Shelter Island News

Property owners who make the Island their primary residence and seniors who meet income limits have until Thursday, March 1 to sign up for town and state programs to save on school property taxes.

Phones are ringing off the hook at North Fork florists as Valentine's Day shoppers try to place their orders before the big day.

The following is a list of court cases adjud icated at the November 21 session of Shelter Island Justice Court.

By Karl Grossman More than a century ago, my father's father came from Hungary to America and worked at the watchcase factory built by Joseph Fahys in Sag Harbor.

To Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell, the North Fork faces issues that are much different than the South Fork - which is why he said at Tuesday's Town Board work session that he is vehemently against a redistricting proposal that would unite the Twin Forks and Shelter Island in between to form a new First Assembly District.

Take a look back at East Hampton's top stories for the past week, or catch the news you missed: Police/Fire MONTAUK MAN REACHES PLEA DEAL ON DOG ABUSE CHARGE: Daniel L. Vargas, who was arrested after police said he dropkicked and beat his boxer puppy in June, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty on Thursday .

Review the past week's top news and some headlines you might have missed: Thiele May Represent Southold, Shelter Island Under New Districts The South Fork will share its state assemblyman with Southold and Shelter Island towns starting in 2012 if a redistricting plan unveiled Thursday based on the 2010 Census is adopted.

Preliminary results have been released from the New York State Department of Health on the 4-Poster Deer and Tick Study, which was organized by Cornell University and compares the level of pesticides in meat from deer taken on Shelter Island to that of meat from North Haven deer.

We came to Sag Harbor 15 years ago after a very long haul in Greenwich Village. We'd spent several summers on Shelter Island, hopping over to Sag just to browse the town, hunt antiques or catch a slice of pie at the Paradise when it was a luncheonette.

"It's like back to the past-let the bulldozers roll," says an outraged legislator Edward Romaine about the negative stance of some members of the Suffolk Legislature towards the county's farmland, open space and drinking water preservation programs.

When financial times are good, elected officials take their jobs seriously. They work hard and utilize public money to improve the lives of their constituency through projects that are not only responsible, but forward thinking.From the building of roads and museums to improved transportation systems or the cleaning of polluted waterways, when ... (more)

The South Fork will share its state assemblyman with Southold and Shelter Island towns starting in 2012 if a redistricting plan unveiled Thursday based on the 2010 Census is adopted.

This week, New York State Assembly Fred W. Thiele, Jr. announced that the Peconic Bay Community Preservation Fund totals for 2011 were on par with revenues collected by the five towns in 2010.According to Thiele, the CPF produced $58.85 million in 2011, a 0.1 percent increase over the 2010 total of $58.78 million.

When we asked you on Saturday to chime in your ideas of typical catch phrases you always hear from North Fork locals and visitors , we received almost 50 responses - all very funny stuff and .... mostly very true.

The Ladies Village Improvement Society of East Hampton 's thrift shop kicked off its annual dollar sale Tuesday morning, an event that has become one of the highlights of the winter on the South Fork.

You might not think of any chief executive officer of any company as someone you would feel completely comfortable stopping in the hallway to chat with or asking if he'd like to grab a cup of coffee to discuss some of your concerns.

You may be familiar with the new Internet meme " S--- Girls Say ," which has inspired countless parodies, such as " S--- New Yorkers Say " and " S--- Hipsters Say ." North Fork Patch thought it would be fun to get suggestions for one of our own:A "Stuff People on the North Fork Say." We want to hear your suggestions for our list of what ... (more)

The following information was supplied by various police departments. A criminal charge is only an accusation and does not indicate guilt.

The following is a list of court cases adjudicated at the October 3 session of Shelter Island Justice Court.

After pleading in an embezzlement case Katherine Pope, who served as Shelter Island justice from 1998 to 2002, and her husband, Wayne, both got probation on Jan.