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Town chooses to opt out on marijuana law (Credit: Courtesy photo) The Town Board wants to opt out of that part of the new state law that would allow marijuana dispensaries or cafes where it could be purchased and/or used. But it still must allow marijuana to be smoked. However, it can ban smoking any substance in certain places. As of Tuesday’s Town Board work session, the plan called for banning smoking at either of the town beaches — Crescent or Wades. Before it can act, a public hearing must be held and is scheduled for the regular meeting on Frida...

Shelter Island Town Hall (Credit: Tara Smith) Not for the first time, a resident questioned the Community Preservation Fund Advisory Board (CPF) about actions taken at the West Neck Preserve at the corner of Nostrand Parkway and West Neck Road in Silver Beach. Some see it as a senseless clearing of woods to create a parkland or meadows, the opposite of the natural state they’ve come to value. Doug Sherrod, who lives in Silver Beach, told the CPF members at Monday’s meeting he had been accustomed to hiking in the area, which now appears to have been “clear cut” a...