Susan Carey Dempsey, Author at Shelter Island Reporter

01.06.2026 Featured Story

Messiah Community Sing returns on Sunday

All are invited to join their voices in song with the Shelter Island Community Chorus for the 8th Annual Jack Monaghan Memorial Messiah Sing this Sunday, Jan. 11, at...

01.05.2026 Featured Story

Dispatch from the good ship Teddy Bear: Peter Reich checks in with hometown paper

Islander Peter Reich has stayed in touch with the Reporter on his year-long voyage, setting out around Memorial Day in 2025, then piloting the 36-foot vessel Teddy Bear north...

01.04.2026 Featured Story

New Shelter Island Clothing Swap announced

The first Clothing Swap of 2026 will be held on Saturday, Jan. 10 at 25 Smith Street, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Donations of clothing for...

12.16.2025 Featured Story

Cornucopia shares its final gifts: Memories and friendships made down a quiet lane

“I just want to say thank you,” is the first comment from Mary Lou Eichhorn on her impending retirement from Cornucopia, fittingly thinking of others, as a shop devoted...

12.14.2025 Featured Story

Christmases recalled, in darkness and light

Here’s a column from Susan Carey Dempsey, which first appeared a few Decembers ago.. Discussing Christmas memories recently, I began to think that it’s hard to select a single...

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