05.25.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island’s 2026 Memorial Day Ceremonies The Shelter Island Memorial Day ceremonies were accompanied by a soggy, unseasonably cool morning of mist and showers. No matter. The traditions were intact. A good group of Islanders...
05.20.2026 Around the Island Joanne Sherman’s column: About this I’ll see you on Monday. Occasionally I’ve missed the fireworks, the Firemen’s Chicken Barbecue or the Country Fair, but I never miss the Memorial Day parade. We even postponed...
05.15.2026 Featured Story Red Poppies: Flowers of Remembrance National Poppy Day is traditionally observed each year on the Friday before Memorial Day. In 2026, it will be celebrated on Friday, May 22. The red poppy has long...
11.09.2025 Featured Story Projects for Shelter Island Town-owned buildings under discussion The Capital Planning/Grants Committee is focused on how to put to use $70,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money. A decision has been made on making some critical...
11.05.2025 Featured Story Campaigns celebrate: Gooding gracious in defeat The Isola bar was buzzing Tuesday night, hosting the GOP’s watch party. When the polls closed at the school, and Ms. Brach-Williams and Ms. Larsen were comfortably ahead, the...