drive the Way We Do
Aug 20, 2008
"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...
Thank You Assemblywoman Fields
Aug 10, 2008
A big “thank you” to Assemblywoman Ginny Fields for
sponsoring a New York State grant to help the Civic
pay for the production and distribution of our
newsletter, “The Fourth Wave” and to expand our
membership outreach program. These funds will go
towards informing our members of important issues as
well as increasing our membership. Keeping our
community members informed is critical to having a
community actively involved in improving the quality
of life in our neighborhoods.
Assemblywoman Fields will be speaking at our September meeting.
Assemblywoman Fields will be speaking at our September meeting.
Lightning Awareness
Aug 10, 2008
Summer marks the peak season for a deadly and yet
dangerously misunderstood weather phenomena –
lightning.Read
more...
Illegal Signs
Aug 10, 2008
Tired of those unsightly signs you see on utility
poles and along public streets? They are nothing but
visual clutter advertising everything from
weight-loss to home repairs. Well, as long as they’re
not on private property, feel free to rip them down,
pull them up, and throw them out, because those signs
are illegal. You cannot even obtain a permit to post
that type of sign.
During our monthly cleanups we usually take them down. The only exception we consider are signs for local yard sales. As long as the date on the sign hasn’t passed, we’ll leave them in place, but if they’ve expired, or there is no date, in the trash they go.
During our monthly cleanups we usually take them down. The only exception we consider are signs for local yard sales. As long as the date on the sign hasn’t passed, we’ll leave them in place, but if they’ve expired, or there is no date, in the trash they go.
Illegal Housing
Aug 10, 2008
Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, Department of
Social Services (DSS) Chief Deputy Commissioner Greg
Blass and Legislator Kate Browning outlined new
legislation combating illegal, overcrowded housing.
Town supervisors and village mayors will now be able
to submit to DSS a list of 10 housing units at a time
that are in violation of regulations. If any of those
dwellings are home to public assistance recipients,
the property owners will be given 20 days to
remediate those violations. If all violations are not
remedied within 20 days, DSS will work with any
willing public assistance recipients at those
residences to identify alternative housing.
Residents Urged To Call In Sightings Of Dead Birds
Aug 10, 2008
Suffolk County has activated a hotline for residents
to report certain types of dead birds, which may be
infected with West Nile virus. Read
more...
Sober Homes Continue to Trouble Neighborhoods
Aug 10, 2008
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...
LRCO In the News
Aug 10, 2008
Read the Newsday article, and video, about Commerce
Bank in Sunday, 8/10.
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sunday/lilife/ny-lftronk105792794aug10,0,2762650.story
http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sunday/lilife/ny-lftronk105792794aug10,0,2762650.story
Commerce Bank Took Highpoint Away
Aug 10, 2008
As you may have seen, the beautiful wooded hill
across from the movie theater on Portion Road is
gone. Commerce Bank felt they had to put their new
branch there even though the community voted in our
2004 Visioning to have a 9/11 memorial park in that
location. The Civic tried to persuade them to choose
another site in our area but Commerce Bank refused to
listen. Read
more...
Suffolk County Parks Calendar of Events: Summer 2008
Jul 04, 2008
Concerts, horse shows, movies, boat shows,
kite flying, sand castles, nature walks and
more!Read
more...
Cenacle To Build New Retreat House
Jun 08, 2008
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...
We Couldn’t Have Done It Without Him
Jun 08, 2008
We would like to recognize the service of Ken
Kellaher, who recently stepped down from his position
as Treasurer of the Lake Ronkonkoma Civic
Organization. Read
more...
A Reminder From the Membership Committee
Jun 05, 2008
Has it been a year already? When you are a Civic
member, time flies! And it’s time once again to renew
your membership. Renewing your membership on time
helps to save your Membership Committee the time and
effort it puts into interrupting the things you enjoy
with those phone calls that gently remind you to
renew.
It also saves the Civic money; printing those customized blue renewal forms isn’t cheap you know.Read more...
It also saves the Civic money; printing those customized blue renewal forms isn’t cheap you know.Read more...
An “Ill-Conceived” Site Plan Gets Approved, and Ronkonkoma Residents Get To Suffer
Jun 03, 2008
Shockingly, on March 24, 2008 the Town of Brookhaven
Planning Board approved the site plan for a Commerce
Bank to be constructed on Portion Road. Despite the
Planning Board’s recognition that Commerce Bank’s
site plan was “an ill-conceived project for
this particular parcel of land,” six of the
seven Planning Board members voted to approve the
plan.Read
more...
Civic Marches in Memorial Day Parade
May 30, 2008
See photos of Civic members marching in the Lake
Ronkonkoma Annual Memorial Day Parade.Read
more...
Navy SEAL Lt. Michael Murphy Honored at Lake Ronkonkoma
May 13, 2008
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...
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...
Portion Road Visioning Update
May 05, 2008
Members of the Civic Executive Board met with the
Suffolk County Department of Public Works engineers
and County Legislator Brian Beedenbender on April 1,
2008 to discuss the status of the Portion Road
improvement project.
Read more...
Read more...
Newsletters Available Online
Apr 04, 2008
Past copies of our newsletter, The Fourth Wave, are
available to download and view online on our
Downloads page.
Newsday Article on Commerce Bank
Feb 19, 2008
Daniel Wagner of Newsday has written a brief article
describing the situation with the proposed
Commerce Bank on Portion Road in the Long
Island Edition of Newsday for Tuesday, February
19th, page A33.
You can also read the article online at http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzwagner0219,0,1838331.story. Scroll down to see the item titled "Vote on bank development."
You can also read the article online at http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzwagner0219,0,1838331.story. Scroll down to see the item titled "Vote on bank development."
Concerned About Local Crime?
Feb 10, 2008
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...
Join our Email List and Stay Informed
Jan 28, 2008
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.
Just send us an email at information@lakeronkonkomacivic.org and we’ll add you to our emailing list.
Brookhaven’s New “One Call:” 451-TOWN
Oct 05, 2007
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 Civic Online Gift Shop is now open!
Aug 15, 2007
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...
We have hats, shirts, mugs, tote bags, and more with the Civic logo and other neat Lake Ronkonkoma artwork.Read more...
Protect Your Privacy and Safety
Aug 03, 2007
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...
Neighborhood Enhancement Projects for Local Service Organizations
Aug 02, 2007
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...