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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
Paard Hill
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Peconic Land Trust says ‘no’ to Paard Hill
The Peconic Land Trust (PLT) has officially turned thumbs down on an opportunity to take over 28.5 acres of Paard Hill horse farm to preserve as open space. Now the Town Board of Shelter Island has to decide if the town wants to accept the property, a highly unlikely result, since...
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Town not interested in Paard Hill deal
Why pay for something you can’t use? That’s the consensus of the Town Board on the issue of taking over 28.5 acres of the Paard Hill Horse farm, which by agreement must be offered to the town or the Peconic Land Trust for a sale of the complete property — about...
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ZBA seeks Ruig replacement: 10-year veteran left board last month
The Shelter Island Zoning Board of Appeals is seeking a replacement for Pieter Ruig, who resigned at the end of 2012 after more than 10 years of service to the town. Mr. Ruig couldn’t be reached for comment, but Town Clerk Dorothy Ogar said, “He’s not going to be on the...
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Buyer in the saddle for Paard Hill horse farm?
A prospective buyer wants to continue operating the Paard Hill horse farm, which founders Pieter Ruig and Ellen Lear have had on the market for $7.95 million, Supervisor Jim Dougherty announced at Tuesday’s Town Board work session. Under a stipulation of settlement dating back years but recorded only recently, any new...
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Story & Slide show: A warm welcome after a cold start
A small brown calf with a slightly turned-up nose got her spindly legs running for the first time at the Paard Hill barn last Thursday. Her name is Cornelia and she was found, wet and shivering, in the early hours of Monday, January 31. Her mother, Petunia, the smallest of the...
