01.12.2024 Environment Consultant outlines West Neck preservation plans Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board members got an overview Monday morning of plans for the stewardship of the West Neck Preserve at the corner of Nostrand Parkway and West...
12.11.2023 Environment Shelter Island Deer & Tick Committee gets update: A new hunter’s aid is sought Twenty-seven Island hunters, in the first two months of the recreational hunt — through the end of November — have taken 65 deer. Bay Constable Beau Payne told the...
07.30.2023 Government State shellfish policy raises concerns for Shelter Islanders A new state policy to prohibit shellfishing in waterways deemed to have a high concentration of overnight boaters is troubling to Shelter Island officials. Town Engineer Joe Finora told...
07.23.2023 News No smooth sailing for water use bid by Gardiner’s Bay Country Club Representatives of Gardiner’s Bay Country Club were peppered with questions at Monday afternoon’s Water Advisory Committee (WAC) meeting about efforts to double annual water use on the golf course...
07.12.2023 News Multiple turtles found dead on Southold beach Turtles are having more than a moment in 2023. This could be called The Summer of the Turtle. Turtle crossing signs warning drivers of the slow-moving creatures in roadways...