04.14.2019 Around the Island From a little seed grows food to eat Students get lesson in community gardening Draw an orange chard. A what? Shelter Island School’s 4th graders, like most of the adults in the room at Shelter Island Library,...
08.16.2018 Around the Island Off the fork: Sweet corn ice cream Sweet corn is here, and you know what to do. The best sweet corn of the season is coming in now. This is stuff you can eat raw, a practice...
07.18.2018 Around the Island One summer salad, hold the mayo Some people do not like mayonnaise. For the mayo-sensitive, a glimpse of creamy white on a sandwich or in a salad is enough to make them look for something...
11.11.2016 Editorial Shelter Island Editorial: Caring for town assets The Town Board has concluded the least stressful budget season in several years. The board scrutinized every line in Supervisor Jim Dougherty’s proposed budget and came up with a...
12.30.2015 Government Year in Review: Ed Brown looks back To say that Councilman Ed Brown played his cards close to the vest might be an understatement. A Town Board colleague was speaking with friends of Mr. Brown and...
