11.22.2019 Around the Island Tree of the month: Sawtooth oak Latin Name: Quercus acutissima Location: A splendid specimen at the school honors Shelter Island Educational Foundation founding trustee Harman Hawkins.
08.18.2019 Around the Island Tree of the month: Tree of Heaven Latin Name: Ailanthus altissima Locations: Tree of heaven thrives (too well) throughout the Island. One is tucked to the side of the library parking lot; a cluster of small...
10.28.2018 Around the Island Tree of the month: Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo biloba is the tree of the month.
01.26.2018 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Tai Chi for seniors Tai Chi classes are coming to the Senior Activity Center in March. Classes will meet twice weekly for one hour and will go on for eight weeks. Senior Center...
09.10.2017 Around the Island ‘Twenty Years in a Changing China’ Lisa See, whose latest novel is “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane,” and Peter Lighte, Island resident, author, expert sinologist, and founding member of the international NGO OneSky, will...
