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...
02.17.2023 Government Unmarked graves bill reintroduced: Gov. Hochul vetoed legislation in 2022 Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (D-Sag Harbor) has reintroduced legislation to protect unmarked burial grounds across the state. Despite passage in 2022 by both houses of the New York State...
02.01.2023 News Heights Pharmacy tells Medicaid recipients to use CVS If you are a patient covered by Medicaid, your prescriptions have not always been filled by the Shelter Island Heights Pharmacy in recent months even though it is the...
01.31.2023 Government In-person quorum mandate disrupts Town committees A State-mandated policy requiring members of advisory boards and committees to have in-person quorums is bringing some Town functions to a standstill. The reason for the logjam is that...
01.26.2023 Government Changes envisioned in preservation purchases Shelter Island’s community preservation acquisition plan is out of date. That’s according to State legislation that created the Community Housing Fund (CPF) back in 1998 that requires East End...