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May 23, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper
May 20, 2013
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March 7, 2013
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ZBA: Both yes and no on controversial house
May 23, 2013
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May 1, 2013
Shelter Island FIre Department
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Police blotter: 10 motorists ticketed
Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the defendants may be found not guilty. Raymond J. Hulse, 22, of Orient was driving on North Ferry Road on April 29 when...
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Radar enforcement results in 7 tickets
Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the defendants may be found not guilty. Edgar Ochoa, 24, of Greenport was driving on New York Avenue on March 5 when police...
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$200K truck restoration by FD draws mixed response
What started as an estimated $150,000 to restore the Shelter Island Fire Department’s first truck dating to 1932 has now escalated to an estimated cost of $200,000. And that doesn’t count approximately $50,000 spent in the mid 1970s to do a quick restoration in time for the 1976 Bicentennial. One-third of...
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Three arrests on this week’s police blotter
Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the defendants may be found not guilty. Following a police investigation, Angelo J. Giordanella, 18, of Islip Terrace was arrested on Thursday, February...
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Green light for emergency firehouse repairs
Shelter Island Fire Commissioners Monday night approved emergency repairs or replacement to the Center Firehouse roof that has been severely damaged by heavy snow and rain, resulting in damage to ceiling tiles in the main meeting room. A new roof has been on the commission’s wish list, but other expenditures have...
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Featured Letter: In our time of need
To the Editor: This expression of thanks cannot begin to adequately convey our gratitude to all of those on Shelter Island who have helped us in our time of need. The fire that erupted at the Belle Crest Inn the evening of Wednesday, February 6 could have ended in a very different...
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FD responds to ‘dying’ transformer
A blown transformer at Clark’s Marine Repair on North Cartwright Road brought Shelter Island Firefighters running Thursday morning. A report came in to the department that there was a smell associated with an electrical fire. No fire, according to First Assistant Chief Will Anderson, just a transformer that “didn’t want to live...
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Belle Crest Inn owners saved from blaze
A little after 9 p.m. Wednesday Yvonne Loinig had just talked to her daughter Aimee in Connecticut, a nightly ritual, before drifting off to sleep with her husband, Herbert. The owners of the Belle Crest Inn on North Ferry Road were in preparations for a March opening of their 100-year...
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1 arrest, 3 tickets, 3 accidents top blotter
Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the defendants may be found not guilty. Rafael G. Azama, 30, of Greenport was driving on North Ferry Road on Monday, February 4...
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This week in Shelter Island history
10 YEARS AGO Docks targeted by Nature Conservancy Docks threaten the Peconic Estuary’s health and East End towns should take measures to limit, if not prohibit, new dock construction, according to a position paper released by the Peconic Bays Natural Shoreline Committee in 2003. The position paper resulted from meetings between the...
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On the blotter: Four motorists ticketed
Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the defendants may be found not guilty. Milthon L. Rivera, 27, of Mattituck was driving on South Ferry Road on January 17 when...
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Police blotter: All quiet before the holidays
Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the defendants may be found not guilty. SUMMONSES Juan Cazares, 36, of Sag Harbor was driving on West Neck Road on December 11 when...
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Write-in candidate challenges residents to get involved in fire district
The Shelter Island firefighter who is contesting last week’s commissioner elections challenged residents to attend meetings and learn about the issues confronting the department. John Beresky, a 39-year-old New York City firefighter who joined the Shelter Island Fire Department last year, said in a letter to the editor to be published...
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FD brass to air it out at Monday’s meeting
It might get hot at the Shelter Island Fire Commissioners meeting Monday night. In the wake of a surprise write-in bid in Tuesday's fire commissioner’s election, along with long-simmering tensions between the commissioners and members of the department, Chief John D’Amato plans to address concerns he has about the way decisions...
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Fire district election surprise with write-ins
Richard Surozenski and Andy Reeve won their bids to return as Shelter Island Fire Commissioners Tuesday night, but in a surprising turn of events there were several write-in ballots. Mr. Surozenski scored a total of 70 votes in his bid to serve another five years while newcomer Andy Reeve garnered 95...
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Explosion averted
Quick action by Shelter Island Firefighters and workers from Piccozzi Propane averted what could have been a major explosion Thursday morning. The near miss, which Fire Chief John D’Amato said would definitely have resulted in a catastrophe, occurred at an empty house at 169 North Ram Island Drive. Workers at an...
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Defining discipline — SIFD asks who, where and when
Where does the fire chief’s authority to discipline a department member end and when do fire commissioners enter the fray? Chief John D’Amato said there are discrepancies between fire department policies and commissioners’ polices. At Monday’s Fire Commissioners’ meeting, he complained he was accused of violating peoples’ rights when he took...
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Fire chief gets go-ahead to hire OSHA expert
Fire Chief John D’Amato won approval for a $165 expenditure to have a consultant on Occupational Safety and Health Administration procedures visit Shelter Island to assess the fire district’s compliance with regulations. On December 3, John Costa of John Costa Associates in North Carolina will tour the firehouses with the chief...
