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10.28.2020 Government

Site plan review nearing completion: Pridwin project a priority for board

For a few months now, the Town Board has been working on revising its site plan review process and is nearing a point where a proposal will be presented...

10.26.2020 Government

Final word: No early voting on Island

Residents have lost their bid to be able to vote early on Shelter Island in advance of the Nov. 3 election. But it won’t happen again, Supervisor Gerry Siller...

10.23.2020 Government

Hot real estate market fuels CPF revenues

Shelter Island continues its march toward increased preserved land with the release of numbers from the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) for the first three quarters of 2020. Shelter Island...

10.21.2020 Government

Original proposed tax hike lowered: Town Board sets public hearing on budget

On Tuesday, Town Board members spent much of their sixth budget review meeting on revenues, looking for money to offset spending. All in all, the work board members have...

10.20.2020 Government

Suffolk County Water Authority just one solution for Island

How would Shelter Island be best served in dealing with water quantity and water quality issues? Could the Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA), which supplies water to the Village...

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10.18.2020 Government

Officials: Lack of 4-posters and closed hunting sites pose deer problem

Efforts to cull the deer herd on Shelter Island are limited this year by two major factors: • A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation mandate that the...

10.17.2020 Government

Nitrogen-reducing septic systems to be required in all new construction projects

A new law adopted unanimously by the Suffolk County Legislature last week will require the use of nitrogen-reducing septic systems in all new construction projects. Lawmakers and environmental advocates...

10.16.2020 Government

South Fork man arrested after twice applying for absentee ballots in his mother’s name

A Water Mill man has been arrested for allegedly submitting two absentee ballot applications in the name his deceased mother, Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini announced Friday. The...

10.16.2020 Government

Village of Dering Harbor adopts overhauled code

The Village Board, meeting via Zoom on Saturday, Oct. 10, adopted a Local Law to Provide for the Codification of Local Laws, Ordinances and Certain Resolutions to be designated...

10.15.2020 Government

Zeldin, Goroff speak on environmental issues ahead of election

The two candidates for the 1st Congressional District seat in November faced off — virtually — on their views on environmental issues Tuesday. The event was hosted by the...

10.13.2020 Government

Bellone: Suffolk County catering hall fined for ‘superspreader’ Sweet 16

A Miller Place catering hall has been hit with $12,000 in fines after hosting a Sweet 16 party last month that led to 37 positive COVID-19 tests among people...

10.12.2020 Government

Congressional, State Senate debates going virtual this month

In this unusual year in which COVID-19 has turned life upside down, the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island and North Fork has turned in-person debates...

10.10.2020 Government

Edward Hindin is a man with a plan for Shelter Island

There are important facts Islanders should know about Edward Hindin, the project manager of the town’s Comprehensive Plan initiative: His roots here go deep. Mr. Hindin and his wife...

10.07.2020 Government

Shelter Island Police working on plan to comply with governor’s reform order

The Shelter Island Police Department hasn’t yet organized a formal task force to reinvent and modernize its strategies and programs as required by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s June executive order....

10.06.2020 Government

Town Board members look to slash budget; councilman calls proposal ‘unacceptable’

After two days of budget reviews, Town Board members concluded last Tuesday that they would like to reduce the proposed 5.6% increase by about $200,000 in order to bring...

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