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 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 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....
01.19.2022 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 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...
01.18.2022 News #BettyWhiteChallenge rakes in thousands for local shelters The North Fork Animal Welfare League, like many other animal shelters and rescues across the country, has seen a deluge of donations in honor of late actress and comedian...
01.18.2022 News Island population increases linked to COVID — 2020 Census data reveals many changes The 2020 U.S. Census data shows a large population growth on Shelter Island, a 36% increase from what it was at the time of the 2010 Census. The latest...
01.17.2022 News Island health care professionals still on the front lines Island resident John Reilly thought he had seen it all. But a new attitude of anger, frustration and rage directed at the physician assistant and other medical professionals he...
01.17.2022 News High winds, high tides for Shelter Island Shelter Island remains under a Flood Warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) until 2 p.m. today. The heavy rain last night and this morning, combined with a...
01.17.2022 News Islanders on Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech In August 2020 a group of Islanders came together to discuss Martin Luther King’s immortal speech. Below is a report on that gathering. On the 57th anniversary of one...
01.16.2022 News Weather Service: High wind, flood warnings The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a High Wind Warning and Coastal Flood Warning for tonight and into the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday tomorrow. Clouds will move...
01.15.2022 News Smart Seniors: Preventing financial fraud, the Library offers helpful presentation On Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m., on Zoom, TJ Hatter from the State Attorney General’s office will discuss how to recognize a scam, what groups are most vulnerable,...
01.15.2022 News Weather Service: Coldest day of winter on tap The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting the coldest day of the winter so far for Saturday, with a high only reaching 21 degrees. A north wind at 13...
01.14.2022 News Sylvester Manor awarded major grant Sylvester Manor has been awarded a $150,000 Officer’s Planning Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support its 2022 History and Heritage Planning and Partnership Initiative. The Manor’s...
