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Supervisor Jim Dougherty discloses he's undergoing chemotherapy
PBB PHOTO | Shelter Island Town Supervisor Jim Dougherty at a recent Town Board meeting. Supervisor Jim Dougherty announced Tuesday he had learned that he probably has non-Hodgins lymphoma and that...
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Supervisor thanks Islanders as storm hits
Shelter Island Supervisor Jim Dougherty sent the following letter to the editor of the Reporter midday on Monday: To the Editor: Thank you Shelter Islanders for your courage and determination in...
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Town Budget: No public comment at hearing
PETER BOODY FILE PHOTO | Town Board members, Town Clerk Dorothy Ogar and Town Hall staffer Kathy Sullivan (right) at a recent budget review session. There were no public comments when the Town Board...
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Bill aims for regional effort on tick-borne diseases
COURTESY PHOTO | A worker testing for ticks in an open field last spring. Tests in June showed a spike in the tick population of 200 percent at Mashomack in one year. In an effort to combat tick-borne...
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Zeldin, East End towns unite in battle against helicopter noise
VERA CHINESE PHOTO Congressman Lee Zeldin speaks to reporters and concerned members of the public at a press conference on helicopter noise at Southold Town Hall Sunday. Third from left, Supervisor...
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Run for your life: Final thoughts before the race
COURTESY ART | It’s the course, of course, that attracts many runners to the Shelter Island 10K. At the sound of the horn, the participants will zoom past the Presbyterian Church on their way to glory....
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County awards grant for new restroom at Volunteer Park
A grant was awarded Monday to build a public restroom at Volunteer Park on Bridge Street. (Credit: Julie Lane file photo) If you’ve ever been at Volunteer Park and had a sudden urge to go, pretty soon...
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Town Board to appoint Brown’s replacement January 5
Shelter Island Town Councilman Ed Brown is stepping down at the end of the year. (Credit: Reporter file photo) With the 2015 election now in the books, ask any Shelter Island political leader about the...
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Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor
REPORTER FILE PHOTO| Short term rentals To the Editor: The short-term rental regulation question before the Shelter Island Town Board is complex and clearly illustrates a divide in our community. The...
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Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor
REPORTER FILE PHOTO In the best interest To the Editor: A recent editorial in the Reporter pointed out two areas of town governance and budget that needed serious consideration. We are writing to...
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Codger: Think spring
CAROL GALLIGAN PHOTO Codger is concerned that the foul psychic weather settling over the country will spread east to our Island. It’s getting impossible to separate national and local climate...
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This week in Shelter Island history
50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY Kicking off a tour at The Astoria London, Jimi Hendrix for the first time set fire to his guitar on stage — a move that would become his signature — but this time he had to be...
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State of the Town: Supervisor Dougherty to address Island issues
REPORTER FILE PHOTO | Supervisor Jim Dougherty will give the 10th annual State of the Town address on April 23 at the Ram’s Head Inn. The League of Women Voters of Shelter Island will host its 10th...
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Supreme Court turns deaf ear to East Hampton’s chopper plea
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Helicopters at the East Hampton airport. The long shot didn’t pay off. On Monday, the United States Supreme Court decided not to hear the Town of East Hampton’s petition to overrule...
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Profile: Marcus Kaasik, a natural Islander
CHARITY ROBEY PHOTOMarcus Kaasik and one of his hens. You can tell a lot about a man by his chicken coop. Marcus Kaasik’s is a wooden masterpiece made entirely by his hands, with a chicken-sized ladder...
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This week in Shelter Island history
50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY China downed two U.S. Navy bombers that had strayed into its airspace following a raid on North Vietnam and the only survivor was held by China until 1973. Muhammad Ali, at age...
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Incumbents seek new terms; Dougherty, Brach-Williams on why they’re running
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO In a time of exodus from Town Hall, two incumbents are asking the voters to let them stay put. Supervisor Jim Dougherty, 80, a Democrat seeking his sixth term as supervisor, and...
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Shelter Island Reporter endorsements
PETER WALDNER ILLUSTRATIONCandidates for Supervisor and Town Board seats, clockwise from lower left, Albert Dickson, Supervisor Jim Dougherty, Gary Gerth, Marcus Kaasik and Councilwoman Amber...
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Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Curious To the Editor: A couple of errors in the October 26 Reporter article sharing the happy news that the town came in with a modest 3.6 percent budget increase for 2018 — the...
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Election Day on Shelter Island
PETER WALDER ILLUSTRATION Seeking your support are candidates for supervisor and Town Board seats, clockwise from lower left, Albert Dickson, Supervisor Jim Dougherty, Gary Gerth, Marcus Kaasik and...
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