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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
Supervisor Jim Dougherty
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Town Board discusses water, money and sweeper
First the good news: Revenues are up. But water’s down. That was the word from Supervisor Jim Dougherty at Tuesday’s Shelter Island Town Board work session. Town Clerk Dorothy Ogar had released a report that for the month of May the town collected $162,000, or about $50,000 more than May 2012. “Monthly reports...
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Dougherty expects dark skies public hearing June 28
Supervisor Jim Dougherty told the WLNG listening audience Friday afternoon that the Shelter Island Town Board will continue to seek a path between those who eschew more regulations and those who believe there’s a need to enact some form of 'dark skies' legislation. “It’s a classic dilemma between two sincere groups,”...
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Candidates lining up for local fall election
With Memorial Day just ahead and a town election more than five months away, it may seem premature to begin speculation about who’s running and who isn’t. But candidates are already making moves. Witness a Town Board member this week saying wearily in the middle of a debate, “I love election...
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Islander confirmed as Suffolk planner
Shelter Islander J. Edward Shillingburg has been appointed to the Suffolk County Planning Commission, replacing long-time member Linda Holmes who at 80 has decided to step down after nine years on the job. The Planning Commission reviews proposals from various municipalities in the county, sometimes deeming applications strictly as local issues...
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Letter to the Editor: Dougherty’s plan for ‘quiet skies’
To the Editor: The 2013 helicopter season is fast approaching. Last year Shelter Island fared well regarding helicopter noise with the two routes to East Hampton Airport I helped negotiate — half the flights via a southern route over Georgica Pond and the balance via a northern route veering south east...
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LIPA cable delayed, Board discusses irrigation law
The new LIPA cable to run from Crescent Beach to Southold might not be done until the last week in June. At the Shelter Island Town Board work session Tuesday Supervisor Jim Dougherty said there had been “snags and delays.” Town Attorney Laury Dowd had received a draft agreement from the...
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Dougherty: State of the town is sound
The state of Shelter Island Is “excellent” and the future will be “a wonderful era.” That’s according to Supervisor Jim Dougherty, speaking at Sunday’s “State of the Town” address, a luncheon at the Ram’s Head Inn sponsored by the League of Women Voters Shelter Island. Mr. Dougherty, who also hinted he would...
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Depending on LIPA: Town Board hears more on power cable project
More details emerged at Tuesday’s Town Board work session on the power pipeline being constructed by the Long Island Power Authority. Last week Supervisor Jim Dougherty — who was absent from Tuesday’s meeting — said there had been a “hell or high water” directive agreed to by LIPA that the cable...
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Dark skies law spurs debate on government overreach
A discussion Tuesday at the Town Board work session on proposed dark skies legislation turned into a debate on the role of government. In the past the board has rejected dark skies ordinances that would restrict the type of lighting fixtures residents can install. Town Attorney Laury Dowd has drafted new...
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Brokers hired to sell St. Gabe’s no longer under contract
The two powerhouse real estate firms representing the Passionist Fathers in their efforts to sell the St. Gabriel’s Retreat Center property are off the case. Prudential Douglas Elliman and Sotheby’s International Realty are no longer under contract to broker a deal for the 25 acre property on Coecles Harbor. The Passionist’s...
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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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Town Board looks at generators and Herrmann’s Castle plans
Tuesday’s Town Board work session was taken up with a review of wetland applications for future drafting and consideration, a discussion of invasive plant species and what to do about emergency power sources for the town. At last week’s work session Police Chief James Read, who is also the emergency management...
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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 restarting the bidding process for a major project of erosion control and repairs for the Second Causeway. It had seemed to be...
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The way forward, with a look back
Shelter Island powers-that-be successfully tackled a number of issues in 2012, but there are still pending issues left on the table, and various boards have full plates for 2013. Among items waiting for action are: • Implementation of the new ban on underground irrigation systems due to take effect on September 1,...
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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 presentation before the Town Board calling for legislation to empower the public to elect LIPA trustees rather than being appointed by the...
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Second Causeway up for bids again on technicality
The erosion control and repair project long planned for the Second Causeway this winter will be delayed because the state Department of Transportation has rejected the town’s bidding process for the state-funded work. The town, which received three bids for the job ranging from $376,670 to $639,000 late this fall, did...
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Town Board reports on finances at meeting
After receiving a check for $5,000 from the Shelter Island Lion’s Club to fund repairs at the long-delayed reopening of the kitchen at the Senior Activity Center, the Town Board got down to other financial matters at its December 7 meeting. Supervisor Jim Dougherty reported there was $2.5 million in the...
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Gardiner’s Bay CC seeks to own its property
It appears that Gardiner's Bay Country Club will soon own the land on which is operates. The membership of Gardiner's Bay Country Club voted this fall to pursue the purchase of the land, which the club rents from heirs of the Kessler family. Closing is in the works, Supervisor Jim Dougherty...
