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1 week ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
When Mara Manus was a commissioner of the New York State Council on the Arts, (NYSCA) she recognized Capital Project Grants could be as vital to preserving cultural endeavors as money provided to individuals and organizations. Having permanent homes for programs is vital, Ms. Manus said. Yet many arts organizations were functioning in buildings in poor condition, which could be renovated with financial aid.
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1 week ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
There were tears at the Board of Education special meeting May 28 at which a revised budget now at $13.298 million was rolled out. Board member Kate Rossi-Snook showed emotion as she said she is “terribly disappointed” at the $556,443 that has to be lopped off the original $13.85 million budget request, which failed to pass muster with the voters by the 60% margin needed on May 20 to go above the State-mandated tax cap of 2%.
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1 week ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
It has been said numbers don’t lie. But taken in a vacuum, they can be misinterpreted.
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2 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
Following the May 20 loss at the polls to garner the needed 60% of voters endorsing the Shelter Island School District’s $13.85 million budget, the Board of Education wasted no time in turning attention to revising its request. Board of Education members joined administrators in an executive session to discuss the loss and get a sense of direction about how to approach the re-vote set for June 17.
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2 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
It was an evening of celebration May 12, as the Board of Education recognized its April Employee of the Month, Claire Geehreng, and granted tenure to five teachers — Lauren Farkas, Adrianne Pitch, Debra Sears, Kristin Sweeney and Erin Baskin. Ms. Geehreng is an elementary school teacher, saluted by her colleagues for her dedication and the enthusiasm she brings to her teaching.
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2 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
It’s back to the drawing board for Shelter Island School District officials after falling 40 votes short of the 60% needed to pass the $13.85 million budget Tuesday, which would have gone above the state-imposed tax cap. The tally was 424 votes in favor of the spending plan for the 2025-26 school year, to 329 against.
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2 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
One month before the 46th Annual Shelter Island 10K Run/5K Run/Walk, Town officials have been busy laying the groundwork for another successful event. Brendan Dagan of elitefeats was back before the Town Board last week to discuss the event set for June 21 that typically attracts participants, their supporters and Islanders ready to cheer on the runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes.
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3 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
This is the final article in the Reporter’s series of how Shelter Island coped with the COVID-19 crisis. No one at the beginning of March 2020 had a hunch they would be soon be facing a pandemic the likes of which had not been seen in a century. They could not know then how many millions throughout the world would be sickened, how many would die and how everything about daily life would change. “It was a time of uncertainty and no one understood in March 2020 how lethal it was going to be,” Rev.
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3 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
A recent Town acquisition using $3.9 million in Community Preservation Fund (CPF) money has a new lease on life. The CPF is funded by a 2% real estate transfer tax paid by purchasers of property, and the money used to purchase open space for preservation.
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3 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane
With New York State’s budget finally concluded about six weeks late — normal operating procedure, actually — Shelter Island has learned it will receive $711,115 in State aid, slightly more than the $708,725 that had been anticipated. It’s clearly not enough to keep the district from going above the State-mandated 2% tax cap from the previous budget, which means the next school year’s budget will have to be approved by at least 60% of those who cast ballots, Tuesday, May 20 to pass.
