01.25.2017 Government Preparing for Memorial Day — Board discusses shoreline, dock and new restroom Town Attorney Laury Dowd presented new guidelines issued by the New York State Department of Conservation (DEC) to the Town Board at Tuesday’s work session.
10.05.2016 News What exactly lives on Plum Island? The existing natural habitat has been the factor most often cited in the fight against a sale of federally-owned Plum Island. But the specific types of wildlife and plants...
07.12.2016 News Busy Beau: Animal Control Officer on the front lines of tick prevention If Beau Payne’s telephone rang at 2 a.m. it’s unlikely he would respond to handle a situation unless circumstances were critical. Mr. Payne, who was appointed Shelter Island’s Animal...
07.01.2016 Island Profiles Shelter Island Profile: Bill Banks and the art of staying put Like the structures he has inspected and approved during more than 20 years as Shelter Island’s building inspector, Bill Banks stays put. “I wasn’t exactly born on the kitchen...
03.25.2015 Government Town committee sponsors reusable grocery bags On April 22, Earth Day, plastic grocery bags will be banned on the South Fork, with both East Hampton and Southampton towns prohibiting them by law. There is no...