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More photos from the Shelter Island 10K
June 16, 2013
Education
This week in Shelter Island history
June 7, 2013
Business
Merchants, board look to lower speed on Bridge St.
June 17, 2013
Driveway settlement? Judge may impose decision
June 13, 2013
Community
Bausman steps down as Island Red Cross CEO
June 17, 2013
Obituaries
Obituary: Barbara Joy Roberts Carlsen
May 28, 2013
Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper
May 20, 2013
Real Estate
This week in Shelter Island history
May 30, 2013
Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Dark skies, pro and con
June 13, 2013
Letters to the Editor
June 11, 2013
Community
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Bausman steps down as Island Red Cross CEO
It has been a period of change for the Shelter Island Chapter of the American Red Cross. In the past year the Red Cross turned over the operation of the Island’s Ambulance Corps to the town. But one enormous change is Joy Bausman has tendered her resignation as volunteer CEO...
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Photos: The Island gets ready for another big race day
The race may not be until Saturday, but the Friday before the Shelter Island 10K is still a busy day on the Island as many of the area's youth and race organizers prepare for the event and the annual pre-race pasta party is held. Shelter Island eighth and ninth graders from...
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Letter: Welcome to the 34th Annual Shelter Island 10K
Welcome everyone: We wish you all good weather, personal bests and the joy of seeing old friends and meeting new ones while running in what we’re proud to say is the most beautiful course you will ever run. The race continues to assist three very worthy charities: the Shelter Island 10K Community...
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Calendar of events for Shelter Island 10K
Today 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. RACE CHECK-IN At the Shelter Island School gym. No backpacks will be allowed, but runners will receive plastic bags for their personal belongings. 1 p.m. FREE SHUTTLE BUS Service starts and continues to 11 p.m. Sunrise Coach Lines provides service between North Ferry and the school; Hampton Jitney...
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DAR, Historical Society push to preserve gravestones
As part of its ongoing effort to engage the Shelter Island Community in the renovation of the historic Presbyterian Church burial grounds, the Daughters of the American Revolution will be offering a two-day Gravestone Preservation Workshop led by conservator Jonathan Appell, on Sunday, June 23 and Monday, June 24. The restoration...
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Summer youth activities are plentiful on Shelter Island
Given the natural resources on Shelter Island conducive to swimming, sailing and fishing, there’s hardly a lack of activities for kids to have a carefree summer. But there are also a number of organized activities targeted for different age groups that can complement those lazy days on the beach. The Shelter...
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Photos from the 2013 Memorial Day Parade
Shelter Island's Memorial Day began with the Lost Sailor ceremony on Bridge Street with the Color Guard and American Legion Auxiliary member Betty Kontje throwing a wreath into the water. A parade followed in the Center ceremony memorializing all veterans, followed by a barbecue at the American Legion Mitchell Post 281...
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Elite athletes need hosts for the Shelter Island 10K weekend
The Shelter Island 10K is looking for volunteers to host elite athletes on race weekend, Friday, June 14th to Sunday, June 16. Every year professional runners from around the world come to Shelter Island to race in the 10K and are hosted by Islanders willing to open their homes to these...
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Times/Review Newsgroup unveils Northforker.com
Times/Review Newsgroup unveiled today its northforker brand, focusing entirely on tourism, lifestyle and leisure content from the North Fork. Times/Review Newsgroup, parent company of The Shelter Island Reporter, unveiled today, Thursday, its “northforker” brand, focusing entirely on tourism, lifestyle and leisure content from the North Fork and Shelter Island. Northforker.com will be...
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Bucks seek housing: looking at alternatives and volunteers
With little more than two weeks to go before their opening game, Shelter Island Bucks organizers are hustling to secure necessary housing for about half the 25 players and two coaches who still have no place to stay during June and July. Hoping to answer community questions and perhaps secure a...
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Paper gobbler set to roll into town Saturday
The headliner for the show Saturday will be a voracious monster consuming two tons of what it feeds on every hour. It can take on 10,000 pounds without a pause. No, the Shelter Island Green Expo 2013 won’t be hosting an otherworldly competitive eater, but a world-class shredding machine. The Shred-Tech...
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Board of Ed presents its budget numbers
Shelter Islanders go to the polls Tuesday, May 21, with the fate of A proposed $10.047 million spending plan for school year 2013-14 in their hands. The administration, staff and Board of Education struggled this budget season to find cuts to stay within the state-imposed 2 percent tax levy increase without...
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Obituaries: Elmer August Kestler Jr., Lawrence William Sliker
Elmer August Kestler Jr. passed away on Friday, April 19, 2013. He was 88. Hundreds came to pay their respects both in Flushing, Queens and on Shelter Island. The Shelter Island American Legion provided honor guards, and the Freedom Riders paid tribute with a ceremony and provided him escort. He...
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This week in Shelter Island history
10 YEARS AGO Headlines for Island land deal in D.C. Post Whoever said any publicity is good publicity couldn’t have been thinking about the attention The Nature Conservancy and Jim Dougherty got from the Washington Post 10 years ago. In an effort to preserve additional land at the Mashomack Preserve, Mr. Dougherty, who...
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The Roaring Twenty-Tens
The junior and senior classes of the Shelter Island School showed some bling and no shortage of high spirits as they got ready to "Party with Jay Gatsby," as their T-shirts proclaimed. The occasion was tied to the juniors just finishing reading “The Great Gatsby.” Both classes are slated to attend the...
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Obituaries: William Bradford Bissell, William S. Drew
William Bradford Bissell Dr. William Bradford Bissell, of West Palm Beach, Florida and Shelter Island, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 after a brief illness of metatastic melanoma. He was the beloved husband of 44 years to Carmen Hoge Bissell. He was born in New York City in 1923 and attended Choate...
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Sylvester Manor: From slavery to current renaissance
This is Part II of a two-part series on Sylvester Manor that traces the fortunes of 15 generations of one family and how it parallels the history of Shelter Island and Northern slavery. Following the deaths of Nathaniel and Grizzell Sylvester, the first generation of the family to own the Manor,...
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This week in Shelter Island history
10 YEARS AGO Islanders fight call for limit on docks It was a hot and heavy time at Town Hall 10 years ago in a battle between boat owners and environmentalists over whether Shelter Island and other East End towns should limit dock construction to protect the health of Peconic Bay. Marine scientist...
