11.25.2022 Around the Island Christmas lightings for this weekend On Saturday, Nov. 26, The Chequit will host its lighting beginning at 2 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for the Shelter Island School’s Senior Class, with a $5...
10.24.2022 Government Town Committee pitched on Oyster gardens, Creek cleanup Kim Tetrault of Cornell Cooperative Extension has spent 27 years bringing scallops back to Peconic Bay. He’s now looking to Shelter Island to establish an oyster gardening project. He...
09.24.2022 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Saving our heritage There’s good news in the movement to restore two of the Island’s great natural resources — scallops and the health of our surrounding waters. Islander Kate Rossi-Snook has been...
09.16.2022 News Helping to bring back scallops, sanctuaries gain support Shelter Island got its feet wet this spring and summer with a successful oyster reef project in which spat — oyster larvae — are placed on shells, providing a...
06.23.2022 Government Town Board discusses building fees and fees for services In an effort to reduce some of the property tax burden, the Town Board continued its review at Tuesday’s work session of Building Department fees with an eye to...