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Sports
Sunset Beach asks for Bastille Day party permit
June 19, 2013
Education
This week in Shelter Island history
June 7, 2013
Business
Merchants, board look to lower speed on Bridge St.
June 17, 2013
Driveway settlement? Judge may impose decision
June 13, 2013
Community
Bausman steps down as Island Red Cross CEO
June 17, 2013
Obituaries
Obituary: Barbara Joy Roberts Carlsen
May 28, 2013
Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper
May 20, 2013
Real Estate
This week in Shelter Island history
May 30, 2013
Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Dark skies, pro and con
June 13, 2013
Letters to the Editor
June 11, 2013
Shelter Island Post Office
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Featured letter: The daily frustration of mail service
To the Editor: The rules handed down by authorities off-Island to the employees of the local United States Post Office branches is that if mail comes to the wrong Zip code or to a residential address they must send it back to sender. That is even if the postal worker knows...
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Mail mess hobbling first-class delivery
What started as a struggle to get packages delivered to box holders on Shelter Island — where there is no home delivery of mail — has escalated. Some first-class mail from federal and state agencies, plus important documents from insurance companies, are being returned to senders saying the mail is undeliverable. Town...
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Island Zip code mix up no laughing matter
The confusion over Shelter Island Zip codes that block some residents and business owners from being able to receive their mail in a timely manner may seem like an amusing anomaly. But to those affected by a failure of some companies to recognize local Zip codes and others to confuse...
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Featured Letter: Zip code conundrum has serious ramifications
To the Editor: The 11964 versus 11965 conundrum (“11964 and 11965, where are you?” January 10) is definitely annoying at times, but it can also have very serious untoward ramifications. We live in Hay Beach and have happily had our post office at the Heights for 14 years. However, the discrepancy between...
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11964 and 11965, where are you?
Outsiders might think some aspects of life here a bit strange. That doesn't generally bother an Islander, in fact, some take it as a point of pride. But if they’re trying to order merchandise from a mobile phone provider or other retailers and are told their home is not, actually...
