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Sustaining the beauty To the Editor: Many thanks to those hardy souls who braved the cold and damp to attend the ribbon cutting Friday for the officially opened Mildred Flower Hird Nature Preserve on...
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The deer debacle To the Editor: I have been following the deer debacle now for a couple of years. Each year there seem to be more and more desperate creatures looking for food anywhere and everywhere....
View ArticleFeatured Letter: It’s time to look at the financial health of our island
To the Editor: With a new town supervisor and new town board members, this is an opportune time to assess the financial health of the Island. At the Meet the Candidates Forum last year, the supervisor...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: No, not eschew!
To the Editor: Ambrose Clancy reports in “Word play,” (Jan. 2) that the word “eschew” is in trouble. Lake Superior State University included “eschew” on their annual list of words banished from “the...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: On the importance of handwriting
To The Editor: As president of the American Handwriting Analysis Foundation (AHAF), I’m happy to share that there are many reasons why cursive remains important in a digital age (“Sign me up”), Jan....
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Thank you for your contributions
To the Editor: I want to extend a big thank you to everyone who took time from their busy schedules to make the second annual winter blood drive at the Youth Center on January 16 a huge success. A...
View ArticleFeatured Letters: Generosity fuels Our Lady of the Isle
To the Editor: Recently, Our Lady of the Isle hosted its annual Parish Appreciation Dinner at Saint Mary’s Parish Hall. Each year the rector and the vestry of Saint Mary’s welcome this gathering....
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Why should I be taxed for preservation?
To the Editor: My wife Claire and I have just purchased a home on Shelter Island. We’ll be contributing to the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) later this month. We could have used those funds to...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Fighting for clean water on Shelter Island
To the Editor: On behalf of the Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board, I would like thank Kate Rossi-Snook for her initiative in organizing Wednesday’s Innovative/Alternative Septic System (I/A)...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Lucky to share the love of a special place
To the Editor: Two amazing people from my Shelter Island childhood passed away in the past two weeks, Victor Friedman and Alyce Knight. They were part of my parents’ generation, who all came to...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: Town should stay out of affordable housing
To the Editor: The town wants to become an affordable housing landlord? Where do they get the money to buy these properties? Will they be able to make a profit or will they lose taxpayer dollars?...
View ArticleFeatured Letter to the Editor: New York State’s plastic bag ban
To the Editor: Sunday, March 1, marked the beginning of the New York State ban on single-use plastic bags. While this may initially cause an inconvenience to those of us accustomed to using them, in...
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Fresh air To the Editor: With all the fast-paced news of this last week, Mashomack Preserve and Sylvester Manor have expanded our hours of operation and our grounds are now open seven days a week. We...
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Making masks To the Editor: I have made close to 100 masks for seniors and am finishing up a request for 30 masks from the owner of the IGA for the employees, which I donated earlier in the week. So...
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Who we are To the Editor: For all in our Shelter Island community, I hope you and your families are safe and well. This pandemic has challenged us in ways we have never seen before. We have lost loved...
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Reach out To the Editor: How fortunate Shelter Island is to have Dr. Ryan Sultan and several other Island professionals willing to volunteer their time and expertise to help Islanders navigate this...
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Respect your neighbors To the Editor: As a Heights homeowner, I’ve always been told “irresponsible” summer visitors speed on our roads and endanger the safety of our communities. In fact, on New York...
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Notes on the pandemic To the Editor: It seems trying to find my new normal and trying to figure out my old normal is now totally impossible since everything is abnormal. In my 84 years, I have never...
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Fireworks canceled To the Editor: It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the 63rd annual Shelter Island Fireworks for 2020. We have a deep love for this island and make this...
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Board of Ed candidateTo the Editor:My name is Dawn Hedberg and I would like to formally announce my candidacy for the Shelter Island School Board of Education for the term beginning July 1, 2020 and...
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