08.19.2015 Government Study on the quality of Island’s well water on tap Supervisor Jim Dougherty is leaning in favor of allocating funds in the 2016 town budget to asses water quality in Island wells.
07.15.2015 News Shepherd speaks on undocumented drivers Near the end of Tuesday’s Town Board work session, Councilman Paul Shepherd said he’d heard a story from a resident whose niece, up-island, was “run over in the street...
04.22.2015 Government Board hears dispute on North Ferry Road property Tuesday at its work session, the Town Board turned to an agenda item —“Uses allowed in a business zone.” The discussion was spurred by a dispute at 13 North...
03.08.2015 Columns Column: It’s time we clean up our act Compared to people living in western Long Island, those on the East End are in a better position to recognize the connection between the environment and the economy. The...
03.02.2015 Editorial Editorial: Fighting the good fight against water pollution Words such as “crisis” and “urgent” often lose their currency when they’re spent by public officials as freely as sailors on sprees. But credit Supervisor Jim Dougherty for pursuing...