03.12.2013 Government Irrigation law to take center stage next month Shelter Island’s Water Advisory Committee will take a hard look next month at the planned ban on new underground irrigation systems. The ban is slated to take effect in...
02.06.2013 Government FEMA comes to town, board discusses fees The federal government descended on the Town Board at Tuesday’s work session. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in the form of a baker’s dozen of officials, came to...
01.04.2013 Around the Island Town honors Linda Holmes Supervisor Jim Dougherty presented a proclamation and plaque to Linda Homes at the December 27 Town Board meeting honoring her decades of selfless volunteer work and service to...
01.03.2013 Government Re-gifting: Bids out again for Second Causeway The gift of a second chance came two days after Christmas for construction companies seeking town business. The Town Board at its December 27 meeting unanimously passed a resolution...
12.19.2012 Government Town holding fire on LIPA trustee issue As efforts to shake up how the Long Island Power Authority operates takes shape here and in Albany, Shelter Island officials are taking a wait-and-see approach. With a recent...