05.17.2018 Featured Story Remembering lives lost to opioids at candlelight vigil By Reporter Staff Share on Facebook Facebook Created with Sketch. Share on Twitter Twitter Created with Sketch. Share via email Mail Created with Sketch. On Saturday, May At a candlelight vigil at Good Ground Park in Hampton Bays Saturday, those affected by the opioid epidemic gathered to share stories of the loved ones they’ve lost, their own struggles with addiction and the effect of an ongoing crisis. These are their stories.
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09.05.2019 Around the Island What’s happening: Sept. 5, 2019 THIS WEEK GREAT DECISIONS The Shelter Island Library presents “Great Decisions: Cyber Conflict and Geopolitics” on Thursday, Sept. 5,...
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04.14.2016 Police Cops: Drug bust following traffic stop In an arrest that the Shelter Island Police Department said yielded about 50 packets of heroin and prescription drugs...
01.20.2015 Government Suffolk lawmakers outline plan to treat heroin addicts In the ongoing effort to combat the growing use of heroin across Long Island, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone...