09.12.2024 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Sept. 12, 2024 PUZZLING To the Editor: New York State law requires that the Community Preservation Project Plan be adopted by the Town and subsequently revised by the Town Board every five...
09.08.2024 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: East End September It happens outside, in the stillness of early morning, or as the light shifts in late afternoon and lingers in the tops of trees, that we suddenly see summer...
09.08.2024 Columns Moving forward: How newspapers get saved Assuming you haven’t been living under a rock, you are well-versed in what is going on in the presidential election. This is because in 2024, much of the country...
09.07.2024 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Sept. 5, 2024 Passing the torch To the Editor: It has been my pleasure to represent the Town of Shelter Island both as a Suffolk County Legislator and as a Member of...
08.29.2024 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Aug. 29, 2024 STONEWALLING To the Editor: Shouldn’t the public know what major projects the Town is pursuing? How much it’s spent on outside consultants, including on the discredited plan for a...
08.24.2024 Columns Codger’s column: Meet Mr. Miedema For some time, Codger has had his eye on Peter Miedema, which is not easy. He’s never still. He pops up in the classroom as Shelter Island’s social studies...
08.19.2024 Columns Column: It’s your right to know It was not so long ago that part of the public’s right to election results meant anyone could enter a polling place to witness the counting of ballots. Of...
08.17.2024 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter editorial: August days Well, we made it. Last Sunday, Aug. 11, we came through “The Dog Days of Summer,” which descended on us on July 3 and lasted the Biblical length of...
08.15.2024 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Aug. 15, 2024 Thrilled To the Editor: I was thrilled to see the news that the Reporter will continue, at least for another year. I had just renewed our subscription and I’m...
08.13.2024 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Gov. Hocul is slow-walking renewable energy “Whether New York can reach the 70% goal by 2030 is a matter of social and political willpower. It is not a question of technology or economics,” says Dr....