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April 18, 2012
News
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Teen dies in Mattituck Boating accident
A 14-year old Middle Island youth died Sunday afternoon in boating accident in Peconic Bay off Mattituck, Southold police reported. Dominick Triofino was riding a Jet Ski in the bay near the end of Bay Avenue in Mattituck just before 2 p.m. when he struck the anchor chain of a boat...
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‘Click It or Ticket’ seatbelt campaign starts Monday
Islanders can expect increased seatbelt enforcement starting next week, Police Chief Jim Read said this week. The Shelter Island Police Department is joining in a nationwide program to crack down on those motorists who don’t buckle up. The “Click It or Ticket” campaign starts on Monday, May 21 and will...
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Picton Castle, built in the ’20s, has circled the globe 5 times
The barque Picton Castle is the most traveled of the tall ships that will drop anchor in Greenport Harbor this Memorial Day weekend. In addition to many other trips, the ship has completed five global circumnavigations in the past 15 years, according to a spokesman for the ship, visiting the Galapagos...
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Wellness shop opens its doors in downtown Greenport
A new business offering health services such as massage, acupuncture and even hula hoop classes has arrived in downtown Greenport. Five Branches Wellness, located at the former Temple Yoga Center on Main Street, was opened May 5 by 32-year-old North Fork native Rachel Reich. Ms. Reich, of Mattituck, is a licensed massage...
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Chequit sale progressing; closing predicted by fall
The Chequit Inn will continue to be run by James and Linda Eklund this summer as they hammer out a contract for its sale to Cape Advisors of Cape May, New Jersey, and New York City. “We’re fully focused on running it this summer,” Mr. Eklund said about the Chequit, promising...
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37 Island property owners grieve tax assessments
Only three people showed up Tuesday at Shelter Island Town Hall for the statewide annual Grievance Day for challenging tax assessments. Their complaints were heard by the town’s Board of Assessment Review. A total of 37 grievances — including those three made in person — have been filed with the Board...
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Opposition upends plan for porta-potty at Bridge Street dock
The plan to put a porta-potty at the town dock parking lot on Bridge Street looked like a sure thing a week ago but it got flushed down the drain on Tuesday. “Every problem doesn’t have a solution,” declared Town Councilwoman Chris Lewis at the Town Board work session on Tuesday. Ms....
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Cops: Burglary suspect led police on Island chase
A Montauk man was arrested on charges related to several East Hampton burglaries Wednesday night after leading police on a brief chase around Shelter Island, town police said. William Donnelly, 30, was detained after a short chase involving local police, New York State Police, Suffolk County Sheriff’s office personnel and K-9...
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Town to discuss proposed rules for pre-existing business uses again
With the Town Board about to unveil the latest version of its plan to clarify the rules governing pre-existing, non-conforming businesses in residential zones, the president of what may be the busiest of them expressed some concerns this week — not for his business but for smaller ones people operate...
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Cops: Grand larceny on this week’s police blotter
Following an investigation into a complaint about stolen checks, John C. Cronin, 24, of Shelter Island was arrested on Wednesday, May 9 at about 6 p.m. and charged with grand larceny in the 4th degree, grand larceny in the 3rd degree (attempted) and two counts of criminal possession of a...
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State bill aims to decrease hazing, drinking and drug use at colleges
The state Senate passed legislation Wednesday aimed to decrease hazing, underage drinking and drug use at colleges and universities. Senator Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), the bill’s sponsor, said in a press release that colleges would be required to adopt rules prohibiting those activities and to establish penalties that strengthen existing laws....
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Island voters overwhelmingly approve school budget, give newcomer to board most votes
Shelter Island voters approved the School Board's proposed $9.7-million budget for the coming school year, with 247 voting for it or 84.3 percent of the votes cast, and 46 against. Marilynn Pysher won the most votes for three open seats on the board with 228. Incumbents Stephen Gessner, the board president,...
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Island splits from the North Fork under new county redistricting plan
Shelter Island and the Brookhaven Town side of Calverton and Wading River will no longer be in Suffolk County Legislator Ed Romaine’s district in 2014 if a new redistricting plan announced this week is approved. Mr. Romaine (R-Center Moriches), who represents the 1st Legislative District, said county Democrats have proposed new...
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POLL: How did you vote on the school budget?
The Shelter Island school budget is being voted on until 9 p.m. We want to know how you voted, how you plan to vote or if you voted at all, today. How did you vote on the school budget? ...
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School vote on Tuesday: budget, three board seats to be decided
Shelter Island residents will have the final word on Tuesday when they vote to approve or reject the Shelter Island School Board’s $9.7 million budget proposal. The poll will be open in the gymnasium from noon to 9 p.m. No members of the public attended the board's public hearing on the...
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Scholars study slavery through Sylvester Manor archives at NYU
Author Mac Griswold, who is writing a history of slavery at Sylvester Manor called “Slaves in the Attic,” addressed a group of students and scholars in a talk at New York University last week that included some details about Julia Dyd — the woman after whom Dyd’s Creek is named....
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Tall Ships: Made from old U-boats, Unicorn runs with all-female crew
This week’s featured tall ship claims to be the only such vessel in the world that sails with an all-female crew. Unicorn was built in Holland out of recycled metals captured from German U-boats in 1947. Originally a fishing vessel, it was christened Deo Volente I, which means, “God Willing.” The 110-foot...
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Waterways Management: No grid for West Neck Bay
There won’t be a moorings grid in West Neck Bay — at least not anytime soon. That was the decision of the Waterways Management Advisory Council Monday night. The idea of creating a grid for existing moorings had been suggested by Councilman Peter Reich but he and committee members bowed...
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