03.23.2023 Around the Island Quick Quiz — Asking around the Island | Mike Johnson This week, we posed our quick five questions to Michael Johnson, aka Fire Marshal Mike, secretary of the Shelter Island Fire District, beloved by children for kicking off the...
03.14.2023 Government Town Board seeks solution to projects without permits The Town Board is wrestling with what to do with applicants who seek required permits for changes on their property after the changes have been completed. The issue came...
08.23.2021 News Henri hits softly and runs “Pretty darned good,” said Highway Superintendent Brian Sherman Monday morning, evaluating the state of the Island after Tropical Storm Henri barely brushed the Island over the weekend on its...
08.22.2021 News Chief Read: ‘We might have dodged a bullet’ For the second day in a row, Shelter Island Town department managers, covering the Police, Fire, Highway and Building departments, along with Emergency Medical Services, Senior Services, and the...
07.26.2021 News Your ears aren’t deceiving you, the Center Firehouse has a new whistle Some complained about the noise. Others — the most vital of listeners, firefighters — couldn’t always hear it. But there are also those who just miss the old sound...