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03/11/07 Winter seems
to finally have ended. But all along adventurous renter have been making
the trek to Fire Island to find the perfect summer home.
05/18/06 A thank you to
Suffolk County Vector Control which applied a granulized larvicide to
properties in Fair Harbor with standing water today. The application is
the result of samples taken from standing water containing live mosquito
larvae.
03/20/06 New Fore Sale Listing in Saltaire -
Must See!
01/01/2006 Happy New Year to all Fair Harborites!!!
4/11/05 Pioneer will be open for coffee, bagels and
newspapers on the weekend of April 16 and open for the season on April 23.
4/11/05 MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DICK QUALLIOTINE ST. MARY'S R.C. CHURCH
MONTAUK HIGHWAY, EAST ISLIP, NY SATURDAY MAY 14, 2005 1:00 PM
Dr. Qualliotine was active for a long period of time in the Fair Harbor
medical district, and had a house in Lonelyville.
3/30/05 The snow is now long history and in fact the
first signs of spring are appearing namely the Krokus are flowering and
the Daffodils are following not far behind.
1/23/05 Snow in Fair Harbor. A blizzard dumped about 12 inches of snow. The
picture on the right was taken pm on 1/23/05
12/12
Season Greetings from Fair Harbor!
12/11 New Rental Listings added in the
Classifieds Section
3/14 Sunny weather brought larger numbers of visitors and lookers to the
Island. Saturday's ferry was surprisingly full.
3/1
After a snowy 2003/2004 Winter this weekend turned out to be a "10" with
wonderful pre-seasonal temperatures and a huge beach after the restoration
project late last year. Welcome back from all of us here at Fair Harbor.
2/29 New Listing in special
Rent/Share/Sell Classifieds section.
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4/21
Fire Island, like so often, confused the weatherman again. The
Easter-Weekend had rain in the forecast, but it turned out to be
absolutely glorious.
4/5 Volunteer Fire Fighters from most Fire Island Fire Departments, EMS,
and FINS staged an exercise in Fair Harbor simulating multiple severe
injuries.
See pictures at this link.
3/30 Official water-turn-on-date April 10th (or earlier)
 3/6 New listings almost daily in the
Classifieds Section. Great
new Bay House Listing in Lonelyville.
2/8/03 Posting your ads in the
Classifieds Section brings results! New Listings.
2/4/03 Quick update. The walks are in the process of being replaced.
Posting is on it's way on the bay-side. The beach replenishment
application process is on track sofar.
 1/24/03
Warm winters in the past few years prevented the Bay from freezing over.
This picture was taken this week. The sunsets are as beautiful as in the
summer - just a lot colder.
11/9/02 $3.8 million to be spent on new
water system and walks. Public Hearing on November 19, 2002 2:30pm Islip
Town Board Room. Read the
Public Notice.
10/05 Fire in Kismet destroys two houses and damages another. Some
pictures here.
 11/5
Voters line up in Ocean Beach to cast their votes.
10/31 Children friendly full and half shares for 2003 more info
10/30 URGENT! Need Your Approval for Dune and
Beach Rebuilding more
info and a ballot and
FHCA recommendation
10/29 Voting in Ocean Beach for those that are registered on Fire Island.
 10/20
Lonelyville House burns to the ground in stiff South-Westerly breeze
Saturday afternoon. West-end Fire Departments save Lonelyville from
disaster.
Read more including pictures on the FHFD website.
7/21 Check out the Fire Island
Calendar - Lot's of things to do!
7/20 For those involved in Fire Island Politics. Costa Dillion,
Superintendent Fire Island National Seashore has announced his accepting a
new position in Arizona. We wish Costa the best of luck in his new
position.
learn more
7/11 Rolling Blackouts: LIPA has installed emergency generators in lot 4
and indicates no more rolling blackouts should be expected.
7/10 Just learned that Brett's "Desert under the Stars" was so successful
that the FD decided to do another one in August. Keep watching for the
date.
7/10 Driving regulations are in the process being changed on Fire Island
by FINS under a
 procedure
called:
Negotiated Rule Making. Please read
FINS news release. Ask
yourself the questions: why are only mostly "Special Interest Groups"
represented and not the majority of the homeowners / tax payers of Fire
Island. Why is the Town of Islip not participating? Driving effects us
all!
7/8 Fire Island experiences rolling power outs. Two out of the three
underwater feeder cables are out. Repairs are expected to last up to 10
days.
7/7 The Fair Harbor Pine Walk Fair was held on Saturday so ably organized
by Helen Kornblau. See pictures here.
 7/7
Fire Island / Woodhull School Reunion brought together many alumni from
1960 onwards. Story and
Pictures here.
6/19 Did some changes to the color theme. Please let me know what your
think!
6/7 Mark your Calendar: Fire
Island Association Summer Meeting at the Community House in Ocean Beach.
5/22 Welcome to the Beverage Barn in Bay Shore as a supporting Partner.
The Beverage Barn has for many years provided Fire Islanders with a broad
array of softdrinks, beverages, and an astounding assortment of beers.
Customers can either browse the store at Fifth Ave. or order by phone for
delivery to Fire Island Ferries freight boat... very convenient for those
without transportation!
Learn more here...
5/21 Congratulations to Michael Livingston (2nd Place) and to Taryn Phelan
(3rd Place), for winning in the Fire Island National Seashore essay
writing contest on the topic of "living with white-tailed deer as
neighbors". Both are students of the Woodhull School on Fire Island.
"Congratulations to all students, teachers, and parents who participated
in the contest," added Costa Dillon in a FINS news release.
More
here ...
5/15 Reminder: Sunday 5/19 10:30am Fair Harbor Community Association (
FHCA ) meeting at old Fire House. Bay Beach, Charter, Elections, more.
 5/9
Fire Island National Seashore (FINS) is looking for volunteers at the
William Floyd Estate for this summer.
Learn more..
5/3 Thank's for the picture Carla, we'll look out for you at the reunion!
4/28 Two new restaurants will await us this year on Fire Island. In Ocean
Beach it's "The Hideaway" (formerly China Beach) under new Management. And
in Robbins Rest the "Tequila Jack's Grill and Cantina" (formerly Sandbar)
serving a fusion of Caribbean and South-Western. We are very much looking
forward to sampling both.
 4/25
The long-awaited first ever Fire Island School details are out! You read
it here first. Calendar of
festivities - Life at the Fire
Island School in the 60's and 70's by Carla Hommels.
4/24 Fire Island National Seashore employees receive well deserved awards
for their hard work.
Learn more...
4/23 Dunewood Residents: Important
Notification from the Suffolk County Water Authority ( SCWA ) at this
link.
4/23 The Fair Harbor Community Association needs the voluntary services of
an accountant to help us file appropriate tax returns. Help would be
greatly appreciated. Please contact Gene Levy at 212 753 6300.
4/23 New listing for shares for a lovely house on Oak. Ocean views, nicely
appointed, garden - has it all!
Check it out!
4/19 Dunewood Residents ! Read this important
letter dated 4/19/02 from the SWCA
concerning a temporary solution to the water situation in Dunewood
4/19 Fair Harbor Residents! Important health advisory dated 4/19/02 from
the Suffolk County Water Authority at
this link.
4/19 Hurry and you'll still make it to the Kismet Inn Opening bash. See
and be seen!
4/18 Water is on ... finally. Read the
letter from the Water
Authority dtd. 4/18/02. Dunewood is still without water.
4/17
Suffolk County Water District says water will be on today. Five tests
in a row came our negative.
 4/16
Humpback whale beaches in Saltaire, Fire Island.
4/16 NPS bans Jet-Ski within 1000ft of ocean beach and 4000ft from bay
beach starting 4/22. FINS has still option to revise rule. Read full Fire
Island National Seashore
News release here and
cast your vote on the issue.
4/12 The latest as of 8pm. Water will probably not on your walk. Per
Suffolk County Water Department the water should not be used at all until
they have "clean" testing results and notify the community.
4/12 Read up on the complex Bay Beach /
Playground issue, then cast your
vote. What is your opinion of
how to solve it?
 4/11
Added some very interesting as well
as controversial Polls to the Polls page -
Choose from 4 subjects, vote on all of them. One vote per poll per person.
4/8 Water-Turn-On - The Latest: Keogh to Oak is on. The rest of Fair
Harbor should be turned on by Tuesday afternoon.
4/8 The beach is wide as ever. Check out this
panoramic view.
 4/7
Thinking ahead. Besides enjoying the beach - what other things to do on
Fire Island. Check this updated
Calendar.
4/6 Nothing keeps Ray off the Bay - especially not a strong northwest
wind. Way to go - Ray!
4/4 The Fire
Island Association comments on the
New York Coastal
Partnership’s “Case” Against Agency's Failures to Deal With Beach
Erosion. Includes: Memo of Law
and Preliminary Statement
4/2 Telephone Rates on Fire Island can be rater high if you do not watch
it carefully. Consider visiting
http://www.TelcoBusters.com or
http://www.PhoneRateDigest.com for some of the lowest telephone rates
in the USA.
4/1 Tax grievance day is the third Tuesday in
May (5/21). For all those that feel they pay too much in taxes on their
property in Fair Harbor and Suffolk County.
3/25 Here are the Dates all of Fair Harbor has been waiting for:
Water-Turn-On Date for Fair Harbor: April 4th (not
all walks - water may be non-potable) Official water
turn-0n April 8th and The Pioneer opens on Saturday, April 6th. (subject to change without notice)
3/23 Reworked and updated our own FairHarbor.com Link
Directory. Find relevant links to Fire Island and Fair Harbor.
Webmasters are invited to submit their relevant Fire Island sites.
3/21 Coming on the July 4th weekend: The first ever Fire Island School
Reunion. Watch for more details or your invitation soon!
2/20 New share listings in the
Classified
Section. Check it out!
2/11 Thank you Jeff for this wonderful
treatment of the Fire Island Lighthouse!
2/10 Check the latest report from the
FHBECD on the status of the
beach.
2/8 Letters to the Editor on
the Bay Beach subject. FairHarbor.com encourages you to e-mail your
opinions to
. We'll be more than happy to
reproduce them here.
1/20 Now is the time to start thinking about the summer of 2002. Check out
our new ads for
Real Estate
rentals and Shares. New Listings.
1/18 The Fire District responds to the Bay Beach issue
(more
info)
1/12 Please see important
notice concerning the
Bay Beach.
(more info)
1/1/2002 Happy New Year from all of us at
www.FairHarbor.com
!!
12/12 Congratulations Alma Blitz our new Deputy Commissioner of the Fair
Harbor and Dunewood Medical District.
more info
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Fair Harbor shares Fire Island's world
famous beaches inviting vacationers year after year to relax on the sun
soaked ocean beaches, luxuriating in the gentle waves of the Atlantic
Ocean. Weekly, monthly, or summer real estate rentals are available in all
categories at the oceanfront, the bayfront and in between in this inviting
summer community. Fair Harbor is nestled between the wide expanses of the
Atlantic Ocean providing cooling ocean breezes during the summer and the
gentle and serene Great South Bay only about one hour from New York City.
There are no paved roads leading to most of Fire Island, and during the
summer season, no motor vehicles are permitted beyond the Robert Moses
State Park, parking lot. This secludedness adds to the special ambiance
and flair beckoning you to explore the miles and miles of beaches and
natural beauty of this special Island. |
