Orient postmaster bids farewell

Daniela DiStefano-Michkovits, 37, of Coram, served as Orient's postmaster for 10 years, before transferring to her new spot at the Water Mill post office. (July 25, 2012) Credit: Erin Geismar
It's beautiful out here, I mean, have you seen it? And it's a nice place, very family oriented.
Part of it is integrating yourself into the community, finding out the family relations -- it's like being the governor!
Because there's only one or two places here where everyone goes. It's [the country store] and the post office. You know everyone. They communicate and they converse with you and you're like a line out. It's an intimate relationship. And the postmaster knows all the secrets - but I can't tell you about them.
Pick a town -- mid-island, North Fork, South Fork. All over.
It's extremely unique. It's like it's an island in its own. Once you get off the highway everything changes.
I'm very sad. I'm going to miss everybody. But I'm not really gone. I'm just not working here anymore. They can come visit me at my other office.
No, no. I can't do that.
It's unique. That's it.
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