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Library schedules COVID vaccine event Not vaccinated yet to help stave off COVID-19? The next on-Island opportunity is Wednesday, May 12 at the Shelter Island Library between noon and 3 p.m., when the Johnson & Johnson “one-shot and you’re done” will be administered. To sign up, call school nurse Mary Kanarvogel at 631-749-0302 ext. 129, or email her at [email protected]. The announcement came from Police Chief Jim Read at Tuesday’s Town Board work session. For those who have been unable to get inoculations during the work day, Stony Brook University is arranging to of...

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...

Woman tapped to join Shelter Island Police Department Traffic Control Officer Taylor Rando, on the job on Grand Avenue during the summer of 2019. (Graham Moore photo) Taylor Rando has been appointed as a probationary police officer with the Shelter Island Police Department effective Tuesday. Ms. Rando, who has been a traffic control officer, is undergoing training at the Suffolk County Police Academy. She was already among top scorers on the test necessary to establish her as a candidate for an appointment and has passed the county background check, Chief...

Marijuana product at a dispensary in California, where recreational marijuana is already legal. (Credit: Dank Depot/Flickr) When Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana last month, towns and villages across the state faced a year-end deadline to decide whether to allow dispensaries within their borders or to opt out. On the East End, the issue became even more complex because the Shinnecock Indian Nation is opting in and planning to create a cannabis business in Southampton and Brookhaven, according to Supervisor Gerry Siller. He met with...

Police Department hears from committee and residents (Credit: Reporter file photo) Determined to  meet the April 1 deadline to submit its Police Reform and Reinvention Plan to New York State — like all communities in the state — the Committee is moving forward with recommendations expected to form the basis for changes. Meeting last Thursday morning, the group outlined the changes they said are based on a survey completed in February, a listening session with members of the public, and individual interviews it conducted with residents. Diversifying t...