On Monday, Nov. 3, opening day for Peconic Bay scallops, a few stubborn Shelter Islanders went out to fish, but the scallops were a no-show. Prior to 2019, Peconic Bay scallops were a source of winter ...

Working in the secure, spotless room called the vault at the Shelter Island History Museum, Michael McClain came upon a vivid ...

Two entrepreneurial artists have opened a new gallery and studio space in the Center, and are inviting Islanders to create, learn, and engage. Liliandra Jean Vivolo and Pauline Goss Fink are the ...

More than 50,000 registered voters — about 4% — cast their ballots early in Suffolk County ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, according to the Suffolk County Board of Elections. On the Shelter Island, ...

It’s a buyer’s market; it’s a seller’s market. Can it be both? Many Island real estate professionals tend to confirm that, since sellers and buyers are increasingly savvy about what properties are ...

On Friday, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m., join Jenn Hartnagel, Director of Conservation Advocacy for the Group for the East End, at Mashomack Preserve’s Visitor Center as she discusses the importance of horseshoe ...

Passing a green field of turf gleaming in a gray day, I saw hundreds of sea gulls standing, beaks to the wind. One raised its head to let out raucous screams and barks. Mostly ignored by its comrades, ...

One of the most joyous events on the Shelter Island calendar stepped off at 4 p.m. Friday — the annual Halloween parade, sponsored by the Fire Department and the Department’s Ladies Auxiliary. Below, ...

Sylvester Sylvester Manor’s application for various activities on its site got mixed approvals from the Zoning Board of Appeals last week. In line with questions raised earlier in October, Chairman ...

Join historian and author Bill Bleyer on Monday, Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. for a fascinating talk as he traces the history of the whaling industry in North America. Long Island has a rich history of whaling, ...

The hard-fought campaign here on Shelter Island for supervisor, Town Board, Highway Superintendent and Town Clerk, was at times veering toward the gutter, but all in all it has been a fairly fought ...

Shelter Island is a lovely place, but look beyond the obvious wealth, and you see that 39% of school age children here are ...