Amy Zavatto, Author at Shelter Island Reporter

03.05.2024 Featured Story

Shelter Island History in the making: Director Nanette Lawrenson on the future of the Historical Society

March is Women’s History Month, and who better to represent the Island than Nanette Lawrenson? There’s something about Shelter Island. Eastern Long Island is full of beautiful, stunning places...

12.01.2023 Featured Story

The Chequit reveals its annual holiday gingerbread house this weekend — and it floats

Tucked away on the second floor of the Chequit, behind a set of swinging doors adorned with a handwritten sign that says, “Santa’s Workshop – stay out!” Mazie Galle...

05.12.2023 Featured Story

New fitness studio, Activated Wellness, opens in the Heights

Fitness has always been deeply ingrained in Amber Pagano’s life. Back when her mom used to helm the check-in at Sag Harbor’s former American Fitness Factory, she’d plunk a...

04.04.2023 Featured Story

World-renowned chef cooked at the Legion Hall: Sandy Bermudez catered to all tastes

In the dead of winter on Shelter Island, you don’t particularly expect to find one of the most satisfying, comforting meals on eastern Long Island in the basement of...

03.12.2023 Featured Story

Young Island students making — and changing — history: Manor history project for 5th graders

In very recent history, Shelter Island’s Sylvester Manor is probably best known for its bucolic, 4-acre working farm. Connecting the Island back to its agricultural roots, it’s visually anchored...

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Author: Amy Zavatto

Shelter Island History in the making: Director Nanette Lawrenson on the future of the Historical Society

The Chequit reveals its annual holiday gingerbread house this weekend — and it floats

New fitness studio, Activated Wellness, opens in the Heights

World-renowned chef cooked at the Legion Hall: Sandy Bermudez catered to all tastes

Young Island students making — and changing — history: Manor history project for 5th graders