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School car wash canceled
May 24, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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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
la Maison Blanche
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La Maison Blanche building for sale
The building that houses La Maison Blanche, the restaurant and inn whose owners are battling in court, is on the market for $3.5 million. John Sieni purchased the building 27 months ago through his firm JBS Properties Inc. for $2 million, but has made substantial improvements, according to Shelter Island tax...
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Update on La Maison shake-up
As reported, when La Maison Blanche reopens on Valentine’s Day there will be some changes. Owner John Sieni will be running the inn and restaurant while partner Alistair MacLean — although still listed as a partner on documents filed in Albany as well as on the liquor license — is no...
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Dark Mansion returns to frighten all those who dare enter
It’s that creepy time of year when friends and neighbors delight in scaring one another — all in fun, of course. For the second successive year, La Maison Blanche is getting into the act with its Dark Mansion, with proceeds to benefit ongoing research into causes and cures of breast...
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La Maison Blanche zoning lawsuit stalled by paperwork delays
A long-pending lawsuit filed by the owner of La Maison Blanche against the Shelter Island Zoning Board of Appeals remains in limbo after more than a year. Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Arlen Spinner last month set October 24 as the date by which the town must submit “certified transcripts” of all...
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Decision in La Maison Blanche case remains in limbo
A long-pending dispute between the owners of the La Maison Blanche inn and restaurant and the Shelter Island Zoning Board of Appeals remains in limbo after more than a year. State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Arlen Spinner has set Oct. 24 as the date by which the town must submit certified...
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Simon Gavron annual soccer tourney this weekend on Shelter Island
La Maison Blanche this year has joined Sunset Beach as sponsor of the Simon Gavron Challenge Cup Trophy soccer tournament, which will be played for the seventh consecutive year at Fiske Field on Saturday and Sunday, August 11 and 12. Kick-off time will be 8:30 a.m. on Saturday and 9:30...
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Pétanque tournament scheduled for La Maison Blanche
La Maison Blanche partners Alistair MacLean and John Sieni have announced they will host their second annual Pétanque Tournament on Wednesday, July 11 at 12 noon at La Maison Blanche inn and restaurant at 11 Stearns Point Road on Shelter Island. The entrance fee, which will be donated to the Shelter...
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Petanque tournament slated at Maison Blanche for July 11 to benefit Shelter Island Lions Club
La Maison Blanche partners Alistair MacLean and John Sieni have announced they will host their 2nd Annual Petanque Tournament on Wednesday, July 11 at 12 noon at La Maison Blanche inn and restaurant at 11 Stearns Point Road on Shelter Island. Teams can register by calling (631) 749-1633, by emailing reservations@maisonblanchehotel.com...
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Stray paperwork has slowed decision in La Maison Blanche case
Lost documents appear to have delayed a decision in a suit brought by La Maison Blanche owner John Sieni against the Shelter Island Zoning Board of Appeals. Town Attorney Laury Dowd last week said she had filed papers last fall defending the board’s decision in early 2011 that Mr. Sieni had...
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Restaurants report mixed results for a mild winter
Shelter Island restaurateurs are hoping the relatively mild winter foretells an early return to in-season levels of business. Several local restaurants reported an upswing in business during the three-day Presidents’ Day weekend and some said that even though this past weekend’s weather was cooler, they were still seeing a promise that...
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Chequit, La Maison Blanche get OK to build pools
Shelter Island’s Zoning Board of Appeals gave the go-ahead Wednesday night for two hotel owners to add pools to their properties, opening the doors for the sale of one: the Chequit Inn. Approvals for both the Chequit and La Maison Blanche came with conditions affecting hours of operation and noise abatement...
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More details requested before ZBA okays pool at La Maison Blanche
Neighbors are worried about noise if a proposed pool is built at La Maison Blanche inn on Stearns Point Road but they wanted owner John Sieni to know that they’re not necessarily opposed to his plan. They told the Zoning Board of Appeals at a December 14 public hearing that they...
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Zoning applicant gets a little help from the Town Board
At the insistence of John Sieni, co-owner of La Maison Blanche inn and restaurant, the Town Board took the unusual step of reconvening after an executive session Tuesday to hear his complaint that Town Attorney Laury Dowd had mishandled and improperly delayed his application to the Zoning Board of Appeals...
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Business Briefs: Area businesses win top awards in Dan’s voting
La Maison Blanche has won two categories in the Dan’s Papers Best of the Best 2011 list. In its first season of operation this year, the hotel and restaurant on Shelter Island won the “Best East End Hotel” and “Best French Cuisine” awards. “We are ecstatic that Dan’s Papers’ readership voted...
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Haunting for a good cause
Last weekend La Maison Blanche transformed itself from a hotel and restaurant to a haunted mansion on Stearns Point Road under the creative eye of Oscar Gonzalez. Hotel partner John Sieni reported that “screams could be heard by diners as the victims made their way through the narrow hallways” and...
