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02.23.2021 Around the Island

Historical Society will launch a musical centered on Island’s lima bean legacy

“If you have even a modicum of interest in lima beans or musicals, there’s a place for you” reads the invitation to join a new musical planned for July...

02.22.2021 Around the Island

Discussion to focus on Manor families: 7th annual Black History event

As part of the celebration of Black History Month, Sylvester Manor Educational Farm will present a discussion on three generations of families at Sylvester Manor and Lloyd’s Manor in...

02.21.2021 Around the Island

Artist in Residence: Ana Martinez finds deep beauty in Island life

Throughout her career, or indeed the series of careers Ana Martinez has pursued, she’s kept an almost mystical sense of connection to nature, especially trees. Her current occupation as...

02.21.2021 Around the Island

Richard’s Almanac: Carpe diem

This is Richard’s last column for the Reporter, which he filed last week and was published in our Feb. 18 issue. Richard passed away unexpectedly on Thursday. The Reporter...

02.18.2021 Around the Island

Mashomack Musings: No otters but our otters

At a time of year when it seems like all living things have hunkered down for winter’s coldest months, there’s evidence around of the once-absent American river otter (Lontra...

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02.18.2021 Around the Island

Shelter Island Calendar of Events

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

02.17.2021 Around the Island

A conversation on a crisis: Library event brings authors together

His involvement with the civil rights movement began as a college sociology project. But one meeting at Reverend Ralph Abernathy’s Montgomery church with Dr. Martin Luther King changed his...

02.17.2021 Around the Island

Presbyterian Church announces return to in-person services

The Shelter Island Presbyterian Church announced that, “The Session has decided to return to in-person services this Sunday Feb. 21 for a soft re-opening and at full strength with...

02.16.2021 Around the Island

No tune to name at Library

The Shelter Island Library announced Tuesday evening:

02.16.2021 Around the Island

Island’s first wind power project nears completion: Manor’s windmill has all four wings attached

The 19th-century windmill at Sylvester Manor Educational Farm is now at full sail — all four of the wings of the Island’s most readily identifiable links to its agricultural...

02.15.2021 Around the Island

A February poetry gathering at the Shelter Island Library

Nine passionate poetry lovers met last Tuesday for the Art Barnett/Richard Varney Poetry Roundtable. They Zoomed in from Scotland (Walter Snedden), Florida (George Nemeth), and Shelter Island (Martin Ambinder,...

02.14.2021 Around the Island

Mashomack Musings: Love is in the air

For many animals, the time to find a partner is short-lived. Romance and courtship are quick, and the pair go on their way once the deed is done. However,...

02.14.2021 Around the Island

Telemedicine and its tele-woes

Banking with a tele-teller recently I felt like something was missing. In person, I would have likely smiled wider, and maybe ended with a “See you soon,” but none...

02.14.2021 Around the Island

Paw Print: Happy Feb. 14th

From the mind and pen of Peter Waldner, the Reporter’s award-winning cartoonist.

02.13.2021 Around the Island

Making their marks: Congratulations to two recent Shelter Island High School grads

Emily Strauss, a 2018 graduate of Shelter Island High School, has been named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2020 semester at Quinnipiac University. To qualify for the...

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Historical Society will launch a musical centered on Island’s lima bean legacy

Discussion to focus on Manor families: 7th annual Black History event

Artist in Residence: Ana Martinez finds deep beauty in Island life

Richard’s Almanac: Carpe diem

Mashomack Musings: No otters but our otters

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Shelter Island Calendar of Events

A conversation on a crisis: Library event brings authors together

Presbyterian Church announces return to in-person services

No tune to name at Library

Island’s first wind power project nears completion: Manor’s windmill has all four wings attached

A February poetry gathering at the Shelter Island Library

Mashomack Musings: Love is in the air

Telemedicine and its tele-woes

Paw Print: Happy Feb. 14th

Making their marks: Congratulations to two recent Shelter Island High School grads

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