East Marion Archives - The Suffolk Times

06.04.2021 Government

Town eyes rezoning of abandoned oyster factory property

Could rezoning be the key to rebirth for the abandoned oyster factory in East Marion? With the town’s comprehensive plan as a guide, officials are exploring options for the...

11.16.2020 News

Oysterponds Elementary proactively moving to distance learning for holiday season

As some schools across Long Island move to full-time in-person learning, at least one is proactively headed in the opposite direction. The Oysterponds Board of Education voted unanimously last...

10.05.2020 Sports

This local business owner is the North Fork’s king of cornhole

Greg Cocheo’s competitive fervor — as well as the state of competitive cornhole on the North Fork and Long Island, for that matter — can be directly correlated to...

07.31.2020 Education

Outdoor learning, cohorts among the changes when Oysterponds reopens for all students in September

Oysterponds Elementary School will be reopening its doors to all students in September, but the children will also be spending a lot of time outdoors. Superintendent Richard Malone said...

07.31.2020 News

Temporary sign coming to Slaves Burying Ground in Orient

Oysterponds Historical Society will place a new sign at the site of a supposed slave burial ground on Narrow River Road in Orient. But they will not put back...

06.05.2020 COVID-19

Lavender by the Bay’s popular fields to remain closed to public

Lavender by the Bay‘s popular fields of purple blooms that typically draw huge crowds beginning in June will remain closed to the public for the foreseeable future. In a...

05.19.2020 Community

Embarking on virtual history: Oysterponds Historical Society offers lectures series via webinars

Time and place. When it comes to history, both are important. History involves connecting different time periods, the past and the present. Now the Oysterponds Historical Society has found...

09.02.2019 Columns

Equal Time: Standing up for the East Marion Community Association

A front-page article in last week’s Suffolk Times described a petition that spreads misinformation and insinuations about the recent listing of the East Marion Main Road Historic District on...