01.25.2022 Around the Island Charity’s Column: Lessons of a Scots mouse Have you noticed that there’s not much to do here in January? I’m not complaining, especially this week, the highlight of which is Burns Night, when admirers of the...
11.29.2021 Around the Island In Mashomack, a poem I want you to know that all things are present to those who know patience. Among these tangled paths all things have become clear. Along their course, I have...
06.04.2021 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: May 27-June 3 An open question To the Editor: The Zoning Board of Appeals met on May 26 and voted to postpone the Gardiner’s Bay Country Club housing project hearing to September...
03.24.2021 Around the Island Mashomack Musings: Winter’s gold in the meadows While some animals leave Shelter Island for warmer weather during the winter months, many have adapted to survive the cold. One of these winter survivors is the goldenrod gall...
02.21.2021 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Carpe diem This is Richard’s last column for the Reporter, which he filed last week and was published in our Feb. 18 issue. Richard passed away unexpectedly on Thursday. The Reporter...