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50 YEARS AGO


An open letter


As dredging operations in West Neck Harbor near completion, the Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce extends its congratulations and thanks to Supervisor Evans Griffing and those members of the Town Board whose foresightedness and cooperation have made this vast improvement to Shelter Island possible. • MARCH 12, 1960


25 YEARS AGO


Lions donate new scoreboard


The Shelter Island Lions Club announced that it will donate a new scoreboard for the Shelter Island School gym in memory of school science teacher, the late Gene P. Kinghan. The announcement was made by Lions President Hap Bowditch Jr. and accepted by Board of Education members last Monday night. • MARCH 14, 1985


10 YEARS AGO


Time warps and ferry tales


There is a peculiar quirk in the theory of relativity, known only by those who have gone through labor, or, worse, waited in a long ferry line. Time warps during both activities; it stretches, expands and distorts until every minute contains many more than sixty seconds. (Joanne Sherman column)• MARCH 9, 2000