ShopRite Opening In Lake Ronkonkoma Next Week

Six years after Waldbaum's closed in the Lake Shore Plaza shopping center in Lake Ronkonkoma, ShopRite is ready to open its doors.

The new store located at 601 Portion Road will open at 9 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3 following a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The 45,000-square-foot supermarket will be operated by the Gallagher family. To celebrate the store opening, the family will join ShopRite Partners In Caring, ShopRite’s community-based, hunger-fighting initiative, in making a donation to Long Island Cares food bank.

The existing retail space was completely renovated to make way for a new ShopRite with a convenient shopping format. The store was outfitted with the latest energy-saving and sustainable technologies, including LED lighting and environmentally friendly refrigerant systems. The parking lot was refreshed with newly installed landscaping and lighting. The store will employ approximately 250 people, many of them local residents.

“We are very excited to bring ShopRite to Lake Ronkonkoma with the opening of this state-of-the-art shopping destination. The new supermarket will be dedicated to providing low prices and outstanding service to the local community,” said Charles Gallagher, president of Gallagher Family Markets. Charles and his wife, Judith, own and operate the ShopRite of Selden and will be joined by other members of the family in running the new store on Portion Road.

The new store will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

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