01.23.2026 Featured Story Jennifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Jan. 23, 2026 That our democracy could’ve lasted 250 years — our present appallingly disreputable condition notwithstanding — truly begs credulity. Not only does it fly in the face of our species’...
01.10.2026 Featured Story Jenifer’s Journal: Birthday of a Nation Happy New Year, dear readers! I’ve tried to cobble together some kind of relevant, readable and maybe even hopeful first-column-of-2026 to submit for your inspection, but then our country...
12.16.2025 Featured Story Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Let it snow The snow still looked pretty Monday morning, with early sun slanting across my mostly pristine white yard. Yesterday, though, was just plain magical, like a Jacqui Lawson greeting card....
12.02.2025 Featured Story Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Necessary evil The number of grandparents who have taken one or more grandchildren to see some iteration of “Wicked”— the original Broadway show, the recent revival, or at least one of...
11.24.2025 Featured Story Hear, hear for Shelter Island volunteers On a sun-spangled Tuesday morning last week, Shelter Island’s Senior Center and Nutrition Program hosted a “Volunteer Appreciation Brunch” at the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church. Volunteers and seniors, many...