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Education
Board of Ed presents its budget numbers
May 13, 2013
Business
Japanese eatery now open in Greenport
May 12, 2013
Community
Paper gobbler set to roll into town Saturday
May 15, 2013
Board of Ed presents its budget numbers
May 13, 2013
Obituaries
Obituaries: Draper, Rodgers
March 7, 2013
Obituary: Winifred Holmes Luddecke
February 26, 2013
Real Estate
High end real estate deals escalate
May 1, 2013
Shed plan rejected: ZBA says ‘detriment’ to neighborhood
April 26, 2013
Business
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New roof for Center firehouse
Fire District Commissioners awarded the contract for a new roof on the Center Firehouse to The R.W. Mulligan Company of Riverhead Monday night. Because the work is being done on an emergency basis, there was no need to enter into a formal bidding process. But Commissioner Keith Clark had shopped the...
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Featured letter: Shedding light on dark sky laws
To the Editor: Shelter Island dark skies — lemmings heading for the cliff (see "New light on dark skies," March 21). Just what we need, more government up our butts. More idiot laws to harass the citizenry. More government employees on the taxpayer dole to enforce them. Don’t fool yourselves, tax paying...
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Schmidt’s gearing up for Island opening
A popular South Shore gourmet deli is in full preparation mode to replace Fedi’s in the Center. Daniel Schmidt, manager of Schmidt’s Market on North Sea Road in Southampton said they were taking over from Fedi’s officially April 1. But it could be six weeks before they’re ready to cut the...
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Deadline approaching for Sandy-relief loans
Shelter Island business owners and others affected by Hurricane Sandy have just one week left to secure a disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The deadline to apply for 30-year loans of up to $2 million is March 29, SBA officials said. “The loans can serve as bridge money for...
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Southampton deli owner eyeing Fedi’s
The owner of a popular South Shore gourmet deli and grocery said Friday morning it “was a strong possibility” they would set up shop in Fedi’s when current ownership vacates the premises in April. Dennis Schmidt, owner of Schmidt’s Market on North Sea Road in Southampton, said there were still details...
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Dark skies: Town begins discussion of simplified proposal
Dark skies legislation, rejected by Shelter Island in past years while being embraced by other East End communities, is back in the spotlight. Councilwoman Chris Lewis, who led the effort in 2009 to support dark skies legislation, told her Town Board colleagues Tuesday those who opposed it “did not have good...
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Fedi’s grocery to close in April
Sources have told the Reporter that Fedi’s, the grocery store, deli and butcher shop in the Center, will be gone by April 14. The news has been buzzing around the Island since last week that the store – as much an Island institution as any — will soon become part of ...
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Town sets fees for garage construction, raises fees on moorings
Friday afternoon the Town Board set fees for construction of garages at $250 for up to 1,000 square fee and $.25 per square foot of every square foot over 1,000. The new fees take effect April 1, 2013. The board also raised mooring fee applications that last for three years to...
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Brokers hired to sell St. Gabe’s no longer under contract
The two powerhouse real estate firms representing the Passionist Fathers in their efforts to sell the St. Gabriel’s Retreat Center property are off the case. Prudential Douglas Elliman and Sotheby’s International Realty are no longer under contract to broker a deal for the 25 acre property on Coecles Harbor. The Passionist’s...
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Local carter warned by two towns
A local carter has been told by Shelter Island and Southold that the next time he dumps illegally at their facilities it’s going to cost him. If it continues past that, his company will be banned. Jon DiVello, owner of Shelter Island Environmental Services (SIES), said he’s done nothing wrong. “We...
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Preservation committee to Dougherty: Let’s talk about St. Gabe’s
A day after Supervisor Jim Dougherty called for a Town Board resolution that the St. Gabriel's Retreat Center be returned to a “priority list” to preserve as open space, the committee that had removed the property from the list said St. Gabe’s would be discussed at its next meeting. In an...
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Aquatic fun coming to Greenport waterfront this summer
Joey Flotteron of Greenport began working for Global Boarding in Sag Harbor when he was 17. Robb Reid, the company’s owner, taught him how to coach watersports. “I’ve been riding these bays my whole life,” said Mr. Flotteron, now 23. “Growing up, I used to watch my dad water ski. As...
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Reddings to re-open under new ownership
Reddings, the gourmet market, bakery and cafe on Bridge Street, will reopen this spring with new owners. But one of the principals is a name and face well known to Islanders — Marie Eiffel, who owns the upscale clothing store on Chase Avenue and a second store in Sag Harbor. When Ms....
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This week in Shelter Island history
10 YEARS AGO Big new boat ‘a great addition’ North Ferry added a new double capacity boat to its fleet 10 years ago, as the MV Mashomack began runs between Shelter Island and Greenport. While smaller boats in North Ferry’s fleet carry an average of about 12 vehicles, depending on size, the...
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Electrical work delays bank opening
That spring opening of a Bridgehampton National Bank branch in the Boltax building on Route 114 is still on course, according to a bank source. But how late in the spring is another matter, considering that work on converting the space has been delayed pending upgrades to the electrical system necessary...
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Commissioners: District botched bid requests
“Maybe it’s because of the economy, who knows,” said Shelter Island Fire Commissioners chairman Andy Steinmuller, speculating why the district was overwhelmed by requests for bid packages. One unfortunate result of the flood of requests was not having enough packages prepared for all who wanted to bid on recent fire...
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Chequit owners win construction extension, but no word on sale
More than a year after owners of the Chequit received Zoning Board of Appeals approval to install a swimming pool and patio in advance of an expected sale, the property remains unchanged and the owners have secured another year to complete the project. The original approval that came in January 2012...
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Island profile: John Needham
John Needham, John Needham, president of Coecles Harbor Marina ever since his father died in 1987, sings the praises of everybody but himself. A Glen Cove native, the 59-year-old credits his sharp, skilled and seasoned staff for having always kept things shipshape fair weather and foul, good times and slower times, such...
