Suffolk County Department of Health Services Archives

11.01.2026 Featured Story

Rabid bat discovered in Island home: Family of five unharmed by intruder

On the Friday of Labor Day weekend this year, a large brown bat was removed from an Island family’s house and later tested positive for rabies. This was confirmed...

09.29.2026 Featured Story

Water Advisory Committee changing partners: Saves $240,000 over four years

Following the advice of Town Engineer Joe Finora, on Monday afternoon the Water Advisory Committee (WAC) abandoned a 10-year United States Geological Survey (USGS) study of Island water quality,...

09.15.2026 Featured Story

Presence of West Nile virus discovered on Island

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced that Shelter Island is among six locations where the presence of the West Nile virus was detected. Mosquito samples were...

08.13.2026 Featured Story

Drought restrictions unchanged on Shelter Island

The Water Advisory Committee Monday (WAC) afternoon agreed to hold steady with the severe drought advisory even though drought conditions farther west on Long Island are being changed to...

06.23.2026 Featured Story

Committee seeks more Center water testing: Concern is ‘Forever Chemicals’

Efforts to identify enough property owners in parts of the Center triangle to agree to additional water testing have moved more slowly than hoped. As of last week, the...

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