08.03.2018 News The oyster is their world Last Friday, Islander Kerry Kinney was picking up a new batch of “spat” — tiny oyster seeds — from Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)’s waterfront site in Southold. She was...
06.05.2018 News Roadwork, dredging dominate May 30 work session Town Board members agreed at their May 30 work session that Shelter Island will adopt the Cornell Local Roads Program of standards for maintenance purposes. It’s not necessary to...
12.04.2017 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor Better direction on water To the Editor: Thank you for writing clearly about my position on the rebate program for septic systems here on Shelter Island (“One resident says...
11.26.2017 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor Save Menantic Creek To the Editor: This letter is to the Waterways Advisory Committee, the Town Board and all concerned citizens. I have enjoyed the use of Menantic Creek...
09.12.2017 Government Mooring space tight for applicants as water council wrestles with solutions The Waterways Management Advisory Council (WMAC) is struggling to respond to applications for mooring sites since there’s an increasing number of people seeking them and little turnover among those...