01.16.2018 News New virus activates Deer & Tick Foundation Lyme. Babesiosis. Ehrlichiosis Aalpha gal red meat allergy related to lone star tick bites. The list of tick-borne diseases grows. Now add Powassan (POW) disease, not new, but on...
12.28.2017 Politics Year in Review: A quiet start, a loud finish to 2017 politics It was a relatively quiet campaign season on Shelter Island to fill two Town Board seats and elect a supervisor. Republican Councilwoman Amber Brach-Williams, running for reelection, was considered...
12.18.2017 News This week in Shelter Island history 50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY Louis Washkansky, the first person to undergo a heart transplant, died 18 days later in Cape Town, South Africa, as a result of drugs...
11.06.2017 News Committee: Deer kills down at start of hunt The number of deer culled from the herd on Shelter Island in October — the first month of the recreational hunting season — was down from the number recorded...
10.12.2017 Editorial Dougherty: Deer and Tick Survey results to be ready before Election Day In a press release Thursday morning, Supervisor Jim Dougherty switched course and said results of the deer and tick survey conducted by the town would be given to the...