Three announcements in a week signaled that the local political season is suddenly upon us.
Councilman Albert Dickson, a Democrat, told his colleagues and the public at the March 2 Town Board work session that he won’t seek a second term. The two major Island political parties soon after announced the candidacies of newcomers to politics who will challenge for a seats on the Town Board.
The Shelter Island Democratic Committee is putting up Brett Surerus for election to the board, and the Shelter Island Republican Committee announced that Margaret (Meg) Larsen is its choice in November’s election.
Councilwoman Amber Brach-Williams, a Republican who also serves as deputy town supervisor, is up for re-election this November, but the Democrats will only endorse Mr. Surerus for the board, said Democratic Party Chairwoman Heather Reylek.
(Credit: Eleanor P. Labrozzi)
A winter weather advisory is in effect as a prolonged storm is hitting the area for two days, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
The advisory remains in effect until 7 p.m. Friday, according to the NWS.
About 3 to 5 inches of snow is expected Thursday with accumulations climbing to the 4-to-8 inch range by the end of Friday.
At about 2:30 Thursday afternoon, Highway Superintendent Brian Sherman said crews had been plowing since about 10 a.m., and would take a break later this afternoon as the heavy snow slacks off.
“It got deep quick,” Mr. Sherman said.
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North Ferry employees working to clear snow and board cars in high tide conditions during Monday’s nor’easter . (Credit: Eleanor P. Labrozzi)
When the snow eased off and stopped, turning to rain yesterday evening, the Shelter Island Highway Department crews began “pushing all the slush off the roads,” Superintendent Brian Sherman said at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday.
It was a long night , but nothing like the battle against blizzard-like conditions at midday Monday, when high winds drove snow into a blinding whiteout.
No power outages on the Island were reported by PSEG as of 6 a.m. today, which is remarkable since, as Mr. Sherman said, “this was a really heavy snow.”
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