06.28.2019 Around the Island Author enlivens library luncheon There was a record turnout for the Shelter Island Public Library’s Book and Author Luncheon on Saturday, June 22, with avid fans of novelist Adriana Trigiani swelling the ranks...
03.27.2019 Around the Island Richard’s almanac: On the road again I am on the last leg of my annual road trip through the South, settling for a few days in Naples, Florida.
03.01.2019 Around the Island The young man and the sea Pierce Senken is on an adventure of a lifetime. A 3rd Year Midshipman at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, Pierce is the son of Gregory...
03.22.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: We could be next for offshore drilling The Obama administration’s recent move opening up a vast area of the Atlantic Ocean to our south to oil and gas drilling comes at a curious time. Right now...
03.21.2015 Columns Midnight musings: Cell phone blues Recently we switched cell phone carriers, dropping T-Mobile when my son, away at college in Richmond, Virginia, lost any semblance of service, despite standing on his head and turning...