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Thursday May 9 | Newsday

Turner: Act now to restrict development on Plum Island

About a mile east of the bony-fingered tip of Long Island 's North Fork lies Plum Island, an 843-acre island owned by the federal government.

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Thursday May 9 | Shelter Island Reporter

Police blotter: 10 motorists ticketed

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

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

Newsday

Officials, groups mull Plum Island's future

Environmental groups from both sides of Long Island Sound joined local and federal officials this week to talk about the future of Plum Island, but all were hard-pressed to say with certainty what that will be.

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Tue Apr 23, 2013

Shelter Island Reporter

Nature column: Leave time behind - visit a rock

It began with a child's imagination triggered by naturally occurring recognizable shapes - no sculptor's chisel necessary - inspiring awe and imbedded in the picture book of his mind.

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Tue Apr 16, 2013

Patch.com

After Sandy: 567 North Fork Homeowners File For FEMA Assistance

FEMA's deadline for Hurricane Sandy assistance has passed with 567 homeowners from Jamesport to Orient filing for funds - many of them assisted through the process by a small army of workers from the Family Service League of Long Island.

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