02.14.2017 Community Column: Remembering Pierre Gazarian Even though my column was long put to bed when I first heard about Pierre Gazarian’s death last Tuesday, I had to find the time and space to write...
08.20.2016 Community Columns Oysterponds News: Rotary clubs host golf classic Two great opportunities are coming up to get in a round of golf next week and support a good cause while doing it. Greenport/Southold Rotary’s 36th annual golf classic...
07.21.2016 Community Columns Oysterponds News: OHS Summer Benefit at Poquatuck Park Congratulations to Jordan and Nicolle Bogden, both of whom were recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard. Orient is very proud of its home-grown...
05.26.2016 Community Columns Oysterponds News: Fire department’s old-fashioned pancake breakfast Well, Katie bar the door! Can’t believe the summer season kicks off this weekend, the North Fork will once again be the destination for recreation and the ferry lines...
05.13.2016 Community Columns Oysterponds News: Kerri Hands graduating from U.S. Naval Academy The North Fork is such a special place when it comes to scouting because parents and the community really support our local troop. Congratulations to East Marioneer Nick Wallace,...
04.14.2016 Community Columns Oysterponds News: Volunteer cleanup at Truman’s Beach Mark your calendars for April 30 for a very worthwhile community event. The Orient-East Marion Park District is organizing a cleanup of Truman’s Beach and the surrounding district grounds...
03.31.2016 Community Columns Oysterponds News: Anne MacKay Song Swap at Poquatuck Hall Well, spring has officially sprung, with birds chirping and osprey returning (Chris Franke reported Saturday morning that there is an osprey on the Dam Pond nest), so all is...
03.18.2016 Community Columns Oysterponds News: Easter egg hunt in Poquatuck Park Top of the mornin’ to you and happy spring! Nature abounds this week with the return of robins, peepers and the osprey.
02.19.2016 Community Columns Oysterponds News: ‘Nature’s Journal’ series at Peconic Landing I’ll start off with ‘old business’ and report back that the mystery person who rescued Susanne Bondarchuck from her icy porch was the “mom” of Captain and Scout, the...
01.22.2016 Community Columns Oysterponds News: Irish Music Circle at Floyd Memorial Library So far so good as far as snowfall is concerned, but rumor has it that’s about to end soon.