Talk:Setauket, New York

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I think we should remove the word allegedly from the sentence on WMHS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 18.96.7.15 (talk • contribs) 08:42, 4 February 2006

Meaning of Setauket
Does anyone know where the word "Setauket" came from... I know the native americans were "setalcotts" but where does the "auket" portion come in? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.80.118.196 (talk • contribs) 03:11, 18 February 2006

According to a page at Newsday the name means "land at the mouth of the creek". Indeed, the people may be named after the region, and not the other way around.

Harbor Country Day School
Located in St. James on Three Sisters Road. K-8

http://www.harborcountrydayschool.org/ Tygerbill 18:19, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Listing of businesses should be informational, not advertisements
Various businessare are listed as being "best" (e.g. bagels, or Indian food). Wikipedia is not for advertising. These opinions should be removed. "Best" (or "worst") is subjective, and (as a former resident) I disagree. I think it is perfectly fine to write how the store is best. Irisheagle 13:31, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

Again, why specifically promote Green Cactus grill as having fresh food, "no cans, no lard" etc.? That is their advertising slogan. Whether true or not, it does not belong in a purely informational listing. And frankly, I don't see the use of listing restaurants or businesses here at all. That belongs in some kind of regional directory.

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Businesses including food service establishments are integral parts of a community and the life of a community to some extent revolves around such establishments. The diversity of businesses and food service establishments reflects on the diversity of the community and the patrons and is valuable information. More details about such businesses is also useful information. Information about the kind of food served and how it advertises itself is also informative. In fact I would argue that the businesses tell much more about a community than dry figures like land area or large chunks of census information that someone can look up on other sites (e.g. city-data.com) and it is the census information should be moved out of the article. (disclaimer: I am not a businessman and me, my family or friends do not own any business in the Setauket area)Skapur 02:50, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

Sheep Pasture Road
Sheep Pasture Road is split between lower and upper between Pond Path and Gnarled Hollow roads. Otherwise it is Sheep Pasture Road.

Hamlet is just plain wrong usage
Everyone that lives in the three villages area (e.g. The Three Village times newspaper) refers to Setauket as a village. (OR warning: I live Setauket and have NEVER heard it referred to it as a Hamlet, always as a village). The http://www.threevillages.com/ is a non-OR reference --- Skapur 05:03, 29 December 2006 (UTC) Also, as per http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A05330, an unincorporated village is NOT the same as a hamlet! --- Skapur 05:05, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I do take your word that locals do not use the term "hamlet," but according to the Town of Brookhaven and New York State, a community can only be a hamlet or a village, not an "unincorporated village" (as cities are autonomous from Towns). As with the hamlet of Huntington, more commonly known as "Huntington Village," I think it should be made aware to the reader the proper designation by the Town and State. --Zimbabweed 05:08, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Upon further research (and quite interesting reading through NY State laws) as shown on http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lgss/pdfs/Handbook.pdf (p. 100 of 257) it reads: "A village is often referred to as “incorporated.” Legally cities, towns, villages and counties are all “incorporated.” Hence, there are no “unincorporated villages.” The vernacular “incorporated village” likely came to be used because villages are areas within towns for which an additional municipal corporation has been formed." However a few sentences later: "If, however, the people in such communities have not incorporated pursuant to the 2 Village law, they do not constitute a village. While many people refer to such places as “hamlets”, the term “hamlet” actually has no meaning under New York law," which creates a little conundrum for finding the correct designation. --Zimbabweed 05:29, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Bud Abbott
How could he live there from 1987-1974, he died in 1974.
 * I don't know about the dates...or that he lived in "Setauket-East Setauket"...this article suggests he lived in Stony Brook (which is the next town over AFAIK).

J.D. Salinger.
The rumor that J.D. Salinger attended Stony Brook Prep School and used it as a basis for his Novel The Catcher in the Rye seems unfounded. It is not referenced and I have not been able to find any trace of that rumor in any biographies of Salinger, including the one posted here on wikipedia. Also, as a resident of Setauket and Stony Brook, I have never heard this rumor mentioned.

Notable Residents -- not so notable?
It seems to me there are some entries that need some removal.


 * Someone else already questioned Bud Abbot's connection...I don't see a lot of strong support for this, but some bits and pieces scattered around the internet.
 * Ezra Solomon, New York Giants towel boy
 * Is this a notable person? Is this a real person?
 * These two have no wikipedia entries and were added at the same time...Are these legit?:
 * The RHiNO
 * Krip Keepas

I went ahead and remove the suspicious-looking entries, and added a citation for Bud Abbott living in the area (see Bud Abbott subsection of talk page for a little more).

Extant overuse
I really appreciate that people try to sound intelligent when writing, but reusing a word over and over again and especially near itself, isn't good writing. "Extant" is overused. In fact, a good example is the section "The Revolutionary War era". There are two photos, one on each side with a total of only 3 sentences between them and 'extant' is in both. I'm changing one of them. MagnoliaSouth (talk) 14:07, 2 July 2014 (UTC)