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Eastport Elementary School Portable Classrooms Are Demolished

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Kiesha Furman, Tylik Furmana nd Tammy Coffey. KELLY ZEGERS

Kiesha Furman, Tylik Furmana nd Tammy Coffey. KELLY ZEGERS

The portables on the Eastport Elementary School property will be demolished Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

The portables on the Eastport Elementary School property will be demolished Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Brayden Pulaski from Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School uses a walkie-talkie during a demonstration a

Brayden Pulaski from Remsenburg-Speonk Elementary School uses a walkie-talkie during a demonstration a

Tania Callecas, left, and Caroline Luss participated in an eMission project, where they had to work together to save the residents of the island of Montserrat from a volcanic eruption in the face of an approaching hurricane. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Tania Callecas, left, and Caroline Luss participated in an eMission project, where they had to work together to save the residents of the island of Montserrat from a volcanic eruption in the face of an approaching hurricane. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Deer are "edge species," meaning they prefer open spaces abbutting forest, which is plentiful on the East End thanks to development. DANA SHAW

Deer are "edge species," meaning they prefer open spaces abbutting forest, which is plentiful on the East End thanks to development. DANA SHAW

Southampton voters denied 7.75 million from a capital reserve fund to purchase property on Hampton Road for a new district office.

Southampton voters denied 7.75 million from a capital reserve fund to purchase property on Hampton Road for a new district office.

Ron Wendt, left, and Philip MacGregor read in the living room. MICHELLE TRAURING

Ron Wendt, left, and Philip MacGregor read in the living room. MICHELLE TRAURING

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

July 31 -- The demolition of the portable classrooms at the Eastport Elementary School began in late July. For more than 30 years, three portable buildings, referred to as “annexes” by the students and staffers, stood on the Eastport Elementary School grounds. They were supposed to be a temporary fix for overcrowding when they were installed, but students continued to file in and out of the classrooms for the next three-plus decades until this past spring, when a second permanent building was finally constructed just a few hundred feet to the east. That building—the $26 million Tuttle Avenue Schoolwas opened to students earlier this year.

July 31 -- The demolition of the portable classrooms at the Eastport Elementary School began in late July. For more than 30 years, three portable buildings, referred to as “annexes” by the students and staffers, stood on the Eastport Elementary School grounds. They were supposed to be a temporary fix for overcrowding when they were installed, but students continued to file in and out of the classrooms for the next three-plus decades until this past spring, when a second permanent building was finally constructed just a few hundred feet to the east. That building—the $26 million Tuttle Avenue Schoolwas opened to students earlier this year.

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

The Nathaniel Rogers house is expected to reopen in 2019. AMANDA BERNOCCO

The Nathaniel Rogers house is expected to reopen in 2019. AMANDA BERNOCCO

The Nathaniel Rogers house is expected to reopen in 2019. AMANDA BERNOCCO

The Nathaniel Rogers house is expected to reopen in 2019. AMANDA BERNOCCO

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

Demolition of the portables at Easport Elementary School began Monday morning. ALEXA GORMAN

authorAlexa Gorman on Jul 28, 2014
As the sun came up over the trees at the Eastport Elementary School Monday morning, a small group of construction workers and administrators stood anxiously waiting. At about 7:35 a.m.,... more

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