Fishers Island Archives

08.09.2023 Community

Fishers Island to get a DMV outpost

Fishers Island will have its own Department of Motor Vehicles satellite office as of this winter, according to Beth Cashel, liaison between Southold Town and Fishers Island. The announcement...

09.24.2022 Environment

First phase of eelgrass restoration project completed in Long Island Sound

In early August, Emma DeLoughry of Save the Sound and Rob Vasiluth of SAVE Environmental dove into Long Island Sound off of Fishers Island and collected eelgrass seed pods,...

08.05.2022 Government

Fishers Island residents request piece of potential affordable housing fund

Fishers Island civic leaders highlighted a need for affordable housing at a Town Board meeting last Wednesday, emphasizing a desire for involvement in Southold’s housing solution plan. “There are...

01.08.2022 Government

Southold plans to focus state funds on replacing lead service lines on Fishers Island

Southold plans to focus state funds on replacing lead service lines in water distribution systems on Fishers Island, cutting Greenport from the equation. The state Department of Health granted...

03.03.2021 COVID-19

Sunday brought hope in form of vaccine to Fishers Island

Hope for a future free from COVID-19 arrived on Fishers Island Sunday morning when a small plane carrying doses of the Moderna vaccine landed on the island’s airstrip. Along...

09.01.2020 Government

Some Fishers Island residents are pushing back on plan to bring affordable housing to community

One clearly stated goal of Southold’s soon-to-be-adopted comprehensive plan is to address affordable housing townwide — including Fishers Island, where the median home price is reported to be $1.47...

04.27.2020 COVID-19

On Fishers Island, protocols in place to limit spread of virus

As the coronavirus spread rapidly through the rest of Southold Town, Fishers Island residents have banded together to avoid potential catastrophe on their remote, four-square-mile island. Just two cases...

09.06.2019 Police

Loved ones seek answers after man dies falling from car on Fishers Island

While dining last Friday afternoon with her son, Kevin, Angela Brown raised her cell phone and took a candid photo of the young man. It was a quiet moment...

08.13.2019 Government

Fishers Island residents want ‘long overdue’ bike paths and sidewalks

A petition signed by over 1,200 people — more than half of Fishers Island’s peak summer population — was presented to Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell last Wednesday, during...

05.25.2019 Government

Town Board resolution supports grant application for Fishers Island

The Southold Town Board approved a resolution Tuesday supporting a Suffolk County Community Development Block Grant grant application on behalf of Fishers Island’s nonprofit Walsh Park Benevolent Corporation.

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