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Shelter Island’s rep Schneiderman talks politics
REPORTER FILE PHOTOCounty Legislator Jay Schneiderman beat former Southampton councilman Chris Nuzzi in 2013 to hold onto his seat. What’s a politician who has spent most of his adult life in politics...
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Reporter Letters to the Editor: No fireworks for 2015
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO | Fireworks last July over Crescent Beach. This year, the Chamber of Commerce has announced in a letter to the Reporter, there will be no fireworks display. Fireworks given a pass...
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Town committee sponsors reusable grocery bags
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO | At the Town Board work session Tuesday, Tim Purtell, chairman of the Green Options Advisory Committee, proposed an informational campaign along with either selling or giving away...
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Shelter Island Justice Court Reports
REPORTER FILE PHOTO| Shelter Island Justice Court. The following is a list of court cases adjudicated at the March 23 session of Shelter Island Justice Court. The reports are compiled from information...
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State officials fight zone pricing on gasoline
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Picozzi’s Mobil station on Bridge Street. Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor) is calling on the New York State Legislature to prohibit zone pricing for gasoline in line with...
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Choppers to fly for Memorial Day weekend
KYRIL BROMLEY, THE EAST HAMPTON PRESS PHOTO | East Hampton agreed yesterday to delay implementing airport restrictions while a federal judge rules on the legality of the new legislation. The Town of...
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CPF growth shows strong real estate market on Shelter Island
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Real estate sales on Shelter Island spiked in the first quarter of this year over last year’s numbers. Shelter Island Community Preservation Fund numbers that struggled through the...
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Suffolk Closeup: Time to hold the line on noise
KARL GROSSMAN “Yet another summer of unrelenting, health-threatening aircraft noise?” That was the heading of a statement from the Quiet Skies Coalition as Long Island’s biggest contributor to noise...
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Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor
REPORTER FILE PHOTO| Fond farewell To the Editor: It is after much soul searching the past several months that I have decided not to seek a fourth term on the Town Board. This was not an easy decision...
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Island gets boost in CPF money
REPORTER FILE PHOTO CPF numbers reveal a rising real estate market on the Island. Shelter Island has increased its Community Preservation Fund revenues for the first five months of 2015 compared with...
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Adults only: Volunteer — and get paid!
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO | Voting inspector Tim Bohen, right. assists a voter at the Shelter Island School last November. I was speaking to Trina Milesi at the Suffolk County Board of Elections last week....
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Residents, elected officials air grievances at chopper noise meeting
Make a 1-800 number? Target funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, or change its authority? Form a coalition with other similar areas in the country? Vote out our Senators? Or flat out, “Get...
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Shelter Island volleyball offense clicking in home win
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTOKelly Colligan goes airborne for the point in Shelter Island’s September 17 straight set victory at home against Pierson. If only one word was used to describe the September 10...
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Finals for the Simon Gavron Challenge Cup
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO Action at the finals at Fiske Field Monday. The winning team for the 4th year in a row of the Simon Gavron Challenge Cup was B&R from East Hampton. See the Reporter for a game...
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Reversing climate change “Before the Flood”
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO Actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio (left) on location in the rainforests of Indonesia while filming “Before the Flood.” Like many coastal communities, Shelter...
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Shelter Island O.K.s clean water proposition
COURTESY PHOTOThe five East End Towns voted overwhelmingly to fund clean water projects from portions of the Community Preservation Fund. Shelter Islanders resoundingly passed ballot Proposition One...
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Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor
BOB DeSTEFANO PHOTO A teacher and her student remember Veterans Day with a letter to the editor. Students honor veterans To the Editor: As well as being the K-12 art teacher at the Shelter Island...
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Board to draft law limiting vacation rentals
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO Resident Chuck Kraus addressing the Town Board Tuesday on the issue of short-term rentals. Councilman Paul Shepherd characterized it as the “the elephant in the room.” Supervisor...
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Forum scheduled to seek input on housing needs
JULIE LANE PHOTOCommunity Housing Board Co-Chair Mary-Faith Westervelt hopes a community forum will provide a catalyst to the creation of sustainable year-round housing. Determined to widen its outlook...
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Charges, accusations voiced at Town Hall
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO The Town Board at its work session Tuesday. From left, Councilwoman Chris Lewis, Councilman Paul Shepherd, Supervisor Jim Dougherty, Councilman Jim Colligan, Councilwoman...
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