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WEB4 days ago · Thomas Getman to speak at Union Chapel Reporter Editorial: Tut School closure reflects rise in COVID cases here Shelter Island 5K winners confirmed: Fight for cure for women’s cancers continues Shelter Island comes together for coronavirus preparation Northern Lights over Shelter Island Daily Update: Residents pack Shelter Island Town Hall on Dock code debate CORRECTION: Oct. 10, 2024 ...
Joanne Sherman's column: Picky, picky, picky - Shelter Island …
WEB1 day ago · Joanne Sherman’s column: Picky, picky, picky. By Joanne Sherman. Joanne Sherman. Picking has been a hot topic. Picking, as defined in Joanne’s dictionary: The act of picking up treasures from other people’s discards. On Shelter Island we have Goodie Pile pickers and construction-and-demolition pickers. Unfortunately, the latter group is ...
October, the month I fell in love with Shelter Island
WEB2 days ago · According to the Associated Press, New England businesses rake in (apologies) more than $3 billion during October and the rest of the fall. Public relations outfits coined the term “leaf peeping.”. If that doesn’t turn your stomach, some are now referring to the act of appreciating October’s beauty as a “leaf peep show.”.
Shelter Island Town budget set to exceed tax cap: Only two towns …
WEB5 days ago · “Everybody is facing an increase this year,” Supervisor Amber Brach-Williams told her Town Board colleagues at Monday’s budget workshop. She noted that eight of the 10 towns in Suffolk County are looking at budgets that will go above the state-imposed tax cap. Only Smithtown and Huntington expect to stay within the cap, the supervisor said....
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WEB6 days ago · Informational meeting set on Shelter Island water systems: Will outline costs and maintenance. The Water Advisory Committee (WAC) has scheduled an information session on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Center Firehouse to offer a detailed presentation of cost comparisons between private... 10.07.2024.
Proposed Shelter Island Town budget on the table: Supervisor …
WEBOct 4, 2024 · Supervisor Amber Brach-Williams presented a tentative budget proposal that if adopted would raise taxes by 10.2%, an increase she said is not “palatable.” The $17.667 million spending plan would need to be supported by $13.028 million from taxes. “There is clearly more work to be done and some tough decisions that we as a Board...
First Shelter Island Reporter Community Forum airs the issues
WEBSep 29, 2024 · A gathering of about 100 Islanders packed the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church Parish Hall on Thursday, Sept. 26, to be part of the Reporter’s inaugural Community Forum. Sponsored by Dime Bank, the event was titled, “The Future of Shelter Island: Water, Housing, Health Care,” and included a panel of experts …
The Future of Shelter Island — A public discussion: Inaugural …
WEBSep 22, 2024 · The economics of the business and Shelter Island had changed, the publisher said in a public notice, forcing the paper to adapt. During the last 25 years there has been a decline of small, locally-owned businesses, and an increase in off-Island ownership groups, which affected the Reporter’s advertising base.
Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: East End September
WEBSep 8, 2024 · It happens outside, in the stillness of early morning, or as the light shifts in late afternoon and lingers in the tops of trees, that we suddenly see summer suspended. But in that moment, we also sense summer passing. It’s September on the East End. On fair days this month, that stillness conspires with the clarity of light to let us see ...
New Shelter Island Town website goes live tomorrow
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · The Shelter Island Town website is getting a serious upgrade. (Credit: Ambrose Clancy) It’s been seven months in the making, but on Thursday at 11 a.m. the town’s new website will go live. Kevin Lechmanski, the town’s IT specialist, and Administrative Assistant Kristina Martin Majdisova, walked through what people accessing the …