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11.23.2020 Around the Island

Youth serving Shelter Island

On Nov. 21, the All Faith Youth Group volunteered at the Presbyterian Church to give out food boxes with everything needed for a proper Thanksgiving dinner (except a turkey),...

11.23.2020 Community

Turkey plunge goes virtual: Library annual fundraiser moves online

The traditional post-Thanksgiving splash by costumed Islanders into the frigid water off Crescent Beach will not be in-person this year, to avoid contagion risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead,...

11.23.2020 News

Cuomo: Parts of Suffolk may have more COVID restrictions coming this week; testing site reopening in Riverside

Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned Sunday that portions of Suffolk County are trending toward a yellow-zone micro-cluster status as soon as this week, which means more restrictions would be put...

11.21.2020 News

In memoriam

Members of a color guard folding the flag at the memorial service for veteran William S. Krapf on the lawn of the American Legion Mitchell Post 281 on Saturday,...

11.21.2020 Legal Notices

Shelter Island Justice Court

The following cases were adjudicated at Shelter Island Justice Court on Nov. 9, 2020, as reported by the court. Judge Mary-Faith Westervelt was on the bench. Except where indicated,...

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11.20.2020 Education

Shelter Island School safe and open; superintendent preaches vigilance

Although Shelter Island Town has tightened practices in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases, the school remains open for in-person learning while Superintendent Brian Doelger, Ed.D., said he...

11.20.2020 News

COVID-19 positive test rate in Riverhead above the county average

Riverhead Town is currently seeing some of the highest positive test rates for COVID-19 in Suffolk County, according to County Executive Steve Bellone. The current five-day test rate in...

11.19.2020 Around the Island

Reporter 2021 calendar now available

There are a lot of us who will be happy to see the back of 2020, and a way to signal new starts is to pick up the Shelter...

11.18.2020 Government

Town Board highlights COVID-19 precautions: Numbers here higher than county reports show

The autumn surge in the COVID-19 pandemic is being felt on Shelter Island, with town officials taking immediate and strict measures. All public Town Hall meetings, which went totally...

11.18.2020 Government

Fiery session erupts over proposed yard sale law: A call for councilman to resign

Two Town Hall meetings on drafting yard sales regulations resulted in accusations of one resident being singled out unfairly, charges of bullying by public officials, and the demand that...

11.17.2020 Government

Public to have a say in site plan changes; appointments made to several town committees

The Town Board will hold a public hearing on Dec. 4 seeking input on a proposed replacement for its Site Plan Review law. Revisions, long under discussion, are aimed...

11.17.2020 News

Cuomo signs bill to study volunteer fire department needs

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor) that establishes a task force to study ways to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters....

11.17.2020 News

For two local hospital CEOs, what is ahead for COVID-19 is worrisome

While neither hospital executive can predict what is coming in the next few weeks as COVID-19 cases rise, both Andy Mitchell at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead and...

11.16.2020 Government

Special meeting set for Tuesday on 2021 town budget

Residents who have been following discussions about the proposed town budget of $13.09 million that would raise taxes by 3.6% will have a final chance on Tuesday at a...

11.16.2020 News

Family ties forged in slavery: Two women join in a journey of discovery

Ann Banks was nervous. Landing at Charlotte Douglas Airport in Oct. 2018, the journalist and Island resident said, “I felt like I’d signed up for a week-long blind date.”...

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