Chris Francescani, Author at Shelter Island Reporter

01.16.2025 Featured Story

185th anniversary of a Long Island Sound tragedy: Wreck of the Lexington killed 149

One hundred and eighty-five years ago this week, during one of the coldest winters on record, a man named David Crowley washed ashore at Baiting Hollow in Riverhead after...

01.13.2025 Featured Story

A closer look at eight weeks of mysterious drone sightings

For two months now, residents across the Northeast have reported thousands of mysterious nighttime drone sightings, and the Federal Aviation Administration — which has sole authority over U.S. airspace...

01.06.2025 Featured Story

County officials press for federal support on rash of drone sightings

A rash of more than two dozen recent drone sightings — some “as big as cars” — over or near Francis Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach prompted local officials...

12.27.2024 Featured Story

Support for youth in crisis: Timothy Hill Ranch is a beacon of hope

To casual observers, Timothy Hill Children’s Ranch might sound like trouble. In recent years, headlines about a bankruptcy and lawsuits involving decades-old sexual abuse claims have clung stubbornly to...

12.26.2024 Uncategorized

Oyster shell collection benefits land and sea: Shells become building blocks for new habitats

Seafood connoisseurs consume oysters throughout most of the year across Long Island, often haphazardly discarding the empty shells slurp after slurp. But local advocates say those shells could go...

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