Lake Grove - Thoughts and Opinions Needed!

KimberlyBride Posted: Oct 18, 2004 01:50 PM

Lake Grove - Thoughts and Opinions Needed!

Hi ladies,
My FH and I looked at a house in Lake Grove this past week. The area was nice and quiet. Does anyone live there? How do you like it? Is it close to shopping/restaurants? The school district would be Sachem. From what I hear that is a good school district. I live in Nassau so I need some help. Thanks!

Kimberly

ETA: I searched the archives and there were no previous posts on the home board about living in Lake Grove.

nov04LIbride Posted: Oct 18, 2004 02:15 PM

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We live in Ronkonkoma right near Lake Grove. It is a great area in terms of shopping, proximity to the mall (Smithaven is in Lake Grove), etc. We aren't going to have kids while we are living in our condo, but I have heard Sachem is good, though a very, very large district. I think they are building new schools to make them a bit smaller.

Jenny5150 Posted: Oct 18, 2004 03:02 PM

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I grew up in Lake Grove and went to school in Sachem. My parents still live there.

I can't really comment on the school district since I graduated over a decade ago. Yeah it was a big school (I graduated with over 1200 students), but I liked that it was big.

Lake Grove has a decent amount of stores, including the Smithaven Mall. I wouldn't say it has a lot of restaurants, but the neighboring towns have plenty of restaurants.

My only gripe with Lake Grove is the traffic. They keep building more and more homes, hence more people and with the mall nearby, the traffic just becomes a nightmare.

julz33 Posted: Oct 18, 2004 03:18 PM

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I am moving to Centereach... we could be neighbors!

brideinapril Posted: Oct 18, 2004 03:47 PM

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I also grew up in Lake Grove - I loved it there - I still refer to that as home!
But there are a lot of things - restaurants, the mall, its pretty centrally located - your near everything. I went to Sachem - but I did graduate in 89 so that was a long time ago, but I thought it was a good district, big graduating class as well!
Since I've moved I've even noticed how much they have built it up - with all the new developments that werent there when I was.

KimberlyBride Posted: Oct 18, 2004 04:14 PM

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Yes driving around there are many gorgeous homes. I would love to be neighbors with you Julz! Well we are putting a bid in. I will keep you posted.

Kim

swags1016 Posted: Oct 18, 2004 09:03 PM

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I love Lake Grove!!! Very convient!!!

lvdolphins Posted: Oct 18, 2004 09:29 PM

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I;m in Lake Grove
Its gorgeous and we are close to everything!! So much shopping, and restaurants.
Everything is 'right up the block'!!
Sachem is a good district!

Nikki10-12-03 Posted: Oct 19, 2004 09:41 AM

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We just bought our house in Lake Grove in July...I love it here!! We lived in the Lake Grove apartments for 5 years before the house and I grew up in Stony Brook...so needless to say I really like the area Good Luck