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Times/Review Newsgroup unveils Northforker.com
May 23, 2013
Paper gobbler set to roll into town Saturday
May 15, 2013
Obituaries
Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper
May 20, 2013
Obituaries: Draper, Rodgers
March 7, 2013
Real Estate
ZBA: Both yes and no on controversial house
May 23, 2013
High end real estate deals escalate
May 1, 2013
Community Preservation Fund
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CPFAB meets Monday morning to discuss ‘priority list’
The Community Preservation Advisory Board, which targets and vets open space acquisitions for the town, met Monday morning with an updated list of properties to consider. With Town Supervisor Jim Dougherty in attendance, Committee Chairman Peter Vielbig made reference to a recent statement by the supervisor that the committee’s priority list...
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Island’s open space purchasing account spikes
Shelter Island’s Community Preservation Fund (CPF) got richer by about $588,000 in the matter of 24 hours, according to Supervisor Jim Dougherty. The CPF, also known as the “2-percent tax,” is a real estate transfer tax of 2 percent on all purchases that goes to the town and is used to...
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Assemblyman Thiele slated to speak at Friday forum
Fred W. Thiele, who, as of January l, represents Shelter Island in New York State’s newly formed lst Assembly District, will be the featured speaker at Friday Night Dialogues at the Library on January 18 at 6 p.m., where he will be discussing issues affecting the Island — “1st Things...
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Town Board reports on finances at meeting
After receiving a check for $5,000 from the Shelter Island Lion’s Club to fund repairs at the long-delayed reopening of the kitchen at the Senior Activity Center, the Town Board got down to other financial matters at its December 7 meeting. Supervisor Jim Dougherty reported there was $2.5 million in the...
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DC deadlock livens up local real estate market
The “fiscal cliff” is shaping up to be more like falling into a honey pot for Shelter Island real estate professionals. Supervisor Jim Dougherty announced at the Friday, December 4 Town Board Meeting that the current balance in the town’s Community Preservation Fund — a real estate transfer tax used to...
