Charity Robey, Author at Shelter Island Reporter

12.23.2021 Around the Island

Charity’s Column: This Christmas, I’m observing Mother’s Day

The stakes are pretty high for the Robey Christmas this year. Last year, with vaccines on the way I decided not to chance getting my mother sick (she’s in...

12.09.2021 Island Profiles

Island Profile: Dorothy Ogar, an enduring presence at Town Hall

Dorothy Ogar will be sworn in for another four-year term as Town Clerk in January. Dottie, as she’s called, has served since 1978. A 39-year-old working mother then, she...

11.28.2021 Around the Island

Chequit tree lighting sets Shelter Island Heights aglow

The Chequit’s classic wrap-around porch was the perfect viewing stand for the large crowd of revelers gathered to watch the hotel’s second annual tree lighting at dusk on Friday,...

11.24.2021 Around the Island

Charity’s column: Is it time for a new Thanksgiving?

When Thanksgiving plans came up for discussion at the weekly family video meeting, my mother asked if we could celebrate this year like we did not last year. At...

11.07.2021 Around the Island

Shelter Island Friends of Music returns with a moving and mystical performance

The Merz Trio, on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Presbyterian Church, performed the “Welcome Back Concert,” the first concert of the 2021 season presented by Shelter Island Friends of Music....

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Author: Charity Robey

Charity’s Column: This Christmas, I’m observing Mother’s Day

Island Profile: Dorothy Ogar, an enduring presence at Town Hall

Chequit tree lighting sets Shelter Island Heights aglow

Charity’s column: Is it time for a new Thanksgiving?

Shelter Island Friends of Music returns with a moving and mystical performance