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05.07.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Training with Trent: Emotional eating, staying strong

Question from Kim H: Hey, Trent, I have a friend who binges on unhealthy food and then she regrets it. This is an everyday thing for her. She says...

04.27.2025 Featured Story

Five things you’ll learn at the next Shelter Island Friends of Music

Come hear Michael Stephen Brown, pianist and composer, presented by Shelter Island Friends of Music, on Saturday, May 3, at the Presbyterian Church, at 6 p.m. Here are five...

04.14.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Farmers Market returns on Saturday: Food, children’s stories, crafts and more

An early taste of one of summer’s most popular treats will be a Spring Farmers Market at the Shelter Island History Museum (SIHM ) on Saturday, April 19 from...

04.11.2025 Featured Story

Bliss Morehead Poetry winners announced: Shelter Islander wins competition

Bethany Moore of Shelter Island has won the 4th Annual Bliss Morehead Poetry Grant competition for her poem, “In Praise of the End.” Ms. Moore will be awarded the...

04.10.2025 Featured Story

One woman’s story, both unique and familiar: Shelter Islander will sign her book at History Museum Farmers Market

Deborah Price Lechmanski never thought about writing a book. It started as notes to herself, jotted down beginning almost a decade ago about memories of growing up on Shelter...

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04.08.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island School musical thrills Island audiences

Like the fireworks in summer, the musical performances of the Shelter Island High School Drama Club joyfully burst onto the stage each spring, piercing even the gray curtain of...

03.31.2025 Featured Story

L.I. Aquarium marks major milestone: Kicks off ’25 Weeks of Fun’

The Long Island Aquarium is launching its 25th anniversary celebration in downtown Riverhead with the “25 Weeks of Fun” series featuring special offers, events and giveaways. With support from...

03.30.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Friends of Music presents string ensemble Catalyst Quartet at Presbyterian Church

On Saturday, April 5, Shelter Island Friends of Music will host its latest free concert, offering Islanders the chance to enjoy the Catalyst Quartet, at the Presbyterian Church at...

03.25.2025 Featured Story

Otterly adorable: Long Island Aquarium welcomes new pups

The Long Island Aquarium recently announced the birth of four river otter pups to resident otters Stark and Flo. Born on Feb. 6, the pups marked a significant milestone...

03.22.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Arts Center takes shape: June Shatken spearheads creative organization

June Shatken is the founder of Shelter Island’s newest arts organization, Shelter Island Arts Center (SIAC), where she wants to tap into a creative force of nature. “There’s some...

03.21.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island photographer to be featured in famed institute’s presentation

Island hotographer K.C. Bailey wanted to respond to the Roger Tory Peterson Institute’s invitation to artists to revisit Peterson (of the Peterson bird guides) and James Fisher’s book about...

03.16.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island wellness column with Suzette: Finding your light within this Spring

Spring is a time of renewal, growth, and transformation. It is a time to shed the darkness of winter and embrace the light of the new season, a new...

03.14.2025 Featured Story

Corned beef and cabbage (Done Right) for the weekend, or any time

Corned beef, it should be noted, is not the Irish national dish, much to the surprise of many Americans. Rather, it’s part of Irish-American culture, originating in the late...

03.10.2025 Featured Story

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? An artist shares her musical journey

Practice, practice, practice? That’s not going to cut it, if you want to know how to get to Carnegie Hall these days. “Authenticity” is the secret weapon for violinist...