AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO Hermann’s Castle on Shore Road, around the time it was purchased by Zach Vella.
Where do dreams go to die? For one man, it might be a hillside overlooking Crescent Beach and the bay. (more…)
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CHARITY ROBEY PHOTO Island scallopers heading out from Congdon Creek at sunrise.
Scallops — or the lack of them — were on the minds of attendees at the Nov. 6 Town Board work session. (more…)
MARTIN BURKE PHOTO Dawn, Coecles Harbor.
This editorial was originally published on Oct. 6, 2017.
We live in a cynical age, one flooded with distractions of our own making and by blowhards in Washington manipulating, yes, cynically, what we’re paying attention to and what we’re not.
October on Shelter Island comes upon us quietly every year, an agreeable distraction at first, but then we realize it has become more than simply a shift in the weather. (more…)
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Lone voice
To the Editor:
I am the lone voice on the Planning Board that firmly believes we do not need a Site Plan Review law.
A new law basically says if you have business property and decide on a change of use or need to get a building permit, a site plan review will be triggered. (more…)
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Imagine the day when you have to get off Shelter Island and there are no ferries.
No, North or South ferries are not going out of business. But the two companies are planning measures to deal with climate change that is already affecting the Island. (more…)