02.22.2025 Business Long Island Ducks: More than history It was a culinary and historic disaster — bird flu striking the Crescent Duck Farm, the last duck farm on Long Island. Some 99,000 ducks, the farm’s entire flock,...
02.19.2025 Announcements Information session on I/A septic systems The Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board is holding a special meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. with homeowners associations to provide information on I/A (Innovative/Alternative) septic systems. The meeting will...
02.19.2025 Environment How low can it go? Extreme low tides in the bay Dog walkers, birders and avid fishermen alike have been stumped by the recent low tides along the Peconic Bay shoreline as winds whipped through Long Island’s East End. According...
02.18.2025 Environment Shelter Island’s Friday Night Dialogues: Save and recycle shells O.K., you’re set to do your civic duty and have loaded all your recyclables into your vehicle. Upon arrival at the Recycling Center you see well-marked and organized tubs...
02.17.2025 Environment Weather Service: Bright, cold and windy for the holiday Presidents Day on Shelter Island will be bright, cold and blustery, with temperatures only recaching just above the freezing mark, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). It will...
02.09.2025 Environment Snow blankets Shelter Island The Shelter Island Highway Department was out late Saturday night into early Sunday morning, taking on a winter storm that blew in from the west and blanketed the Island...
02.07.2025 Environment Aquebogue duck farm where bird flu surfaced is not closing: Hopes rest on remaining eggs Despite some recent reports to the contrary, Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has no plans to close its doors permanently. “I laid off my packing house company the day...
02.04.2025 Environment Bird flu concerns elevated after detection at Aquebogue duck farm The recent detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue has thrust bird flu concerns back to the forefront. The risk to humans remains...
02.03.2025 Environment One-stop composting coming to Shelter Island? You have nothing to lose but your banana peels At its Monday, Jan. 27 meeting, the Town Board voted to support a grant application proposed by the Highway Department in partnership with Sylvester Manor for $14,000 to expand...
02.03.2025 Environment Committee considers criteria for drought: Wildfire dangers need attention Drought conditions are on the minds of members of the Water Advisory Committee WAC), but not just because January has been particularly dry. Members are rethinking not only how...
01.23.2025 Environment E-vehicles, charge ports on the rise across Long Island: Shelter Island has been out front on issue Commuters have grown familiar with the sound of a melodic hum while driving through parking lots or stopped at a red light as electric vehicles become commonplace on Long...
01.22.2025 Environment East End duck farm hit with bird flu The Suffolk County health department announced that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been detected in a commercial poultry flock on the East End. The farm is listed on...
01.18.2025 Environment SkyWatch: Planet ‘parade’ kicks off the New Year Throughout the month of January, the planets Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be naked-eye visible at the same time in the night sky. Neptune and Uranus are also...
01.17.2025 Environment Shelter Island’s Preservation Board seeks new member: Gooding election leaves open seat The Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board and Town Board are looking for a new member to replace Gordon Gooding. Mr. Gooding had been chairman of the CPF Advisory Board...
01.13.2025 Environment No change in timing of septic grants to Shelter Island homeowners A question from the Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board (WQI) met with resistance from Town Board members last week about changing the timing on payments to residents who receive...
