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05.03.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island bayman: Lower mooring rates for commercial fishermen

Commercial fisherman Bert Waife challenged the Town Board to take a second look at mooring rates that it raised with no exceptions for those whose living comes from surrounding...

05.01.2025 Featured Story

Significant shake up at Town water committee: Chairman, long-time members replaced

The Town Board voted 3-2 Monday night to cut the Water Advisory Committee from seven members to five; not reappoint three long-serving members whose terms expired on April 2;...

04.28.2025 Featured Story

First Shelter Island beach cleanup station installed

A bright sun was shining over the waterfront site at the end of Menhaden Lane as a small group gathered the morning of April 24 for the unveiling of...

04.16.2025 Featured Story

Zeldin lays out Trump’s environmental priorities: No to wind power, industries should ‘self-police’

Lee Zeldin, former U.S. Congressman representing the East End and current head of the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke at a Long Island Association special event at the Crest Hollow...

04.16.2025 Featured Story

Community Housing Board seeking accessory dwelling applicants: Last chance to qualify for 1st funding round

If you are a property owner who has been thinking about considering the “ADU-Plus One” program that could provide some funding that puts an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on...

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04.13.2025 Featured Story

Two promotions, two appointments: Shelter Island Town Board filling slots

Two Building Department staff members have received promotions and two other Islanders were appointed to Town committees in the past week. Reed Karen is now Principal Building Inspector and...

04.09.2025 Featured Story

April 9, 2025: Shelter Island has a new dock code

The fourth time was the charm for the Town Board to finally unanimously approve a new dock code at the April 7 meeting. After all the vitriol at three...

04.06.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island resident warns of major fires

A question of insufficient maintenance, putting Shelter Island at risk for fires similar to those that destroyed properties in Los Angeles, North Carolina and the South Fork, was raised...

04.05.2025 Featured Story

Eight vendors to do biz at Shelter Island beaches: One is told to rein in its operation

Eight businesses — all returnees from previous summers — have applied for permission to operate on Town property — mostly at beaches — this summer, and all but one...

04.03.2025 Featured Story

Councilman: Grant for clean water could be lost: Use it or lose it, he tells TB colleagues

Councilman Gordon Gooding challenged his Town Board colleagues at Tuesday’s work session to use a $1.25 million grant to develop a wastewater project before the money is lost. The...

03.22.2025 Featured Story

New Island Marine Division boat request: But cost means it might not float

A proposal from Harbormaster Beau Payne to purchase a new boat for use by the Marine Division ran into choppy water at Tuesday’s Town Board work session. No one...

03.18.2025 Featured Story

Housing Board: Ensure that grants are used for affordable housing

Homeowners interested in exploring the possibility of creating Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) with grants of up to $125,000 to pay for renovations to their houses or other structures on...

03.17.2025 Featured Story

Questions about assessments? Make appointment with the assessor

Town Assessor Judith Lechmanski is available through the rest of this month to meet with anyone questioning their property assessments to discuss how the assessment is calculated. It’s an...

03.14.2025 Featured Story

Pilot environmental clean-up project seeks Town committee funds: Town Board could split on decision

A subject of discussion at Tuesday afternoon’s Town Board work session concerned the fate of Fresh Pond. Board members were considering a proposal that the Water Quality Improvement Projects...

03.12.2025 Featured Story

Councilman: Curb spending right now and start 2026 budget plans earlier than in the past

So many people are upset by word that their tax bills are increasing that the Town has to do something now about current spending, Councilman Gordon Gooding told his...

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