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Town Board looks to define grant requests
Who’s responsible? Liability raised in dark skies debate
Bucks in first place in Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League
Blame a branch: Island lost power this morning
Sunset Beach asks for Bastille Day party permit
Town to mark underwater rock formation in Dering Harbor
LIPA generators coming to the Island
South Ferry hopes dredging can be done to avoid crisis
Dr. Hynes to speak at League of Women Voters annual meeting
Bryan’s song: First Islander across the 10K finish line

Sports

Bucks in first place in Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League

June 19, 2013

Sunset Beach asks for Bastille Day party permit

June 19, 2013

Bryan’s song: First Islander across the 10K finish line

June 17, 2013

Education

$2.8 million school building project begins this month

June 11, 2013

Nonprofit day care in Greenport faces hard times, may close

June 8, 2013

This week in Shelter Island history

June 7, 2013

Business

South Ferry hopes dredging can be done to avoid crisis

June 18, 2013

Merchants, board look to lower speed on Bridge St.

June 17, 2013

Driveway settlement? Judge may impose decision

June 13, 2013

Community

Bausman steps down as Island Red Cross CEO

June 17, 2013

Photos: The Island gets ready for another big race day

June 15, 2013

Letter: Welcome to the 34th Annual Shelter Island 10K

June 15, 2013

Obituaries

Obituary: Barbara Joy Roberts Carlsen

May 28, 2013

Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper

May 20, 2013

Obituaries: Elmer August Kestler Jr., Lawrence William Sliker

May 9, 2013

Real Estate

Real Estate: The evolution of Greenport's architecture

June 9, 2013

$400K driveway? Owners, landscaper in tangle of suits

May 30, 2013

This week in Shelter Island history

May 30, 2013

Opinion

Letters to the Editor: Dark skies, pro and con

June 13, 2013

Letters to the Editor

June 11, 2013

From Penelope's kitchen: Pacaya Flowers and Yucca Blossoms

June 10, 2013

One arrest, one ticket on week’s blotter

REPORTER FILE PHOTO | Shelter Island Police Headquarters.

Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the defendants may be found not guilty.

As a result of a complaint, police arrested a male juvenile, age 17, of Shelter Island at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, February 26. The charge was harassment in the 2nd degree. The youth was arraigned in Shelter Island Justice Court, Judge Mary-Faith Westervelt presiding. Prior bail was continued and an order of protection was issued.

Summonses
Dilshad Khan, 53, of Selden was driving on South Ferry Road on February 26 when he was stopped by police and issued a ticket for speeding — 56 mph in a 40-mph zone.
other reports

A caller complained on February 26 about a vehicle parked on a Hay Beach driveway, “blasting” music at 7:15 a.m. Police located the driver who said he was trying to contact the resident about work. He was advised to use a business phone number.

Police responded to a case of harassment in the Center on February 26.

A grand larceny was reported to police at headquarters on February 26.

A caller reported on February 26 that three sections of a fence had been damaged during excavation on a neighboring property. The business owner advised police he will repair the fence.

A caller asked police for help on February 26 in removing a raccoon from a Menantic garage. The raccoon was gone when police arrived.

Police responded to a request from the Southold Police Department on February 27 to check on the well-being of a Shelter Island resident.

Police responded to a business dispute in the Center on February 27.

A case of petit larceny — unauthorized charges on a credit card — was reported on February 28.

An extra patrol was requested on March 1 by a Dering Harbor resident as a result of an on-going dock dispute.

On March 1, police responded to unwanted telephone calls reported by a Menantic resident; the caller was advised to cease and desist.

A person reported on March 1 that while driving along the Shelter Island Country Club golf course, a golf ball hit the windshield, damaging it. Police located a golfer who said he had hit a ball that had gone into the road.

Police received an anonymous call on March 1 that a dumpster on a Hay Beach roadway was causing a hazardous condition. The driver was advised not to leave dumpsters on the road for any length of time.

A caller on March 3 reported a boat sinking in Tarkettle; the owner was advised.

Three burglary alarms were set off in West Neck and the Center on February 26 and March 4. No problems were reported in any case. The Shelter Island Fire Department responded to an automatic alarm on February 28 at a residence on Ram Island. Spray from an insulation applicator set off the alarm.

Aided cases

Shelter Island Emergency Medical Service teams transported five individuals to Eastern Long Island Hospital on February 27 and March 3 and 4.

A person was medovaced from Klenawicus Field to Stony Brook University Hospital by Suffolk County Police Department helicopter on February 28.