07.28.2019 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: On the road again From one resort community to another. That’s the way I would describe my last weekend.
09.07.2018 Columns Gimme Shelter: Island to Island I first experienced that mix of relief and melancholy some Islanders have on Tumbleweed Tuesday years before I came to Shelter Island. It was on a day’s visit to...
02.05.2016 News This week in Shelter Island history 50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY Willie Mays became the highest paid player in professional baseball when he signed a contract with the San Francisco Giants in February 1966 for...
12.15.2015 News What does the future hold for offshore lighthouses? Long before radar and GPS dominated navigation in Southold Town waters, seven offshore lighthouses warned mariners of the dangers that lay ahead along rocky shores and in treacherous...
11.26.2015 Columns Column: Thanksgiving, a time to remember I said these words last year: I don’t need to have another traditional roasted turkey dinner on Thanksgiving for the rest of my life. As I recall, this was...