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08/29/19 2:00pm

What’s happening around the Island

by Reporter Staff

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The Shelter Island Lions Club presents its annual Snapper Derby on Saturday, Aug. 31.

THIS WEEK

LONG LIVE THE KING

The Shelter Island Library presents Richard Zoglin discussing his new book “Elvis in Vegas” during the next Friday Night Dialogue on Friday, Aug. 30, at 7 p.m. The conventional wisdom is that Las Vegas is what destroyed Elvis Presley, launching him on a downward spiral of drugs, boredom, erratic stage behavior and eventually his fatal overdose. But in Elvis in Vegas, Richard Zoglin takes an alternate view, arguing that Vegas is where the King of Rock and Roll resurrected his career, reinvented himself as a performer, and created the most exciting show in Vegas history.

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Editorial

08/02/19 2:00pm

Reporter editorial: Salute the septic planners

by Editorial Staff

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It has come to our attention that a story on changes in a proposed septic system upgrade for the Center that appeared on the front page of the July 18 Reporter, while factually correct, was read by some as a criticism of local and Suffolk County officials. (more…)

I/A systems, premium, Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Town Engineer John Cronin

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07/17/19 10:00am

Back to drawing boards: Center septic proposal axed three years in

by Julie Lane

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CHARLES TUMINO GRAPHIC

After more than three years of planning and seeking grants to offset expenses, the project to install a nitrogen-reducing septic system at Legion Hall that would also serve one-third of the Shelter Island School building, has been abandoned.

Town officials said Suffolk County Department of Health Services requirements made the plan impossible.

An even larger project, that could serve several public buildings in the Center, is now under discussion. Town and school officials hope financial grant sources will smile on the revised plans and provide funding. (more…)

Al Krupski, Allan Gerstenlauer, Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr., Bridget Fleming, Councilman Jim Colligan, Mike Bebon, premium, Sarah Lansdale, Shelter Island Library, Shelter Island School, Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Suffolk County Division of Planning and Environment, Town Engineer John Cronin

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06/24/19 12:00pm

Water Advisory Committee reviews updates

by Richard Lomuscio

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An update on the Town Engineer’s initiatives and an Island water quality and quantity update were some of the subjects discussed at the Water Advisory Committee’s meeting on June 17. (more…)

County Legislator Bridget Fleming, Fresh Pond, H2M, Little Ram Island, Meals on Wheels, Menantic Road, Montclair Colony, Noyac, premium, Shelter Island Country Club, Shelter Island Heights, Suffolk County Department of Health Services, Suffolk County Water Authority, Sylvester Manor, the Presbyterian Church, Town Engineer John Cronin

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06/05/19 12:00pm

Town Board seeks procedures for committees

by Julie Lane

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Town Board members spent most of the Tuesday work session discussing a draft of a handbook to set procedures for how committees, boards, councils and groups are expected to conduct business. (more…)

Binder Pools, Building Permits Examiner Lori Beard Raymond, Councilman Paul Shepherd, Councilwoman Amber Brach-Williams, East Marion, HBO, I/A septic system, Kristian Clark, Manwaring Road, Suffolk County Department of Health Services, The Happy Groundhog housing development, The New York State Open Meetings Law, Town Attorney Bob DeStefano Jr.

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