12.21.2024 Around the Island Tracking the ghost of Christmas past: An eminent Shelter Island historian took a look back Christmas is the time most in tune with our memories of the holidays that have gone before. It’s why we cherish our individual traditions, why we pass them carefully...
12.20.2024 Environment Town green lights South Cartwright purchase: Preservation Fund will pay $3.9 million Despite a couple of objections, following a public hearing on Dec. 17 , the Town Board voted to acquire a parcel of land at 7 South Cartwright Road using...
11.10.2024 News/Government Residents weigh in on Shelter Island Town budget They don’t get a vote, although taxpayers unhappy with the proposed Shelter Island budget that is anticipated to raise taxes by 7.2% are afforded an opportunity for a public...
10.28.2024 Around the Island Visitors welcome to Shelter Island’s Sylvester Manor behind the scenes tours Sylvester Manor is opening its doors for tours of the Manor that has housed 11 generations of the family of the Island’s original European settlers. Brinley Sylvester, grandson of...
10.25.2024 News/Government Proposed taxes reduced: Cuts found in original 10.2% raise There’s some good news on the horizon for Island taxpayers who had worries about a projected 10.2% tax hike in the initial 2025 Town spending plan. But as of...
