08.05.2017 Columns Column: Getting schooled on good government If the newly minted leaders of the Village of Dering Harbor were to author a training session for municipal officials it might have the title: “Everyone’s a Critic: How...
07.19.2017 Government Board appoints Colby mayor In a dizzying round of political musical chairs, John J. Colby Jr., the only one of the four members of the Village Board whose seat was not up for...
07.03.2017 Government Dering Harbor mayor resigns after defeat of party Two days before three write-in candidates who beat incumbent trustees were to take office, the lame duck Village Board appointed one of its own as mayor of Dering Harbor....
06.26.2017 News EMS volunteers feted at awards dinner, Kevin Dunning EMT of the year When the Shelter Island Emergency Medical Services (SIEMS) volunteers drop what they’re doing to answer a call, they find out en route who among their two dozen colleagues will...
06.21.2017 Government Mayor’s party loses angst-filled election In a stunning sweep, three write-in candidates — who had been sued by the mayor as part of an effort to keep their names off the ballot — unseated...