Board of Ed looks ahead; events, new programs announced
As the school continues to adapt during the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, several events were announced at the June 15 Board of Education meeting. On June 19, the Pre-K “moving...
View ArticleDrinks and Eats — Relaxing at the Ram’s Head Inn
If you’re in search of a thirst quencher that’s perfectly matched to time and place, take a seat on the Ram’s Head Inn terrace and order one of their specialties. “Lawn Games” has Shelter Island in...
View ArticleLighting the Island and brightening the holidays for families
The Shelter Island Action Alliance’s 1st Annual Holiday Home Decorating Contest is underway. If you wish to enter the contest,go to Venmo @ShelterIsland-ActionAlliance with your address or email...
View ArticleNew owner opening Ram’s Head Friday
The Ram’s Head Inn is opening Friday under a new owner, Aandrea Carter of Sag Harbor. Purchased two weeks ago from Linda and James Eklund, Ms. Carter said the venerable and iconic restaurant and...
View ArticleIsland profile: Stephen D. Adkison, the new pastor of Presbyterian Church,...
Not long after Rev. Dr. Stephen D. Adkison got the call to serve as the new pastor of the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church, the congregation that had just voted to offer him the job asked: What do...
View ArticleShelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Jan. 12, 2022
The study To the Editor: The recent proposal to pipe septic effluent from several municipal properties to Klenawicus Airfield to treat it for nitrogenous waste removal is preposterous. This plan is...
View ArticleJan. 19, 2022 Town Board work session notes
• Councilman Jim Colligan reported to the Town Board that dredging on Reel Point has been completed with the spoils from the dredge being used to build up the spine of the Point. The spit of land...
View ArticleTown Board work session report: Affordable housing and wedding plans
Efforts to establish a system of transferring development rights vital to some affordable housing projects is going to take six months to a year. Town Attorney Stephen Kiely told Town Board members at...
View ArticleIslanders organize an advocacy group: Seek to pressure officials on water,...
Not since the lengthy — and often bitter — debate over short-term rentals from several years ago has the public been more organized into taking action on issues facing the Island. Those issues are...
View ArticleCharity’s Column: Who is a resident?
When the question of a transfer of moorings in Coecles Harbor to the new owner of the Ram’s Head Inn came before the Town Board last fall, it opened up deliberations on a subject as mysterious as the...
View ArticleA valentine to life on Chase Creek: The first in a Reporter series on Shelter...
The story of the House on Chase Creek is a link between two pandemics — the Spanish flu of 1918 and COVID-19, which flared in 2020 and continues to haunt today’s world. William Cummings, the owner of...
View ArticleCodger’s Column: Unmasking Shelter Island
Behind his mask, Codger is not smiling. He is tired of wearing the damn thing and also annoyed at those who pass too close to him bare-faced in the Post Office and the IGA. Codger has his reasons;...
View ArticleRam’s Head Inn docks raise issues: Court deals with one; Board discusses...
The Ram’s Head Inn dock saga is proceeding on two separate tracks: • The first is the court case pending in Suffolk County Supreme Court over action the Town Board ordered to block access to the dock,...
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Thanksgiving dining out — and in — on Shelter Island
It’s a new day on Shelter Island when it comes to options for Thanksgiving dinner. Prior to the pandemic, Islanders had few local choices if they didn’t want to cook at home. This Thanksgiving, there...
View ArticleChristmas lightings for this weekend
On Saturday, Nov. 26, The Chequit will host its lighting beginning at 2 p.m. The event is a fundraiser for the Shelter Island School’s Senior Class, with a $5 admission fee. Hot chocolate and...
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Lighting up winter nights — Island gatherings welcome in the holidays
Islanders shook off their turkey-induced drowsiness to gather on Saturday, Nov. 26, to celebrate the opening of the Christmas season. The Chequit hosted its lighting beginning at 2 p.m. as a...
View ArticleShelter Island holiday hospitality: Music and meals served up for special times
Islanders have had a wealth of outdoor events to mark the December holidays, from the Windmill Lighting at the Sylvester Manor Farm to the Christmas Parade and the evening Walk in the Woods at...
View ArticleShelter 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...
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