Shelter Island News

The Shelter Island Historical Society Barn was filled Saturday as members and friends sampled recipes from the society's newly published cookbook and heard plans for the restoration of the Havens House.

Question: Will owners of a controversial house on Cartwright Road accept half a loaf or try to overturn a ZBA decision? A ruling will come down next week, enabling the owners to get a certificate of occupancy for the main part of their house, but they'll have to make changes to what is now an accessory building before it can be occupied.

JULIE LANE PHOTO Today, New York Avenue limits truck traffic to those making local deliveries and trucks can't weigh more than 9 tons - 18,0000 pounds.

Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime.

Though Shelter Island residents probably feel a little queasy at the thought of thier laid-back weekend community becoming Montauk 2.0 , there's one cool addition to the scene that's sure to be welcomed with open arms: Beach Bird .

Cemeteries are a treasure trove of historic information. Names, dates, relationships, professions, property can all be gleaned by studying the gravestones and death records of those who lived long ago.

The new policy explicitly outlines criteria for trips, including that they have a specific educational objective; are approved by the superintendent and, in the case of extended overnight trips, have Board of Education approval.

Shelter Islanders go to the polls Tuesday, May 21, with the fate of A proposed $10.047 million spending plan for school year 2013-14 in their hands.

Edward and Patricia Shillingburg back in 2011 when their "Collected Letters of Charlotte Anne Nicoll 1820-1888," a release of the Shelter Island Historical Society, was published.

Mini-empire Bird will open its first non-Brooklyn location this summer. A temporary shop aptly titled Beach Bird will launch June 1st and run through September 1st on Shelter Island - because a Hamptons pop up is so Manhattan.

"It's a million tiny pieces" that fell into place to create the happy life now enjoyed by Jason Shields, the recently married building contractor and gifted nature and fishing columnist for the Reporter.

On May 24 and 25, the not for profit organization, Jordan's Initiative , along with Hope For The Warriors will host members of the 3rd Battalion 25th Marines in Sag Harbor.

Mr. Dougherty has been opposed to a helicopter route that would bring people from New York City into East End airports flying over narrow Shelter Island Sound because it is designated a "water route" and so is less stressful for residents.

The number of American Flags last weekend seemed numerous enough to carpet the bay.

Former political consultant Pam Stone fell in love with what she calls "a perfect place" and is moving to Shelter Island to open Table of Content General Store in the Center.

Faced with opposition in the form of 130 signatures on a petition, the Shelter Island Town Board backed off from endorsing an East End committee's call for restricting new docks and banning CCA-treated bulkheads to protect the Peconic Estuary.

Back in service, the Manhansett is one of North Ferry's two large boats capable of carrying 20 to 25 vehicles.

Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime.

Southampton Town Councilman Chris Nuzzi announced this week he is interested in seeking the Republican nomination for Suffolk County Legislature this fall.

Shelter Islanders rubbed shoulders with Manhanttanites in April at the opening of the Sylvester Manor Exhibit at New York University's Bobst Library on Washington Square in Greenwich Village.