Town concert postponed
Tonight’s Town of Shelter Island “Island Folk” concert at the Gazebo in Volunteer Park has been rescheduled due to the... Read More
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Permanent relief for Bridge Street, Chamber pitches restroom
COURTESY PHOTO | JULIE LANE PHOTOThe Town Board at Tuesday’s work session discussed a Chamber of Commerce proposal for a permanent restroom In Volunteer Park. A project to build a permanent pubic...
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Shelter Island annual duck race this Sunday
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTOLast year’s race, with ducks racing (well, almost) on the surface of Chase Creek, being cheered on toward the finish line. It’s not the Kentucky Derby. It’s not even the Soapbox...
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Tuning Up
Live Music on the Rock Happy birthday, Itzhak Perlman! Seventy years young this week, Mr. Perlman will be celebrating with the rest of the wonderful musicians at the Perlman Music Program this coming...
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County awards grant for new restroom at Volunteer Park
A grant was awarded Monday to build a public restroom at Volunteer Park on Bridge Street. (Credit: Julie Lane file photo) If you’ve ever been at Volunteer Park and had a sudden urge to go, pretty soon...
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Christmas Island
DONA BERGIN PHOTO | Christmas Island Santa and Mrs. Claus stopped by Volunteer Park to relax before traveling the world on Christmas Eve.
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Residents protest airbnbs to Town Board
REPORTER FILE PHOTO Sylvan Road residents want the Town Board to take action to stop the proliferation of airbnbs in their neighborhood. Supervisor Jim Dougherty introduced the subject at Tuesday’s...
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New Orleans jazz in the great outdoors
BRYAN DOWNEY PHOTO | Joe Lauro, with bass, and his HooDoo Loungers Joe Lauro is a man inspired by music. He’s also driven to share it with others. Before selling his Shelter Island home and moving to...
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What is that?
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO If you know, let us know. Send your responses to a.clancy@sireporter.com or phone (631) 749-1000, extension 18. Patricia Anzalone was the first to identify the gazebo in Volunteer...
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This week in Shelter Island history
50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY Because the town of Winneconne, Wisconsin wasn’t included on any maps, it filed for secession from the United States, but rescinded the secession declaration a day later. The...
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Dory’s attorney says bathroom suit to go forward
REPORTER FILE PHOTO | Shelter Island Justice Court “Perhaps the town should put more pressure on the [county] health department” to get a permit allowing installation of a new bathroom facility at...
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Chamber of Commerce hires PR firm to raise Island profile
JULIE LANE PHOTOShelter Island Chamber of Commerce President Art Williams and the Chamber’s new publicist Susie Dempsey Halloran of Starlet PR. The Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce has a new voice to...
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Public bathroom blocked by Health Department
JULIE LANE PHOTO Volunteer Park on Bridge Street. Months after a bathroom was expected to be installed at Volunteer Park on Bridge Street, the unit is still stored at the Highway Department barn....
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Jay Card: At last, a bathroom for Volunteer Park
JULIE LANE PHOTO Volunteer Park on Bridge Street. When the musicians arrive to play Volunteer Park this summer, will spectators finally have a convenient bathroom so they won’t have to depend on the...
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Town waiting for county health department approval
COURTESY PHOTO A similar public restroom, shown above, is slated to be installed at Volunteer Park when county officials give the go-ahead. “One down. One to go.” That’s how Commissioner of Public...
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Relief at last at Volunteer Park: Bathroom to be installed
COURTESY PHOTOA similar public restroom, shown above, is slated to be installed at Volunteer Park. The construction sounds emanating from Volunteer Park on Bridge Street this week are related to the...
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Summer fun on the Island
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTOS The Island was jam-packed with fun events last week as the Green Expo, the Seventh Annual Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce Duck Race and the 55th Annual Art Show and Craft Fair...
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This week in Shelter Island history
50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY The rock musical “Hair” opened in London. Janis Joplin announced her intention to leave the American rock band Big Brother & The Holding Company in the fall of 1968 to go...
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Column: Tough job, well done
COURTESY ILLUSTRATION Budget negotiations have wrapped at Town Hall. It has been an interesting budget season, watching a newly constituted Town Board tackle the agonizing process of giving with one...
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Chamber of Commerce hires PR firm to raise Island profile
JULIE LANE PHOTOShelter Island Chamber of Commerce President Art Williams and the Chamber’s new publicist Susie Dempsey Halloran of Starlet PR. The Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce has a new voice to...
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