Yearly Archives: 2024

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Soaring ceilings, open floor plan, generous room sizes. Main level den/office/bedroom set off from public spaces. Upstairs there’s a Double door Primary Bedroom w Nice En Suite Bath & 3 addl bedrooms. Full Basement w Outside entrance, 200AMP, 3 car garage. Patio. 2 Separate heating & Air conditioning systems, one replaced in 2024.

$999,000

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The updated kitchen is a gourmet chef’s delight. The primary BR suite is on the first floor with ensuite Bath. Central Air, Newly Re-built Front and Back Covered rocking Chair Porches. The second story consists of two Large Sized Bedrooms and a Newly Refurbished Bath. Two car detached garage that also serves as a separate Carriage House.

$975,000

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Don’t miss this lovely Colonial in Smithtown School District. You’ll enjoy lots of natural light, hardwood floors, substantial bedrooms, a full basement, and lovely outdoor space. Located with close proximity to wonderful parks, restaurants, and shopping. 8 minutes to Stony Brook University, 3 minutes to train, and 13 minutes to stunning Short Beach.

$639,000

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Well Maintained home with updated kitchen. A truly move in ready home with hardwood floors throughout. A private cul-de-sac close to Huntington Hospital and all that Huntington Village has to offer! Great enclosed patio for those wonderful nights you just want to spend at home!

$649,990

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Perched perfectly 30 feet above sea level is this water view gem in the Village of Belle Terre. Tucked down in a quiet cul-de-sac, this 4000+ sqft. , 3 level home offers westerly facing water views, an open great room with stone wall fireplace, updated kitchen, and a grand loft. All 4 bedrooms on the lower-level offer water views.

$1,700,000

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A  fun family event that celebrates a forgotten part of the history of the Three Villages

Tickets are now on sale for the Three Village Community Trust’s 9th annual Chicken Hill BBQ, a genuine old-fashioned country picnic to be held on the lawn of the Bruce House and the Rubber Factory Worker Houses, 148 Main St., Setauket on Saturday, Aug. 17 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Titled Celebrating a Special Time and Place in Our Past, the event will feature delicious food, live music by the Rum Dogs, house tours, raffle baskets, auction items and more with special guests Hub and Nellie Edwards.

This year’s barbecue has an expanded menu with pulled pork, BBQ chicken, corn on the cob, hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage and peppers, watermelon and more!  

At one time, the area surrounding the Three Village Community Trust’s Headquarters, and the Factory Houses, at 148 Main Street was known as Chicken Hill. Extending a half mile in each direction, Chicken Hill was a diverse, multi-cultural neighborhood that became an important foundation for today’s Three Village community! Many of the people living in Chicken Hill in the 1800’s and early 1900’s were southern and Eastern European immigrants, Irish immigrants, Native Americans and African Americans – all who worked at the local Setauket Rubber Factory. The ‘Immigrant Factory Houses’ at 148 Main Street are a visible reminder of a bygone era.

Tickets are $30 adults in advance ($40 at the door); children ages 5 to 12 $10; children under the age of 5 are free. Rain date is Aug. 18. Proceeds benefit the Trust’s ongoing restoration projects. To order tickets, visit threevillagecommunitytrust.org. 631-689-0225

All proceeds from the event will go to the ongoing restoration of the Factory Worker Houses, and the other historical properties of the Trust, as well as the upkeep of the Setauket to Port Jefferson Station Greenway. 

Date: Saturday, August 17th, 2024

Site: 148 Main Street, Setauket 

Time: Grounds open at 4pm with live music by the Rum Dogs

Tickets: $30 per person, $40 at the door, Kids 5-12 $10, Under 5 free

Online sales at: threevillagecommunitytrust.org or mail your check to TVCT, PO Box 2596, Setauket, NY 11733

Benefit: Restoration projects of the Trust.  

Bring: BYOB 

Need more info? Call H. Mones at 631-942-4558, or write to [email protected], or [email protected]  

Background: 

The three Factory Worker Houses at 148 Main Street in Setauket were built in the late 1800’s and represent an important part of the American immigrant experience.

Near this site, the Setauket Rubber Factory operated as Long Island’s leading producer of domestic goods. Hundreds of workers helped manufacture such items as shoes, boots, belts, tires and rain gear.

Immigrants arriving in New York City from Eastern Europe and Russia were promised steady work and inexpensive housing. These new Americans came to this area in the hopes of a better life, although the work was difficult, conditions poor and the pay low.

Housing was provided by the factory owners in the form of small “factory houses” located throughout the community. Each of the “company houses” has essentially two rooms – one room on the first floor and one on the second floor. Several families would crowd into the houses to afford the monthly rent payments. The area surrounding the three factory houses at 148 Main Street (a half mile in each direction) – was known as “Chicken Hill.” The factory houses at this site still maintain their original interior and exterior – allowing visitors a look ‘back in time.’

Despite the poor working and living conditions, the immigrants helped build a vibrant community. By 1881, there were enough Irish-Catholics in Setauket to hold a St. Patrick’s Day Parade and build the community’s first Catholic Church on Main Street. The Jewish population, recruited from Ellis Island, was large enough to support a synagogue – the first on Long Island outside of Brooklyn and Queens – called Agudas Achim or “Good Fellowship.

Saved from demolition due to the efforts of former NYS Assemblyman Steven Englebright, the Three Village Community Trust and dedicated community volunteers, the “Immigrant Worker Factory Houses” were moved to the Trust’s headquarters for the purpose of preservation, restoration, and education.

Today, these small, rustic houses are a visual reminder of the hopes, dreams and struggles of so many of our nation’s immigrants.  And, every year, the Chicken Hill Country Picnic keeps the memory of ‘a community lost in time’ alive! 

Candelario Cordova

Candelario Cordova Pleaded Guilty in May to Fatally Stabbing Rogue Cisneros and to the Attempted Murder of the Victim’s Wife

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney announced on July 24 that Candelario Cordova, 54, of Huntington Station, was sentenced to 30 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty in May to manslaughter and attempted murder for fatally stabbing 58-year-old Roque Cisneros and then stabbing the victim’s wife when she tried to intervene.

“Today’s sentencing of 30 years in prison for the defendant reflects the severity of his heinous actions. By fatally stabbing Mr. Cisneros and then attempting to take the life of the victim’s wife who bravely tried to intervene, he demonstrated a complete disregard for human life and the safety of our community,” said District Attorney Tierney. “This sentence sends our ongoing and clear message that such violent, reprehensible behavior will not be tolerated.”

According to the investigation and the defendant’s admissions during his guilty plea allocution, on February 16, 2023, Cordova and Cisneros, who were friends and co-workers, were both sitting in the defendant’s SUV that was parked in front of Cisneros’ home.

Cisneros’ wife, who was looking out of her kitchen window, saw Cordova seated in the driver’s seat and trying to get Cisneros out of the vehicle. The defendant then suddenly drove away with Cisneros still in the SUV, so Cisneros’ wife jumped into her car and followed them. Cordova stopped his SUV around the corner on Oakwood Road, jumped out, opened the trunk, and retrieved a long knife. He then opened the passenger side of the SUV and began stabbing Cisneros repeatedly in the neck and body. Cisneros’ wife attempted to stop the attack by grabbing Cordova, who then began slashing and stabbing her. Several passing motorists stopped and intervened, ultimately subduing Cordova until members of the Suffolk County Police Department arrived. The knife used during the attack was recovered at the scene.

Cisneros was pronounced dead at the scene due to multiple stabs and incise knife wounds. Cisneros’ wife was transported to Huntington Hospital where she was treated for her stab wounds. On May 14, 2024, Cordova pleaded guilty before Supreme Court Justice John B. Collins to Manslaughter in the First Degree, and Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, both Class B violent felonies.

On July 24, 2024, Justice Collins sentenced Cordova to 30 years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision. He is being represented by Matthew Tuohy, Esq.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Frank Schroeder of the Homicide Bureau and Patrick Fedun of the Major Crime Bureau and Raymond Coscia of Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau, and the investigation was conducted by Detective Michael Ronca of the Suffolk County Police Department’s Homicide Squad.