08.22.2016 Government Two controversial building projects moving forward The Zoning Board of Appeals broke the logjam August 17, setting the stage for movement on two significant projects. Both the Pandion application — a proposed housing development...
06.27.2016 Government The continuing saga of Herrmann’s Castle Four years and counting. That’s how long the fate of Herrmann’s Castle, the crumbling, idiosyncratic white structure rising above Crescent Beach next to the Pridwin, has been the subject...
02.29.2016 Government Board unanimously approves Vella project After years of negotiations with the Town of Shelter Island, Zach Vella was granted permission to build his dream house on Shore Road.
12.02.2015 Government Seagrass solutions aired at Town Board session With East End municipalities and Suffolk County awakening to a crisis in water quality threatening the future health of the natural world that surrounds the region, there was some...
09.16.2015 Government Shelter Island Town Board discusses auditor’s recommendations With last week’s report from auditors giving the town a general thumbs up for money management in 2014, Supervisor Jim Dougherty, at the Town Board work session Tuesday, addressed...