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Card worries about future storms, not today’s flakes
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO | Road crews won’t be fighting this kind of weather today, but future snow storms like the one above might find the Highway Department short on equipment. Highway Superintendent...
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Shelter Island Editorial: Caring for town assets
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO | The practicalities of repaving the Island’s roads is a subject the Town Board is debating. The Town Board has concluded the least stressful budget season in several years. The...
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Card lobbies for state road and bridge money
REPORTER FILE PHOTO |REPORTER FILE PHOTO Highway Superintendent and Public Works Commissioner Jay Card Jr. is in Albany lobbying for state money to help rehabilitate roads, bridges and culverts....
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Fresh Pond tests render different readings
JULIE LANE PHOTOWater Advisory Committee member Peter Grand updates his colleagues Monday evening on progress being made to identify problems plaguing Fresh Pond. Two water tests at Fresh Pond —...
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Shelter Island Election season is on
COURTESY PHOTO The political wisdom that election season begins after Labor Day is not quite true for Shelter Island — the kick off is always a bit later than the first Monday in September. There have...
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This week in Shelter Island history
50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY In the first game in the history of the American Basketball Association the Anaheim Amigos lost to the Oakland Oaks 134-129 in Oakland. American actress Kate Walsh, who has...
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This week in Shelter Island history
50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY John McCain was shot down as a U.S. Navy pilot over Vietnam and would spend 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war with two years in solitary confinement. Singer-songwriter Keith...
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Wind blast knocks over Goat Hill tree
JULIE LANE PHOTOIt’s not over until it’s over. Strong gusts of wind brought down this stately tree at the corner of New York Avenue and West Neck Road at mid morning. Just when Islanders thought the...
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Storm alert: Highway Super Card says ‘stay home’
If you were planning any activities Thursday, think again. That’s the word from Highway Superintendent Jay Card Jr. who said he has “a heightened sense of worry with the frigid temperatures” that are...
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Blizzard report: Roads plowed and power holding steady
ELEANOR P. LABROZZI PHOTO Near white out conditions on Shelter Island today. Shelter Island Highway Department crews have been out all day and the main roads are plowed, said Highway Department...
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Island weathers storm, prepares for the big dig
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO Islanders are preparing to dig out from Thursday’s blizzard Shelter Island Highway Department crews took a break in the wee hours after battling the blizzard all day Thursday. But...
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Tristan’s triumph: Former hoops star honored at halftime ceremony
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO Tristan Wissemann, center, flanked by Shelter Island School Athletic Hall of Famers Walter Richards, left, and Cori Cass, at Monday’s halftime ceremony that retired Wissemann’s...
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DPW Commissioner: Grinder purchase will save town money
COURTESY PHOTO It takes money to make money but with the purchase of this new grinder, the town will be able to sell more ground material at a profit, according to Public Works Commissioner Jay Card...
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Varsity basketball team wraps season at home against Smithtown Christian
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO Seniors were bid farewell at ceremonies before Friday’s home game against Smithtown Christian. From left, cheerleader Isabella Sherman, Wesley Congdon, Danny Boeklen and Luke...
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Supervisor Gerth delivers his inaugural ‘State of the Town’
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO Supervisor Gary Gerth giving the annual ‘State of the Town’ address at the Ram’s Head Inn Sunday.Sounding more like an upbeat campaign speech than an analysis of issues facing...
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Town still waiting O.K. on Volunteer Park bathroom
COURTESY PHOTO A similar public restroom, shown above, is slated to be installed at Volunteer Park when county officials give the go-ahead. Shelter Island has moved a step closer to installation of a...
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Town still waiting O.K. on Volunteer Park bathroom
COURTESY PHOTO A similar public restroom, shown above, is slated to be installed at Volunteer Park when county officials give the go-ahead. Shelter Island has moved a step closer to installation of a...
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Card to leave Highway/Public Works posts
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Highway Superintendent and Public Works Commissioner Jay Card. Six years after taking office as Shelter Island’s Highway Superintendent and Public Works Commissioner, Jay Card Jr....
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Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Jay Card Jr. will be missed
REPORTER FILE PHOTO |REPORTER FILE PHOTO Highway Superintendent and Public Works Commissioner Jay Card Jr. The word that Jay Card Jr. has opted to leave town employment after long service with the...
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Full-time town engineer post is suggested
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO Town Engineer John Cronin. Shelter Island officials should seriously consider hiring a full-time engineer to meet the town’s needs, Town Engineer John Cronin told the Capital...
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