01.21.2020 Government Village of Dering Harbor looks ahead on budget, new wells The Dering Harbor Trustees voted on Jan. 18 to move $8,000 that had been over-budgeted for debt service into a capital reserve fund for future improvements. Trustee Patrick Parcells...
01.19.2020 Government Shelter Island receives $30K grant for wastewater treatment study The town has received two $30,000 grants from Suffolk County to use toward the cost of feasibility studies — one for a proposed municipal wastewater project to serve several...
01.18.2020 Government Feb. 1 is new target for Med Center opening; grant to fix beach bathrooms The Medical Center operated by Stony Brook University Hospital staff was to have been up and running as of Jan. 1, but it now appears it will be Feb....
01.16.2020 Government Shelter Island Deer & Tick Committee redirects $15K to culling herd Deer & Tick Committee members have agreed to recommend redirecting $15,000 from the deployment and maintenance of 4-poster units — feeding stands that brush deer with a tickicide, permethrin...
01.16.2020 Government Dering Harbor Trustees close 2019 with progress reports The Dering Harbor Trustees updated the Village on its water infrastructure and an overhaul of its code of laws at their Dec. 14 meeting. With the transfer of responsibility...
01.16.2020 Government Candidates lining up for LaValle’s state Senate seat With longtime New York state Sen. Ken LaValle’s announcement that he won’t seek reelection to the 1st District seat for the first time in 44 years, potential replacements from...
01.15.2020 Government Putting more controls on distributing town money At Tuesday’s Town Board work session, members discussed putting more controls on town funds distributed to residents. They picked up on an initiative the Water Quality Improvement Projects Advisory...
01.12.2020 Government After 44-year career, State Sen. Ken LaValle celebrated for myriad accomplishments New York State Senator Ken LaValle said farewell to his 44 years in office at an emotional press conference Friday. Family, friends, county and town officials and others celebrated...
01.12.2020 Government Climate, transparency, gun laws all on Gov. Cuomo’s State of State agenda Governor Andrew Cuomo kicked off the 2020 legislative session in Albany Wednesday by delivering his annual State of the State address. “Making Progress Happen” was the theme of Gov....
01.11.2020 Government Preservation chairman: Preserved lands must be open to public use The Community Preservation Committee Advisory Board plans an aggressive effort to ensure the 360 acres of land preserved on Shelter Island is maintained in a way that truly opens...
01.08.2020 Government Staff: Sen. Ken LaValle will not seek re-election Sen. Ken LaValle, the longest-tenured member of the New York State Senate, announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election this fall. Mr. LaValle, who was first elected in...
01.08.2020 Government Town Board Notebook: Supervisor Siller spells out priorities One of the first duties that Supervisor Gerry Siller performed at the beginning of his term was a happy one — accepting money at Tuesday’s Town Board work session....
01.06.2020 Government Shelter Island Town Board bids farewell to Gerth and Shepherd The final Town Board meeting of 2019 was a tribute to outgoing Supervisor Gary Gerth and Councilman Paul Shepherd, who were defeated in their re-election bids in November. Mr....
01.03.2020 Government Siller, Bebon sworn in at Town Hall Supervisor Gerry Siller, kicking off his second stint as supervisor at a swearing in ceremony Thursday at Town Hall — he previously served from 1998 to 2001 — said...
12.31.2019 Government Thiele: Maybe it’s time for another look at Peconic County Peconic County. The words are music to the ears of many in the five East End towns. Is there a chance that the idea of separating from Suffolk is...
