Centereach, nice town? (Brookhaven, Coram, Medford: moving, rated, corporate)

[KellyFG]

Originally Posted by Jrprofess

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I really think we are arguing where there never was one. I didn't blast Centereach and again apologized for mis-characterizing your comments..my bad. But dear Kelly, was it your comment I just read about Babylon Village being "waspy" in that italian neighborhood thread ...we all post opinions on this board on a variety of topics. That is what makes it enjoyable. It is hard to say what is fact, when everything is based on your own perception. As an aside please keep putting Clamboy in his place, I found that very enjoyable
I come in peace,
Jrp

agreed and BTW the way my WASP comment about babylon was based mostly on my many years of experience at Southward Ho country club(which is in Bay Shore but has many a Babylon member), as my Dad was a long time Babylon resident & member of Southward.

I'm a clamboy fan, but every once in a while he needs help getting his facts straight so I try to help

[Jdawg8181]

Originally Posted by KellyFG

centereach is a working/middle class town. it is very congested with traffic because of RTs 347 & 25. The homes are afforable, schools are average. Some petty crime, very little gang activity but I'm sure there is some because its everywhere on LI. On the plus side, it is home to the best public library on LI. My cousin lives in Centereach & she is happy with the town & the education her two young kids are getting.
I personally don't like areas with so much traffic. There are areas of North Coram (look for "the W section or H section) that are in the same district as centerach but are tucked away from the traffic.
South setauket & the three village school district are nice but I do not think the taxes are as low as centereach.
Good luck!

Isn't Coram not so nice of a town?

[Jdawg8181]

Originally Posted by clamboy

Sounds like nostagia to me

I had a fantastic childhood in Patchogue

That was many unkind years ago.

I respectfully disagree

C

What does having a good childhood have to do with where you live? My parents grew up in Elmont & Hempstead...they had good childhoods too. Times & places are a-changing, folks! Things aren't what they used to be.

[New Village]

Has anyone driven through Rocky Point or Sound Beach lately? I'll take Centereach any day. By the way, Middle Country schools are just as good as Sachem these days. Newfield even beats Sachem North. Boy your right. The times sure are changing. It may not be Three Village, but like a Mustang, you sure get a lot of bang for your buck. And by the way, South Setauket was never, and never will be a part of Centereach. It historicaly was a part of Setauket. In 1954 Setauket was divided by Nesconset highway. Because of this, the post office decieded to lump "South Setauket" into the 11720 ZIP code to make the delivery of mail more efficient. You should know that ZIP codes do not define hamlet, or even village boundries. As Judge of Hamlets, you must have known this fact. If not, consider yourself schooled. By the way I would not malign your neck of the woods, I just prefer Centereach.

[sean sean sean sean]

Originally Posted by New Village

Has anyone driven through Rocky Point or Sound Beach lately? I'll take Centereach any day. By the way, Middle Country schools are just as good as Sachem these days. Newfield even beats Sachem North. Boy your right. The times sure are changing. It may not be Three Village, but like a Mustang, you sure get a lot of bang for your buck. And by the way, South Setauket was never, and never will be a part of Centereach. It historicaly was a part of Setauket. In 1954 Setauket was divided by Nesconset highway. Because of this, the post office decieded to lump "South Setauket" into the 11720 ZIP code to make the delivery of mail more efficient. You should know that ZIP codes do not define hamlet, or even village boundries. As Judge of Hamlets, you must have known this fact. If not, consider yourself schooled. By the way I would not malign your neck of the woods, I just prefer Centereach.

Funny this should come back up. I've recently stumbled across some very old maps (1917) that do show a South Setauket, however it's labeled as being way further north in the modern day Setauket-East Setauket hamlet.

[New Village]

Setauket south of what is now 25A was noted as South Setauket on older maps. So much for it not existing. Sorry Clam Bake. Clam Boy. Whatever...

[iluvmycuties]

Wasn't the "S" section of Stony Brook once considered Setauket as well?

[Walter Greenspan]

For those who may not be familiar with Centereach:

Centereach is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the west part of the Town of Brookhaven, in the central part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Centereach in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket; on the east by the Hamlet of Terryville and the Hamlet of Selden; on the south by the Hamlet of Farmingville, the Hamlet of Holtsville and the Hamlet of Lake Ronkonkoma; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Lake Ronkonkoma, the Village of Lake Grove and the Hamlet of Stony Brook.





The Hamlet of Centereach has a different border than does the "Centereach, NY 11720" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Centereach, NY 11720" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Centereach and a place can have other than a "Centereach, NY 11720" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Centereach): places that have a "Centereach, NY 11720" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Centereach are in the Hamlet of Farmingville and the Hamlet of Selden; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Centereach with a "Selden, NY 11784" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[Walter Greenspan]

Concomitant with the 1980 Federal census, the Hamlets of East Setauket, Setauket and South Setauket were combined to form the unified Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket.


For those who may not be familiar with Setauket-East Setauket:

Setauket-East Setauket is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northwest part of the Town of Brookhaven, in the center-north part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by the Village of Old Field, Conscience Bay and the Village of Poquott; on the east by the Village of Port Jefferson and the Hamlet of Port Jefferson Station; on the south by the Hamlet of Terryville and the Hamlet of Centereach; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Stony Brook.





The Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket has a different border than does the "East Setauket, NY 11733" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have an "East Setauket, NY 11733" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket and a place can have other than an "East Setauket, NY 11733" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket): places that have an "East Setauket, NY 11733" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket are in the Village of Poquott, the Village of Old Field and the Hamlet of Port Jefferson Station; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Setauket-East Setauket with a "Stony Brook, NY 11790" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[Walter Greenspan]

For those who may not be familiar with Coram:

Coram is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the central part of the Town of Brookhaven, in the central part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Coram in the Town of Brookhaven is bordered on the north by Hamlet of Terryville, the Hamlet of Mount Sinai and the Hamlet of Miller Place; on the east by the Hamlet of Middle Island and the Hamlet of Gordon Heights; on the south by the Hamlet of Medford; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Farmingville, the Hamlet of Selden and the Hamlet of Terryville.





The Hamlet of Coram has a different border than does the "Coram, NY 11727" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Coram, NY 11727" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Coram and a place can have other than a "Coram, NY 11727" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Coram): places that have a "Coram, NY 11727" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Coram are in the Hamlet of Middle Island, the Hamlet of Gordon Heights, the Hamlet of Medford and the Hamlet of Selden; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Coram with a "Selden, NY 11784", "Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776" and "Middle Island, NY 11953" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html