01.22.2022 Around the Island Jenifer’s Journal: Anatomy of an epiphany, Part II There are risks and costs to action, but they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction. — John F. Kennedy My last column (Jan. 6) was...
01.22.2022 Sports Nominations open for School Athletic Hall of Fame The Shelter Island School’s Athletic Hall of Fame Selection/Induction Committee is now accepting nominations of athletes for consideration to be inducted. The school’s fourth Induction Ceremony is scheduled for...
01.22.2022 Around the Island Mashomack Musings — Christmas Bird Count BY CINDY BELT AND REBECCA KUSA On Dec. 26, juvenile and mature bald eagles were spotted soaring in the skies above Mashomack and American black ducks were tucked away...
01.21.2022 Sports Shelter Island volleyball’s future: Junior high girls complete solid season The junior high girls early winter volleyball season has come to an end. This season always seems to fly by given that the Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks both fall...
01.21.2022 Education State Education Department: January Regents exams canceled Assistant School Superintendent Jennifer Rylott told the Board of Education at the Jan. 18 meeting that Regents exams slated for January were canceled by New York State Education Department...
01.21.2022 Letters Shelter Island Letters to the Editor: Jan. 21, 2022 Objectivity on the issue of clean water To the Editor: David Olsen’s letter (Jan. 13) contained defamatory statements about me. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not allowed...
01.21.2022 Government Jan. 19, 2022 Town Board work session notes • Councilman Jim Colligan reported to the Town Board that dredging on Reel Point has been completed with the spoils from the dredge being used to build up the...
01.20.2022 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Gov. Hochul on the job New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) wasn’t long into her first “State of the State” address when she made it clear that the tenure of former governor Andrew Cuomo...
01.20.2022 News Following winter surge, COVID-19 cases across region on decline After the massive wave of COVID-19 infections, fueled by the omicron variant, swept across the region beginning in December, the number of cases has now begun to steadily decline....
01.20.2022 Real Estate Real estate transfers: Jan. 20, 2022 Listings prepared for Times Review Media Group by Suffolk Research Service, December 5-11, 2021. SHELTER ISLAND (11964) • Hindin, E & P, to Wagner, Jane, 148D North Ferry Rd...
01.19.2022 Around the Island Hungry? Island eats still plentiful, either eat in or take out While the Island is quiet and folks are hunkered down for the winter, some restaurants and takeout shops are taking a well-earned break. Appetites still demand attention, though, and...
01.19.2022 News Suffolk County water contract presented — West Neck Water District needs more info Tuesday’s review of the proposed 40-year contract between the West Neck Water District and Suffolk County Water Authority answered questions and raised others that must be resolved next month....
01.19.2022 Police Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Jan. 19, 2022 Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the...
01.19.2022 Education CORRECTION: School budget proposal would limit hike to 1.5% It’s not written in stone, but the initial draft of a 2022-23 Shelter Island School District budget would increase spending from $12.38 million this year to that amount, plus...
01.18.2022 News Four new COVID cases reported, down from 10 last week Even though the number of Islanders testing positive for COVID 19 went up by four this week, Councilwoman Amber Brach-Williams said at Tuesday’s Town Board work session that, taken...
