03.23.2023 Around the Island Video series from the Shelter Island Historical Society The Shelter Island Historical Society is rolling out “The Living History Project” as a way to document the Shelter Island of today and bring it forward into the future....
03.22.2023 Government Cozy Lane house to be demolished It’s official. The Town Board voted 4-0 Tuesday to order the deteriorated house at 9 Cozy Lane to be demolished Councilwoman BJ Ianfolla attended the meeting via Zoom, but...
03.22.2023 Government Residents speak out on perceived threat to preservation by wetlands permit change What was introduced at Tuesday’s Town Board special meeting as streamlining the process of wetlands permit approvals ran into a juggernaut of resistance from every speaker at the public...
03.21.2023 News For the birds — Islanders come together to welcome back the ospreys With the ospreys, the great fish hawks, making their way back from winter quarters for their spring and summer residency on Shelter Island, a group of Islanders came together...
03.21.2023 News Shelter Island Police Department blotter: March 21, 2023 Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the...
03.21.2023 Government Town Board appoints four to committees At its March 14 regular meeting, the Town Board approved several appointments to committees. Long-time chairman of the Waterways Management Advisory Council (WMAC) John Needham was reappointed to a...
03.21.2023 Government Island Town Attorney running for Southold Town Board The recent announcement that Town Attorney Stephen Kiely is a candidate for the Southold Town Board won’t change anything about his continuing to serve Shelter Island, he said. Mr....
03.20.2023 News Baseball in the Florida sunshine: The Reporter goes to Spring Training Our family home in Florida is a Holiday Inn on Route 19 in Dunedin, a 15-minute walk from the Toronto Blue Jays spring training ballpark. We’ve spent a week...
03.20.2023 Government Town Ethics Board seeking significant changes: Watchdogs want more transparency and expanded role In January, the town’s Board of Ethics presented an annual report to the Town Board. Reconstituted in March 2022, the Ethics Board had been moribund to the point that...
03.20.2023 News Pharmacy says it’s pushing for Medicaid coverage If you’re a Medicaid recipient who has been unable to receive coverage for prescriptions at the Shelter Island Heights Pharmacy, you have not been forgotten. “All applications are still...
03.18.2023 News Pitching in to make a difference: AmeriCorps volunteers at Quinipet It wasn’t hard to figure out what Allene Shapiro, Jake Balinsky and Naomi Brown had been doing all morning. As they greeted a guest on a porch at Quinipet...
03.18.2023 Education Thiele seeks changes for school aid: School Superintendent optimistic, but cautious Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) is seeking an update of the funding formula used by New York State to determine building aid — money available for some approved...
03.17.2023 News Mattituck business owner Greg Williams will run as a Republican for Suffolk County Legislature Greg Williams, who served on the Southold Town Board of Trustees and ran unsuccessfully for Southold Town Board in 2021, announced Tuesday he is a Republican candidate for a...
03.15.2023 Government Town Board sets terms for businesses on town land: Seasonal businesses must apply by end of March With applications from business owners seeking to operate on town-owned sites during the warm weather season, the Town Board has set March 31 as the deadline for others. It...
03.15.2023 News Pharmaceuticals in well water sparks concern: Public warned of contamination With attention focused on water quality on the Island, a poster campaign has been created with encouragement from the Water Advisory Committee and Town Board to remind Islanders and...
