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The town’s elected officials turned once again this week to find ways to solve the water crisis on Shelter Island. (more…)
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Aidan and Brennan McFadden enjoy sparklers while waiting for the fireworks to begin.
Over the next several days, leading to the New Year, the Reporter will be posting our annual Year In Review series of important stories from 2018.
This year, the now 100 percent donor-supported Shelter Island Fireworks show turned 61 after another successful year of fundraising by Shelter Island Fireworks, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) started by Island residents Brett and Kelly Surerus, Carla Cadzin and James Richardson. (more…)
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Aidan and Brennan McFadden enjoy sparklers while waiting for the fireworks to begin.
The 61st annual Shelter Island Fireworks on Saturday, July 7 went off without a hitch, with hundreds of people gathering on Crescent Beach with their families to eat, drink, and be merry before the fireworks at 9 p.m.
50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY
Eugene McCarthy was cheered at the Washington State Democratic convention, but when the votes were counted, it was Vice President Hubert Humphrey who won the votes from that state and ultimately went on to win the Democratic nomination for the presidency. He subsequently lost in the general election to President Richard Nixon.
William Styron’s “The Confessions of Nat Turner” was a best seller and went on to win the Pulitzer Prize.
Center fielder Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants was named Most Valuable Player of the All Star Game, becoming the first player to be so named twice.
The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz married model Samantha Juste.
And on Shelter Island . . .
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO | The annual Shelter Island Fireworks show is July 7, 2018.
With only a little under two weeks until the 61st annual Shelter Island fireworks show, fundraising efforts are still under way.
A rite of passage for children and a beloved tradition for adults, the annual pyrotechnics caps off a leisurely day of beaching, barbecuing with family and friends on Crescent Beach under the light-splashed night sky. (more…)