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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
Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper
May 20, 2013
Obituaries: Draper, Rodgers
March 7, 2013
Real Estate
High end real estate deals escalate
May 1, 2013
Shed plan rejected: ZBA says ‘detriment’ to neighborhood
April 26, 2013
Spotlight
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Inside Out: Lockdown? Not for me on Patriot’s Day
The ironies cascaded through my mind as I headed north to Lexington and Concord on April 19, the anniversary of the skirmishes in 1775 when “embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard ‘round the world,” as Mr. Emerson put it. My wife thought I was crazy to make a detour...
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Slice of Life: Nobody bothered to ask me … but
As Designated Historian and Poet Laureate of the Shelter Island Bridge and Tunnel Authority, I am hereby authorized to express SIBTA’s deep shock and humiliation at not being at least consulted on the current LIPA cable project. SIBTA, being an organization with a long and checkered history of providing alternate...
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Bucks seek housing: Meeting to field residents’ questions
As the Shelter Island Bucks prepare to launch their second season with an opening game on the road to take on the Sag Harbor Whalers Sunday, June 2, team organizers are still hunting for Islanders to host team members. Many of last year's hosts stepped up to the plate again this...
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School play scene nets award for Shelter Island students
East End Arts announced the 11th annual Teeny Award nominations last week and for the first time, a special Judge’s Choice Award will be given to the Greek Chorus from the Shelter Island Drama Club’s production of “Legally Blonde.” The award is for a “particular scene, musical number, dance number or...
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Island profile: Jason Shields, proof you can go home again
“It’s a million tiny pieces” that fell into place to create the happy life now enjoyed by Jason Shields, the recently married building contractor and gifted nature and fishing columnist for the Reporter. Jason came to the Island from Brooklyn at age seven with his mother, Maria Loconsolo, when she left...
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High end real estate deals escalate
Trend? Or a blip on the screen? A new block of listings with prices typically seen in the Hamptons raises questions about the Island real estate market. Who are the buyers eyeing astronomically priced property here rather than in the Hamptons? And if these extremely deep-pocketed folks move to the Island,...
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Sylvester Manor: From slavery to current renaissance
This is Part II of a two-part series on Sylvester Manor that traces the fortunes of 15 generations of one family and how it parallels the history of Shelter Island and Northern slavery. Following the deaths of Nathaniel and Grizzell Sylvester, the first generation of the family to own the Manor,...
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Nature column: Leave time behind – visit a rock
It began with a child’s imagination triggered by naturally occurring recognizable shapes – no sculptor’s chisel necessary – inspiring awe and imbedded in the picture book of his mind. I should thank cartoon creators for using iconic figures of classic literature as premises for their productions. If not for them, Whale...
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School Supe pushes for curriculum, space changes
At a time when money is tight and the Shelter Island School District has undergone a lot of changes in recent years, why is Superintendent Michael Hynes pushing dramatic changes in curriculum and use of space? And will the physical changes in building use result in elementary and young middle...
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‘Everything changed in seconds’ — An Islander in the marathon
Dr. Frank Adipietro was closing in, half a mile away from finishing his fifth consecutive Boston Marathon. Right on the pace he had planned, he was exhilarated by the perfect New England afternoon, remembering the 2012 Marathon when it had been 90 degrees, tough weather to run 26 miles. The massed...
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Review: Drama Club brings wit and energy to ‘Legally Blonde’
Ask almost any kid in the Shelter Island Drama Club why they are in the play, “Legally Blonde,” playing this weekend at the school, from the 12th grade veteran who has done the play every year for five years to the rookie seventh grader, they say the same thing: “Because...
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NY Times feature article on Sylvester Manor
Today's New York Times “Home” section devotes three full pages and several photographs to Sylvester Manor. Check it out online at http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/11/garden/sylvester-manor-on-shelter-island-returns-to-its-roots.html?_r=0. The story’s focus is on the energy and ideas Bennett Konesni has brought to the Manor since he was offered the 17th century masterpiece and accompanying property by a family...
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Town thanks Tom Cronin for honoring Island vets
Shelter Island honored one of its finest for his tireless efforts honoring Island men who went to war. At Friday’s Town Board meeting, the town gave Shelter Island Police Officer Tom Cronin a Certificate of Appreciation and accompanying plaque for his work organizing an “Honor Flight” to Washington D.C last fall...
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What Sandy wrought
While the lion's share of cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy is over on Shelter Island, repairs to docks and bulkheads are still under way this spring. An indication of the serious erosion the super storm caused here can be seen in the photo above taken from Greenport showing vegetation washed away...
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Cuomo on education, New York economies and post-Sandy lessons
New Yorkers will learn from the destruction and disasters in the wake of Hurricane Sandy — and we'll come back stronger because of it. So vowed Governor Andrew Cuomo at a "State of the State" address Thursday he delivered at Stony Brook University. "There was a silver lining to this storm," Mr....
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Red Cross aids responders preparing for emergencies
Twice in recent months, Shelter Islanders have been faced with emergency situations — first when super storm Sandy came ashore, then when Nemo dumped mounds of snow on roadways. Some say emergency weather situations are likely to be more frequent and that’s why American Red Cross trainer D.J. Rosenthal came...
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One councilman’s tale of snail mail
Shelter Island Councilman Peter Reich questions why places more rural than his hometown have home delivery while residents here don’t. He's also baffled why a geographical area as small as Shelter Island needs two post offices. It’s not just idle speculation, but is driven by his problems — the same as...
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Town Board looks at highway fees and new products
Fees were on the minds of Town Board members again at the work session Wednesday. As in raising them and creating new ones. With a 2-percent cap on real estate taxes mandated by the state, Shelter Island — like many other municipalities — is looking for revenue, and raising fees or...
