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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...

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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,...

11.28.2020 Around the Island

Pandemic can’t stop Islanders from plunging for a purpose

The traditional post-Thanksgiving Friday splash by costumed Islanders into the frigid water off Crescent Beach wasn’t in-person this year, to avoid contagion risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that...

11.25.2020 Community

Keeping the faith; Providing counsel and comfort to congregations and the community

Giving thanks in a time of illness, pain and death on a massive scale, along with uncertainty about the health of yourself and your loved ones, is sometimes impossible....

11.23.2020 Community

Turkey plunge goes virtual: Library annual fundraiser moves online

The traditional post-Thanksgiving splash by costumed Islanders into the frigid water off Crescent Beach will not be in-person this year, to avoid contagion risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead,...

11.20.2020 Around the Island

Islanders can still support Camp Adventure; Raffle tickets, movie to benefit kids with cancer

If you miss Camp Adventure, which operated each August on the grounds of Camp Quinipet before it had to move upstate to continue serving children with cancer and their...

11.16.2020 Around the Island

Mini-campout at school gets strong support: Students raise funds and awareness

The Shelter Island High School’s National Honor Society (NHS) continued its tradition of a “mini-campout” to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity and bring home to themselves and the...

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