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Government Changes envisioned in preservation purchases Shelter Island’s community preservation acquisition plan is out of date.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...
01.03.2023 Main Story Community Preservation Funds decline for 11 months of 2022 As is typical, money coming into local coffers of the five East End town to their Community Preservation Fund accounts lags the calendar by a few months. But because...