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Celebrating Skip's life.
09/13/2025

Celebrating Skip's life.

A Celebration of Life honoring Clifford “Skip” Tuttle, who died on August 23, 2025, will take place at noon on Sunday, September 21, first floor of the Center fire house. Family, friends and acquaintances are invited to the celebration, which will be followed by a barbecue.

Codger says to join the choir.
09/13/2025

Codger says to join the choir.

Codger had been feeling paranoid lately for imagining that the government was coming after him.  It’s not as if he actually had dealings with those teen-aged DOGES or the faceless ICE. They were busy abducting laborers and chasing government bureaucrats out of their Washington offices. They proba...

Register to vote.
09/13/2025

Register to vote.

With less than two months before the Nov. 4 election, if you are not registered to vote, the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons, Shelter Island & the North Fork will be observing National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 16, with registration efforts throughout the area. On Shelter Islan...

Funds to upgrade septic systems.
09/13/2025

Funds to upgrade septic systems.

If you could reduce the nitrogen content in your drinking water by as much as 70%  at little or no cost to you, would you? The Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board hosted Peconic Estuary Partnership’s Water Quality Outreach Specialist Rachel Friedman at its Sept. 4 meeting to offer a solutio...

Richard, R.I.P.
09/13/2025

Richard, R.I.P.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 27, 1934, longtime resident of Shelter Island with the love of his life Marianna, Richard Tarpinian passed away Sept. 5, 2025.  They met at the age of 18, and were wed September 27, 1957. The best way to convey their love story was a note Richard wrote to Marianna...

Soccer report.
09/12/2025

Soccer report.

The Shelter Island school soccer team opened its season with grit, determination, and a tough break, falling 3-2 to Center Moriches in double overtime on Thursday, Sept. 4 at Fiske Field. The Islanders entered the match short-handed, fielding only 10 players due to injuries and practice eligibility....

Readers weigh in.
09/12/2025

Readers weigh in.

THE PLAY’S THE THING To the Editor: Wow, John Kaasik — you’ve done it again! In my opinion, this was your finest performance yet — and I believe the best play I’ve ever seen on this island (and I’ve seen them all). Not only did you write and direct it, but you also composed the...

What's the point of political yard signs?
09/12/2025

What's the point of political yard signs?

What influences your decision about casting a ballot for a candidate? Does seeing a yard sign or a bumper sticker affect your point of view? And does the cost of being bad for the environment — many of the yard signs are discarded to rot in the woods around the Island after election seasons —...

Remembering 9/11.
09/11/2025

Remembering 9/11.

He has many memories of those September days more than 20 years ago, but one is especially haunting. It’s of sounds he heard while searching for bodies on the massive hills of debris from the fallen towers at Ground Zero. “On the pile, we’d hear sounds — something like smoke detector alarms ...

Water, water.
09/11/2025

Water, water.

The site plan review for Gardiner’s Bay Country Club’s application to install a cistern on its site continues to raise questions for the Town Board listened Monday night to proponents representing the club and neighbors who complain their questions go unanswered. Representatives told Town Board ...

Memories of Sept. 11, 2001
09/11/2025

Memories of Sept. 11, 2001

He has many memories of those September days more than 20 years ago, but one is especially haunting. It’s of sounds he heard while searching for bodies on the massive hills of debris from the fallen towers at Ground Zero. “On the pile, we’d hear sounds — something like smoke detector alarms ...

Mark your calendars.
09/11/2025

Mark your calendars.

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church.  Adult Basketball:  Sunday 11 a.m., Monday, Thursday, 8 p.m., Shelter Island School. Free, drop-in, open play. Adult Soccer:  Tue...

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