Community

Shelter Island Yacht Club celebrates at Union Chapel Aug. 16

The invitation arrived in the mail inviting all members to the Shelter Island Yacht Club Memorial Sunday, dated Aug. 7, 1941 from Commodore William H. Price: “This is to...

Shelter Island Library Board of Trustees meets tonight

Library reopening Monday, with limited hours and COVID precautions

Beginning Monday, July 13, the Shelter Island Public Library will be open. The hours are Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.;...

Applications sought from East End nonprofits for High Impact Community Outreach grants

Applications from East End nonprofit groups, grassroots organizations and national organizations with East End offices are being sought for grants provided by the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the South...

Poppy Day on Shelter Island

Poppies remind us to honor and support our veterans. National Poppy Day was May 24 and The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) wants to help Islanders to honor, support and...

Boy recognizes ‘hometown hero’: Veteran EMT is honored by young friend

May 17 to 23 was National Emergency Medical Services Week, a time set aside to remind communities of the life-saving work EMS units across the country perform by being...

Lions clean up the Island; more than 100 volunteers pick up trash on roads, shore

Shelter Island Lions Club volunteers pitched in once again to help keep the Island free of liter and trash. More than 100 people went to the American Legion Hall...

Shelter Island Lions Club steps up with funds for those need

The Shelter Island Lions Foundation has announced it is allocating funds to help Island residents who have suffered due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. With many Island businesses shut...

Library events this week for children, teens and adults

A virtual touch tank for children will be offered on Wednesday, June 3 at 3 p.m. It will feature interactions with various species that call Long Island waters home....

Shelter Island Town offers Zoom poetry meeting to soothe the soul and stay connected

The Shelter Island Community Connection, an opportunity to join friends and neighbors online to support and suggest ways of coping with COVID-19 isolation, will convene by Zoom on Tuesday...