I read recently about the sad case of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaxx fanatic who compared pandemic restrictions to Hitler’s Germany — he later apologized — and who has told a reporter he spoke ...

The Fresh Pond pilot program got a major boost this week on the road to a permanent solution to phosphorus buildup that has long affected water quality. Two grants — a previous one awarded by New York ...

According to witnesses, five vehicles with personnel from several federal agencies, including ICE, were active in Greenport Sunday morning. The first reported staging site was the Greenport Laundromat ...

Shelter Island Animal Control Officer Jenny Zahler has many tasks and duties, but none more familiar than rounding up Pablo the peacock when he strays from his home at Nina and Christian Langendal’s ...

Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the defendants may be found not guilty ...

Ready to get under sail on Captain Ted’s boat are, clockwise from top right, Gordon Barber, Mary Barber, Whit Barber, James Barber and Aspen, a cunning canine identified by Peter Waldner (who should ...

I first came to Shelter Island as four-month-old in the summer of 1948 and spent many years here with my family as a summer person. Our house was surrounded by oaks. I no longer live in that house but ...

As another summer rounds the bend, the Shelter Island Country Club’s (SICC) Owen N. Dickson Junior Golf Program has completed its fourth successful season up at Goat Hill. This year’s five-week ...

Ever wondered who was the Louie of “Louie’s Beach,” and how it became Crescent Beach? Did you know that an enslaved man called Caesar lived at Cedar Hill in Menantic and was one of the first, and ...

JUST START To the Editor: RE: The column, “Last call.” Just this week, I had the honor of writing an obituary for my husband, William Eisenreich. I had never written an obituary before. Bill and I had ...

Michael Coles, a longtime resident of Shelter Island, and pillar of the community, passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 4, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Born in England on April 14, 1932, Michael ...