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05.10.2021 Around the Island

School fundraising drive banks a win: Students help a worthy cause to fight disease

The Shelter Island High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) hosted a fundraising drive for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Elementary School’s Hero Squad brought in a total of...

05.09.2021 Around the Island

History and Gardiner’s Bay Country Club

This summer season we can all celebrate a wonderful achievement for Shelter Island — Gardiner’s Bay Country Club is 125 years old. Although the club’s early history was a...

05.09.2021 Around the Island

Mashomack Musings: Be alert to tick risks

Though ticks can be important sources of food for birds, reptiles and amphibians, their blood-sucking, parasitic ways haven’t earned them many fans, especially here on Shelter Island. We have...

05.08.2021 Around the Island

Jenifer’s Journal: Gifts from the sea

My life is like a stroll upon the beach, as near to the ocean’s edge as I can go. — Henry David Thoreau Even with the addition of that...

05.06.2021 Around the Island

Where to eat and where to get that something special for Mother’s Day

While several Island restaurants won’t be open in time for Mother’s Day, there are a number that will serve, and some will provide meals to go for those still...

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05.06.2021 Around the Island

Shelter Island Calendar of events: May 6

EVERY WEEK AA meetings live, in-person, on Wednesdays and Saturday nights at St. Mary’s Church. Art/Rich Poetry Roundtable: Tuesday, 4 p.m., the silibrary.org. CoreSyn with Trent: Tuesdays and Saturdays,...

05.02.2021 Around the Island

News from Goat Hill, May 3, 2021

Goat Hill is officially open for the season. Come out and play, visit the pro shop, become a member and visit The Flying Goat restaurant. Spring hours for golf...

05.02.2021 Around the Island

Jennifer’s Journal: Starstruck

The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff; we are a way of the universe to know itself. — Carl Sagan When I was 12 or 13,...

05.01.2021 Around the Island

A friendly meeting in a grove of trees; Shelter Island Quakers gathering every Sunday

The Shelter Island Friends Meeting is held every Sunday, as it has been all winter, at 10:30 a.m. at the Quaker monument on the Sylvester Manor grounds, 116 North...

04.29.2021 Around the Island

Shelter Island Reporter’s calendar of events

Note: Shelter Island Public Library Programs are online; visit silibrary.org to register. Every week Art/Rich Poetry Roundtable: Tuesday, 4 p.m., Library. CoreSyn with Trent: Tuesdays and Saturdays, at 8...

04.27.2021 Around the Island

Charity’s column: Mabel’s very good day

Mabel is a 40-pound beagle/coonhound mix who has been top dog (and the only dog) in our two-human household since we adopted her six years ago. She is a...

04.27.2021 Around the Island

‘Super’ moon lives up to its name

On Monday evening, the aptly-named “Pink Super Moon” was an astonishing sight for Islanders lucky enough to witness it. There are only two of these super-heavenly events this year;...

04.25.2021 Around the Island

The Naturalist: A shared victory through gardening

Coming out on the other side of the COVID pandemic, it’s time to get to know your neighbors — human and botanical. Gardens reveal our shared Shelter Island values...

04.24.2021 Around the Island

Jenifer’s Journal: I amb what I amb

But Shakespeare’s magic could not copied be;Within that circle none durst walk but he.— John Dryden It’s April — “Poetry Month.” My predecessor, Richard, had a soft spot for...

04.23.2021 Around the Island

Mashomack Musings: Bluebirds come back strong

Few species have come back from the brink of extinction. The Eastern bluebird is one of them. But it wasn’t sheer luck that saved this bird. It was a...

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