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Reporter Editorials: The Island’s bravest
KATHRYN ZUKOWSKI PHOTOShelter Island Firefighters responded to the fire that destroyed First Universalist Church in Southold Saturday night. One example of physical courage is running into a burning...
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School budget slated for further cuts
JULIE LANE PHOTOSuperintendent Leonard Skuggevik explaining the finishing touches on the school district budget Monday night. He’ll be discussing possible cuts with Board members at hearings on April...
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Educators await state funding numbers
JULIE LANE PHOTO | School Superintendent Leonard Skuggevik, like other educators around the state, is waiting to find out what aid will be on the way. Shelter Island is still waiting for a breakdown in...
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Weighing in on opting out: Board of Ed members on Common Core
REPORTER FILE PHOTO | Shelter Island School Board of Education member Elizabeth Melichar discussed the difficult options presented by Common Core testing. Board of Education member Al Brigham’s son...
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Suffolk Closeup: Get greed out of a public utility
COURTESY PHOTO New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s imposition of a New Jersey utility, PSEG, on Long Island has had terrible results. As Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor), who represents the...
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Towns to Cuomo: Show us the money for road repairs
REPORTER FILE PHOTO | Supervisor Jim Dougherty has joined other local Long Island officials pressing the governor for state money for infrastructure repairs. Elected leaders from across Suffolk are...
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State’s $211M ad campaign makes comptroller a mad man
COURTESY PHOTO | New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. A high profile $211 million local business and tourism advertising campaign championed by Governor Andrew Cuomo lacks the performance...
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Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor
REPORTER FILE PHOTO| Support our troops To the Editor: Throughout the year, members of the Shelter Island American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary send out thank you letters and care packages to our active...
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On the beat: Tax cap is no long-term solution
REPORTER FILE PHOTO | Julie Lane While Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislators are praising themselves for extending the 2 percent tax cap for another four years, they’re failing to recognize...
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UPDATE: Shelter Island Bay Constable assists gov’s brother and other man
REPORTER FILE PHOTO | A Shelter Island Police Department boat under way. Shelter Island Bay Constable Peter Vielbig assisted two men Sunday afternoon who were chest deep in water on the Island’s shore...
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Skugg: ‘Cautiously optimistic’ on Common Core changes
JULIE LANE PHOTOSuperintendent JULIE LANE PHOTOSchool Superintendent Leonard Skuggevik wants Common Core changes to reflect more local control. Shelter Island School Superintendent Leonard Skuggevik is...
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School Board: More time needed to comply with performance reviews
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO | From left, School Superintendent Leonard Skuggevik, Academic Administrator Jennifer Rylott, Director of Physical Education and District Operations Todd Gulluscio and School Board...
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Suffolk Closeup: Cuomo vetoes swan’s protection
KATHERINE SCHROEDER PHOTO | A mute swan mother with her cygnets. Despite its overwhelming passage in the State Legislature, Governor Andrew Cuomo has vetoed a measure that would have blocked the...
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Governor lifts travel ban; drivers asked to use caution
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO | Sunrise Sunday in Silver Beach. Governor Andrew Cuomo’s travel ban ended at 7 a.m., but drivers on Shelter Island are being asked to use extreme caution. The storm, which...
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Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Piercing the cap
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Many times, when school district or government officials talk about spending, there’s an assumption they’re playing loose with public money and have no respect for hardworking...
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Thiele wants more investment in modern, affordable energy
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. wants the state to invest in more modern, efficient and less costly energy to combat rising electric prices. Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor)...
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Suffolk Closeup: The future is beyond the horizon
COURTESY PHOTO | Massive wind turbines out at sea could be a clean solution to Long Island’s energy needs. An energy revolution is happening just east of Shelter Island. Deepwater Wind is constructing...
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Assembly would boost governor’s education aid
REPORTER FILE POTO | The Shelter Island School Following his critical assessment of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s school aid proposal for the 2016-17 school year, Assemblyman Fred Thiele Jr. (I-Sag Harbor)...
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Shelter Island School School Supe proposes ‘New Teacher Induction Academy’
JULIE LANE PHOTON| Shelter Island School teacher Walter Brigham engaging students in the classroom. At Monday’s School Board meeting, Mr. Brigham spoke about new challenges of using technology in...
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Commercial bluefish season to remain open
KATHARINE SCHROEDER PHOTOThe Miss Nancy fishing boat moves through Greenport Harbor. The commercial season for Atlantic bluefish in New York State will remain open after it appeared the season would...
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