State funding available for Oak Lawn Cemetery preservation, but hurdles remain

State funding available for Oak Lawn Cemetery preservation, but hurdles remain

Historic Oak Lawn Cemetery in Suffolk is home to more than 400 graves. The site is clean now, but for years it was left uncared for.In May, I reported on the community effort to preserve the cemetery. Now, I'm following up and learning more about state funding that could help and the hurdles getting in the way. Nadia Orton, whose uncle is buried at Oak Lawn Cemetery, described the conditions that once existed there."You have to wear boots and I …