02.23.2020 Education School board gets report on septic proposal Members of the Board of Education got their first comprehensive report this month on what it could take to install a new septic system. The proposal outlines what the...
02.20.2020 News After four year effort, North Fork Surgical Center to open in Southold In a day when medical care is consolidating and smaller practices are being eaten up by larger groups, two Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital doctors are going in...
02.20.2020 Education Students register peers to vote “You can’t complain about the lack of change if you don’t take action.” That’s what junior Jane Richards, 16, learned at a “Running and Winning” workshop last November, which...
02.20.2020 Education Board of Ed: Vocational programs are critical For the second successive month, Board of Education members continued working to develop district goals, this time focusing on elements unique to Shelter Island. On Feb. 10, members discussed...
02.19.2020 Education Students work to create osprey nest platforms Among the advantages of a small school are the many opportunities to become involved in a wide range of activities. But the trade-off on Shelter Island is every student...
02.19.2020 News Shelter Island Police Blotter: One arrest, three accidents reported this week 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 In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the...
02.18.2020 Government Town Board Notebook: Wetlands hearings draw no objections The Town Board on Feb. 14 held three hearings on wetlands applications. Matt Sherman of Sherman Engineering represented Edie Landeck, who asked for a wetlands permit to accommodate a...
02.18.2020 News Library gains ‘Green Business Partnership Certification’ The Shelter Island Library has taken a major step toward becoming a “Sustainable Library” by gaining Green Business Partnership Certification. The certification recognizes that the library is modeling the...
02.17.2020 News Quest for affordable Island housing continues While the Community Housing Board continues a quest for the development of the first affordable rental complex on Shelter Island, one local builder who originally pursued the same goal...
02.16.2020 Education School budget calls for $12.1 million in spending Although changes will no doubt be made in the draft budget released by Superintendent Brian Doelger, Ed.D., the current draft calls for a 1.76% increase in spending for the...
02.16.2020 Government In Congressional race, Goroff leads Democratic hopefuls in fundraising Nancy Goroff has raised more money and has more cash on hand than any of the other Democratic candidates seeking to win a primary for the Democratic endorsement for...
02.16.2020 Education A rehearsal diary: Blocking on the fly while preparing for ‘Matilda’ “Your track coach will thank me for this,” said John Kaasik to the cast of “Matilda” as they ran through a musical number that involved jumping jacks. The rehearsal...
02.15.2020 Education Shelter Island students inducted into National Honor Society Shelter Island School’s National Honor Society’s induction dinner took place on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Ram’s Head Inn and was wait-staffed by Board of Education members and parents....
02.14.2020 News Winter Walks: Take in hills, houses and history with a stroll through Shelter Island Heights A stroll through Shelter Island Heights may not be a long walk, but thanks to the neighborhood’s famed hills, it’s one that will challenge you. Starting from sea level,...
02.14.2020 Government Shelter Island Town Board passes —for now — on amending septic law The Town Board at its Tuesday work session essentially threw in the towel on trying to change the local law on requirements for installing new I/A (Innovative Alternative) septic...
