News Archives - Shelter Island Reporter

12.06.2023 Government

Shelter Island supervisor-elect’s priority is to fill the vacant seat: Board members agree to appointment

After months of discussions, debates and promises from candidates about why they deserve to be entrusted to lead the town have finally ended in a super-close election between Supervisor-elect...

12.06.2023 Business

Shelter Island’s Sunset Beach Hotel wants a dock

Through a former agreement with the town, the Sunset Beach Hotel is entitled to a dock. It’s something hotel owners didn’t seek until now. The intended location for the...

12.05.2023 News

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Dec. 5, 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 In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the...

12.04.2023 Government

Catherine Stark, elected to the Suffolk County Legislature, arrested Sunday for driving while impaired by drugs

Riverhead Town police said in a news release Sunday evening that Catherine Stark, 60, who was elected to the County Legislature last month as a Republican, and will represent...

12.04.2023 Environment

In Orient, a deer hunter films a video of a new East End resident: a coyote

They’re not on Shelter Island — yet — but a wild critter is getting closer. On October 19, a deer hunter sitting in a tree stand on a tract of farmland...

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11.30.2023 News

Shelter Island’s Mashomack hosts ‘Hunters of Color’: Welcoming new participants to the field

The Nature Conservancy recently partnered with Hunters of Color for a hunt at Mashomack. Hunters of Color is an organization whose mission statement says it seeks “equitable opportunities for...

11.30.2023 Government

No decision on timing of Shelter Island’s Comprehensive Plan

In line with overwhelming demands from town residents, there will be no adoption of a new Comprehensive Plan prior to the end of the year. A new administration takes...

11.30.2023 News

Shelter Island Reporter Real Estate Transfers: Nov. 30, 2023

Listings prepared for Times Review Media Group by Suffolk Vision Inc., dated Oct. 13, 2023. SHELTER ISLAND (11964) • Andrea Stern to XV Property LLC, 2 Charlies Lane (700-23-1-24.008)...

11.29.2023 News

Who’s calling? Careful, it could be a criminal

Along with family get-togethers, shopping, and plans for holiday decorations, comes another tradition — ripping off people using increasingly sophisticated scams. Law enforcement agencies, including the Shelter Island and...

11.28.2023 News

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Nov. 28, 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...

11.28.2023 News

Reports of 911 service disruption in Suffolk County

Shelter Island Police Chief Jim Read has notified his department and the public that Suffolk County is reporting a 911 service disruption on what appears to be a single...

11.28.2023 Education

Shelter Island School Superintendent reveals budget numbers

In preparing for a draft proposal for the Shelter Island School District budget of 2024-25, Superintendent Brian Doelger, Ed.D., has revealed some numbers he believes will please the public....

11.27.2023 News

Shelter Island’s Gardiner’s Bay Country Club water use decision is on hold

The Water Advisory Committee, once headed for a firm rejection on a recommendation to the Town Board on the Gardiner’s Bay Country Club proposal to increase water use, has...

11.27.2023 Education

Secondary Shelter Island School Honor Roll: 2023-2024 School Year — Quarter 1

Grade 12 High Honor Roll Recipients Kat Austin * Sophie Clark * Harper Congdon * Leonardo Dougherty * Kaitlyn Gulluscio * Miguel Hermosura * Nathan Hernandez * Susanne Kane...