Dozens of community members gathered Friday at the historic U.S. Post Office branch on Main Street in Setauket for : the golden eagle adorning the post office's facade, which had been deteriorating, has been restored and returned to the post office. According to Robert Reuter, president of the Frank Melville Memorial Foundation – the organization that owns the historic building along with the park in which it sits – the restoration took about two months and cost about $5,000 to complete. "It's our responsibility to honor such a landmark. ... It is now as it was in 1941 and today we give it back to the post office and to the community," Reuter said in his remarks.
PHOTOS: Setauket's Golden Eagle Shines Again
Restored eagle sculpture is unveiled at the Main Street post office.
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Sycamore Senior May 19, 2013 at 12:38 pm
So, essentially that first residential home is being written off as the price of doing business.…Read More There goes that property value. Other than as a professional residence, who would want to live by a driveway for that traffic? As for the entrance Village Automotive, that will bring even more traffic to an already busy intersection nearby. 25A is impassable/impossible in that area for large chunks of the day now.
K. B. May 19, 2013 at 08:16 am
The rezoning is for the acres of undeveloped residential land across from Ann Maries Farm stand,…Read More extending down to the wooded area on 25A. A one way entrance would be placed by Village Automotive and a one way exit would come out on N. Country Rd. adjacent to the first residential house.
K. B. May 19, 2013 at 08:15 am
The rezoning is for the acres of undeveloped residential land across from Ann Maries Farm stand,…Read More extending down to the wooded area on 25A. A one way entrance would be placed by Village Automotive and a one way exit would come out on N. Country Rd. adjacent to the first residential house.
jeanne austin May 19, 2013 at 07:01 am
Can you tell us where this property is? An address or street name?
justme May 19, 2013 at 05:45 pm
I the BOE and Union didn't allow the majority of the budget be spent on benefits and salaries maybe…Read More there would be money left for supplies. With declining enrollment and cuts to programs for our kids they only ones making out are teachers and staff with too generous salaries and benefits. Vote no on Tuesday!
EG May 18, 2013 at 11:00 pm
Seriously? We are asked to send in enough supplies per kid each year to supply 5 kids. Where does it…Read More all go? It gets lost, thrown out, or ends up back in the students home via backpack. The problem is not the lack of supplies, but a lack of personal responsibility. But if we send in enough supplies each year for ten or fifteen students, then we might be able to avoid the underlying problem.
Joe Monopoli May 16, 2013 at 09:53 am
Giveaways, Snacks, Refreshments, Activities for kids, and No cost to attend.
mneary May 16, 2013 at 08:49 pm
everyone should research what all the school administrators are raking in and the multple levels of…Read More staff that exists at TVCSD. It is beyond reasonable to have salaries at that level and multiple administrators and assistants and directors and assistant directors and chairman etc. Teachers earn their fair share!