Walking the halls of Oysterponds Elementary School, guests are greeted by hundreds of pieces of glistening blue, white, brown and green stained glass. They were put together by students in grades K through 6, as well as staff and community members, to create four different pictures, said Oysterponds art teacher Laurie Sanders. READ
A car had just burst into flames as Southold Town Police officer John Hinton raced on foot to the guardrail on the East Marion causeway late Monday night. The flames and smoke shielded his view inside the vehicle, which had just flipped over a couple times before jumping the guardrail and stopping before rocks that jut out of Orient Harbor. READ
A Southold police officer is being credited with helping to bring a driver to safety following a fiery crash on Route 25 in East Marion late Monday night. READ
The East Marion Community Association will host an informational meeting on “Treacherous Ticks, Deer and Disease” this Saturday at the East Marion firehouse.
This is the third forum the group has hosted on this particular issue, EMCA president Anne Murray said, noting that the first was held in 2014.
A 72-year-old Greenport man was rescued off East Marion in the Long Island Sound after his boat capsized Friday morning, authorities at the scene said.
A Lake Ronkonkoma man who was injured after falling about 20 feet through a collapsed floor at an abandoned factory building in East Marion factory is claiming that both Southold Town and Suffolk County were negligent in securing the property, contributing to his injuries. READ
As his friends and family members clapped for him Saturday, Reginald Peterson fixed himself up straight in his wheelchair and began saluting them. READ
The gorgeous English lavender is expected to bloom at Lavender by the Bay this weekend, a stunning occurrence that draws thousands to the East Marion lavender farm every summer.
While Orient and East Marion residents and business owners have complained of road congestion during the bloom, this year the farm’s owner has removed one acre of plants to add 100 parking spots. The farm previously had 65 spots.
Perched high on a nest overlooking Peconic Bay in East Marion, Gracie — a North Fork osprey — laid her first egg of the year Friday morning. READ
The monthly community supper at Orient Congregational Church will be Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 6:30. Please bring a dish to share. All are welcome. Spread the word.
Greenport Ecumenical Ministries will host an interfaith service this Sunday, Jan. 29, at Clinton Memorial AME Zion Church in (more…)
