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Business
Japanese eatery now open in Greenport
May 12, 2013
Community
Paper gobbler set to roll into town Saturday
May 15, 2013
Board of Ed presents its budget numbers
May 13, 2013
Obituaries
Obituary: Reporter staffer David Lee Draper
May 20, 2013
Obituaries: Draper, Rodgers
March 7, 2013
Real Estate
High end real estate deals escalate
May 1, 2013
Shed plan rejected: ZBA says ‘detriment’ to neighborhood
April 26, 2013
Columns
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Column: Communities That Care
This is a new column written by Communities That Care (CTC) that will appear periodically and contain responses to your questions on dealing with family issues. You can submit your questions by emailing them to CTCofSI@optonline.com or in writing to P. O. Box 209, Shelter Island Heights 11965. All information...
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From Penelope’s kitchen: Shad roe, harbinger of spring
The first Sunday in March I was on Ram Island and heard the welcome song of the red-winged blackbird. Shortly after that in Silver Beach, robins called out from high in a bare tree and I knew that while the weather was still not cooperating, spring must not be far off. And...
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Column: A landlubber survives the Coast Guard in style
How many times in your life did your parents or your spouse say, “You have to think before you talk”? My wife tells me that all the time and I finally told her the reason I don’t think before I speak is because I like to be as surprised as everyone...
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Column: Midnight musings
I don’t “like” Facebook and you won’t find me on it. You might find photos I’ve taken that someone else posted but you won’t find my name, to the dismay of my brothers and sisters. My brother coaxes me to at least post my columns and maybe I will, someday. But...
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Column: At the library
The calendar may say “spring” but here on the East End, we march to our own rhythm. While the days are blessedly longer, they are still very chilly (OK, some are downright cold!) with gardening and outdoor play still on the the long-term wish list. And to add insult to injury,...
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Column: South by Northwest
I thought maybe since winter was being so stubborn I would embrace it by hiking a hilly trail deep into an eastern white pine forest. These trees have a softness and grace about them that is warming to the soul and quells the winter doldrums. A venture such as this takes...
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Column: Six of one, half a dozen of the other
I don’t remember making a conscious decision about this, but I strive to split my liquor expenditures evenly between Dandy’s in the Center and Wines & Spirits in the Heights. Given the size and year-round population of the Island — its gestalt, if you will — it seems the right thing...
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Column: Win or lose, it’s no gamble
When I was a boy in New Jersey, we lived less than a mile from Monmouth Park Raceway. It is a really beautiful track and a place my entire family visited on a daily basis. To say that my family likes to gamble would be an understatement. Both Anne and I...
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Column: Irish doubles
A man took a seat at The Dory on Bridge Street the other evening and ordered a Jameson’s. The man next to him said, “You like the Irish, same as me,” pointing to his drink. “I do,” the newcomer said. And noting the man’s accent, added, “Whereabouts did you call home...
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Column: When living every day is the sport
This week, Anne and I drove to the Florida Keys where we joined my son Bob and daughter-in-law Elena while they did some scuba diving. This is a sport that Anne and I are not crazy about as we listen to reports on the numbers of sharks lurking around South...
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From Penelope’s Kitchen: A winning take on a holiday favorite
One of my favorite dishes for St Patricks Day is stuffed cabbage. Years ago, I had a neighbor whose 7-year-old son would bring a platter of stuffed cabbage rolls to my door, with a big smile on his face. The sweet presentation and the cabbage rolls was an irresistible combination, and...
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Column: Thanks for humoring my indulgences
I’m about at the end of the one-year period I promised myself for pushing a novel I was forced to self-publish because editors and agents all said its sales potential was too small. An e-book since 2010, but much revised since then, it came out in paperback a year ago...
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Column: Winning, losing and outsourcing blame
Outsourcing is a hot-button issue, which was especially hot in the bitter election contest of 2012 between Congressman Tim Bishop (D-Southampton) and Randy Altschuler. It was the race that drew the most attention of any Long Island race last year with outsourcing the key issue. There were some who felt this...
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Column: When Sarah Palin met Shakespeare
I've been disappointed we haven't had more snow this winter. Yeah, I know, I know. I once had a colleague who was appalled by the very idea of the stuff. He took cold weather personally, wearing a watchcap – indoors – whenever temps slid below 40. (He was a born and...
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Column: Where does the music go?
You can really tell when you’ve lived in one place for a long time when you start replacing things you thought would last either the house’s lifetime or your lifetime when you built them. Even though I won’t be doing the work, just paying for it, I will soon have to...
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Column: The faces of Mashomack
Each morning when I step out to leave for work the murmur of pink in the southeast sky is a little stronger and the silhouettes of the trees gain texture by degrees. Each lunch hour the sun is higher and warmer and on my return trip home it is still...
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Column: Second time was the charm
Do you remember the Shelter Island Bucks baseball team last summer? If not, you missed a lot of fun along with the benefit of watching a wonderful team. I was present at most home games and believe me, these boys can play. Today I want to share a story I...
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Column: Dreaming with my feet
At the age of 40, I finally learned to tap dance. Twice a week, I strapped on my Capezio Mary Janes and overcame my fear of looking and sounding stupid. What if I was the only one tapping between the beats? I learned flaps and shuffles, later riffs and time steps....
