09.03.2022 Around the Island How I spent my Shelter Island summer: Swim Class of 2022 makes a splash Living on an island, it goes without saying that children will spend summer days learning to master the water. This summer, like so many before, saw three groups of...
08.01.2022 News The Great Peconic Race is back and in the books: A circumnavigation of Shelter Island A few people standing together on Wades Beach Sunday morning were looking across the water at the point of Shell Beach where it touches West Neck Harbor. Then, someone...
12.13.2021 News Rare turtle found on Wades Beach and saved: A curious pooch triggers a rescue Hilary McDonald was walking on Wades Beach one morning last week when her dog, Tabitha, running ahead, began sniffing at what Ms. McDonald took to be a mound of...
09.18.2021 Around the Island Beach artist dazzles with a portrait Last Wednesday morning, strollers on Wades Beach came upon a sight that delighted them. An artist at work, Jesse Pesantez, 17, was creating a stunning portrait using the found...
09.16.2021 Around the Island A grateful Island says thanks, and will pause to honor all who serve Are you a first responder? Or a nurse who served on the frontlines saving COVID patients and helping vaccinate Islanders? Maybe you volunteered to keep IGA shoppers safe. Did...