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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...

04.27.2021 Community

A successful courting of the Island: Donors contributing to Bateman Road site

Some residents have stepped up for Island youth and the community at large to revitalize an essential part of recreation in the center of town. After a recent feature...

04.18.2021 Community

Holding history in your hand: Rare letter from American Revolution surfaces

The short letter was dashed off quickly, 246 years ago this month. Sent from New London, Conn. across Long Island Sound to Shelter Island, it arrived damp from what...

03.27.2021 Around the Island

Spring cleaning drive at school: ‘Toss for a cause’

If the hint of warmth in the air awakens your urge to open windows, clean out closets and refresh your look, your timing is impeccable. The Shelter Island School’s...

03.15.2021 Community

The Shelter Island Public Library’s staff wants to hear from you

Before there were surveys relating to the drafting of a new Comprehensive Plan and Police Reform and Reinvention, the Shelter Island Public Library launched its own survey. Since mid-January...

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02.01.2021 Around the Island

Trivia Happy Hour at library rescheduled

The ever-popular Trivia Happy Hour, with Quizmaster Extraordinaire Bob DeStefano, has been rescheduled for this Saturday, Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. Register with the library to play at silibrary.org

01.14.2021 Around the Island

What’s going on around Shelter Island

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

01.11.2021 Community

Vaccination schedule and eligibility

The town has updated its website — shelterislandtown.us — to include information on the availability of vaccines. In part it states: NYS COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility web application will help...

12.26.2020 Community

Two Shelter Islanders on the pandemic’s front lines: R.N.s Kraus and Evangelista on what it’s like

Linda and Chuck Kraus were on their way home from Florida in mid-March when they thought they’d stop off in Savannah, Ga. where a large St. Patrick’s Day parade...

12.24.2020 Around the Island

Christmas Services around the Island

• The Shelter Island Presbyterian Church will host a Christmas Eve Service on Thursday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m. Caroling will begin on the walkway at 4:40 p.m. Since...

12.19.2020 Around the Island

New initiative at centuries-old farm: Manor and Mashomack working together

The Nature Conservancy’s Mashomack Preserve and Sylvester Manor Educational Farm are working together to establish a closed loop system of carbon cycling on Shelter Island. This partnership will optimize...

12.18.2020 Around the Island

Shelter Island calendar of events: Dec. 18-21.

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

12.08.2020 Community

Looking back at a School Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony, a night to remember and cherish

Shelter Islanders came out for a gala evening seven winters ago to honor great athletes of the past. Here’s the article from the Reporter on that special occasion. Ten...

12.05.2020 Around the Island

Holiday concert online from the The Shelter Island Community Chorus

The Shelter Island Community Chorus Holiday Concert has been a source of holiday spirit on Shelter Island for decades. Sadly, the chorus is unable to be together to bring...

11.30.2020 Community

Despite pandemic, volunteers pitch in to provide Thanksgiving meals for 70 seniors

The unmistakable fragrance of roast turkey flowed through the kitchen door at 18 Bay on Thanksgiving morning, as a team of volunteers assembled a feast of turkey, green beans,...

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