12.14.2025 Featured Story Christmases recalled, in darkness and light Here’s a column from Susan Carey Dempsey, which first appeared a few Decembers ago.. Discussing Christmas memories recently, I began to think that it’s hard to select a single...
12.07.2025 Featured Story World War II Pacific veteran Robert Strugats on embracing life’s challenges On the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, 84 years ago today, we remember all Island veterans of World War II. Here’s a story from several years ago...
11.28.2025 Featured Story Charity Cooks: Stretching the holiday feast Part of the fun of planning the Thanksgiving menu is the anticipation of leftovers. A pot pie is an attractive and hearty way to put some of that extra...
11.16.2025 Featured Story School treasurer cherishes role When Deborah Vecchio retired as treasurer of the Shelter Island School District last June after 25 years, she knew she was leaving the business office in good hands. She...
11.16.2025 Featured Story Posset? What’s Posset? In October, we were having dinner in our favorite restaurant (Marconi’s) in our favorite town (Clifden in Connemara) in our favorite country (Ireland). As we were about to order...