Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Dec. 23, 2022
Supporting the Island’s youth To the Editor: As we reflect on the outgoing year, we begin to realize how much we have to be grateful for. After two years of limited opportunities, the Shelter Island...
View ArticleShoring up Reel Point: Slim sliver of land crucial to harbor protection
In what has become an annual event, Suffolk County is completing a two-week effort to move sand and small stones out of the channel at Reel Point at the mouth of Coecles Harbor, to replenish the...
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Shopping and dining for a Shelter Island Mother’s Day
There are lots of places on the Island to search out the perfect and well-deserved present for Mother’s Day, Black Cat Books — (631) 725-8654 — Owners Michael Kinsey and Dawn Hedberg have an eclectic...
View ArticleDining al fresco around the Island: Wednesday events on through August
As summer rolls on, Islanders have more choices than ever to enjoy outdoor dining from outstanding local restaurants. The Ram’s Head Inn has ushered in a seafood boil on Wednesday evenings, offering a...
View ArticleResident challenges Shelter Island Town Board liaisons to water committee:...
What’s the role of Town Board liaisons to other boards and committees? Islander Pam Demarest raised the issue at Tuesday’s Town Board work session, saying she was upset by Board liaisons seeming to...
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Arts and letters shine on Shelter Island: New books launched at events
Just in time for the holidays, some of the Island’s artists and writers have published new books that will make great gifts. Reporter columnist Jenifer Maxson and cartoonist Peter Waldner have...
View ArticlePleased to meet ewe: Lambs at the Ram’s Head
If guests at the Ram’s Head Inn find the front desk momentarily empty, a helpful sign explains, “Tending to the lambs! We’ll be back shortly.” The historic inn’s newest residents are three woolly...
View ArticleA Shelter Island celebration of women and food: Saturday event at the Ram’s...
The Ram’s Head Inn will be the site of a lively event to honor mothers and food lovers on Saturday, May 11, at 5 p.m. Guests will enjoy live cooking demos by authors featured in the new book, “In the...
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