05.19.2017 Columns Codger Column: Joking around Codger usually emerges in high spirits from the tunnel of winter and early spring, looking forward to the perks of balmy weather, the return of the Bucks, plump buttered...
02.15.2017 Education Shelter Island School taking security seriously The shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut that took the lives of 20 children and six adults on December 14, 2012 shook the nation. Other...
03.28.2016 Education Exercising body and brains, FIT Club plays important role for many Island students They’re young athletes, many playing on Shelter Island School teams. But others aren’t playing organized team sports but recognize the importance of stretching their bodies after a day spent...
06.18.2015 Around the Island Exercising its way back to FITness Two years ago a town resident declared the FIT Center as “dying a slow death.” Less than 20 months later, the town’s gym is thriving. The renewal is...
06.13.2015 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Add quantity, quality to your life with exercise A question that usually arises when I am speaking with people who exercise on a regular basis is: “Can an older person safely begin an exercise program and reap...