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01.23.2026 Featured Story

Funding likely for more water tests: Approval could be Feb. 2

The Town Board is expected to approve a $25,000 allocation of Water Quality Improvement (WQI) Funds for a second round of water testing in the Center. The vote is...

01.20.2026 Featured Story

Town buys 2 School Street for $791,000

The Community Housing Board (CHB) got some promising news Thursday, Jan. 15, with word the Town had won its bid to acquire 2 School Street for $791,000. The agreement...

01.18.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Town Board notes: Jan. 18, 2026

At its regular meeting on Jan. 12, appointments to Town committees were approved, including: Matthew Williamson to the Waterways Management Advisory as chairman; William Geraghty to the WAC; Dan...

01.17.2026 Featured Story

Town to purchase house on School Street: Could be used for affordable housing

The Community Housing Board (CHB) got some promising news Thursday, Jan. 15, with word the Town won its bid to acquire 2 School Street. The agreement appears ready for...

01.08.2026 Featured Story

Town Board outlines goals for 2026: Comprehensive Plan tops the list

The list of goals the Town Board set for itself for 2026 isn’t lengthy, but it’s substantial if pursued the way in which it was discussed at the Tuesday,...

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01.07.2026 Featured Story

Councilwoman Hanley begins her term with questions and requests

The Town Board’s reorganization meeting on Monday, Jan. 5 started with Justice Mary-Faith Westervelt swearing in the five officials elected in November. Congratulations all around went to Supervisor Amber...

01.07.2026 Featured Story

State implements hunting changes: Crossbows now allowed for deer

A change introduced in January on deer hunting on Long Island doesn’t affect Shelter Island, according to Beau Payne, a member of the Police Department who provides advice to...

12.28.2025 Featured Story

Town exploring energy alternatives: Reducing costs, emissions and challenges

While a final report is pending on Shelter Island’s participation in the Energy Transition Partnership (ETIPP), Green Energy Options Chairman Tim Purtell provided the Town Board at its Dec....

12.27.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Town Board work sessions to move to 9 a.m. from 1 p.m.

The Town Board has changed its work session schedule moving meetings from 1 p.m., Tuesdays to 9 a.m., Tuesdays.. The first of the 9 a.m. work sessions is scheduled...

12.26.2025 Featured Story

Controversy remains over Siller/Cornucopia site plan

At its Dec. 22 meeting, the Town Board had no comment on a letter received from Helene Starzee, who had opposed site plan approval for former supervisor Gerry Siller’s...

12.26.2025 Featured Story

Paying for water testing: Town Board, WAC await decision

Can Water Quality Improvement Project money be used to pay for testing of well water on Shelter Island? It was tapped for testing water samples in the Center triangle...

12.19.2025 Featured Story

Water Advisory Committee reviews its efforts: A look back and forward

The slimmed down, reorganized Water Advisory Committee reviewed the status of its initiatives on Dec. 15, concluding with its Chairman Andrew Chapman that the accomplishments deserved a B-plus. Several...

12.19.2025 Featured Story

Preservation Board weighs decision on arts center

Tear down the house, eliminate the tennis court, remove the paved driveway, convert the house to an arts center, plant a community garden, and build a kayak dock. All...

12.18.2025 Featured Story

Payment for top Shelter Island officials for 2026

Numbers provided by Town Hall Senior Accounts Clerk Shelby Mundy Supervisor Amber Brach-Williams — $103,700 Deputy Supervisor Margaret Larsen — $53,100* Town Board members — $46,400 each: Albert Dickson,...

12.11.2025 Featured Story

Creating a blueprint to mitigate disasters: Town must put together a plan for County and FEMA

Just a few days after the Reporter’s Community Forum on Shelter Island vulnerabilities and how to counteract them), the Town Board discussed the same subject at its work session...

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