06.02.2017 Around the Island Tree of the Month: Tulip tree Latin Name: Liriodendron tulipifera Locations: A large, old tulip tree reigns close to Route 114 on the Havens House grounds. On Ram Island, a handsome specimen, donated by the...
08.21.2015 News Expo aims to make it easy to be green Advocates of environmentally safe practices are ready to bring green living front and center at the Shelter Island Green Options Advisory Committee’s Sixth Annual Green Expo. The event...
12.12.2014 Letters Reporter Letters to the Editor Making it clear To the Editor: Regarding last week’s letter (“Bones to Pick”), Mr. Evangelista either misunderstood my letter or I wasn’t clear. My non-vote in last November’s election...
08.22.2014 Around the Island Green Expo coming to Shelter Island Saturday Environmental problems are significantly worse than when Tim Purtell was a summer kid on Shelter Island. But he suspects peoples’ awareness has improved in recent years and that gives...
12.14.2013 Around the Island More trees to spring from town, Friends of Trees partnership Undeterred by frigid temperatures last Friday morning, Highway Department workers planted several trees — maples and redbuds — along Cobbetts Lane, just east of Coecles Place. It was all...