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5 days ago | 
riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy
I’m one of those people who is never on time. No, not late. I’m always early. Reaching my destination, I have to walk around blocks, drive in circles, drink too much coffee in diners or cafes so I’m wound like a meth fiend when I show up on time, saying something on the order of, “Hi! Yeah! It’s me!” My host or the strangers I have the appointment with saying something on the order of, “Uh, you all right?”Once I phoned the author Tim Robinson for a date to interview him for a newspaper article.
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1 week ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy
A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant from Orient and her fiancé are the winners of a free wedding at Brecknock Hall, bringing a long-distance love story full circle. United States Coast Guard Lieutenant (O-3) Kelly Dacimo, 29, and Nicholas Vivo, 27, were notified during a surprise reveal at Peconic Landing May 28, with family members present in person and via Zoom.
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1 week ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy
Danielle Ferrer and her daughter Fiona, 6, got to the Center early on Memorial Day morning for the annual parade and ceremonies, and picked a shady spot on the grass median of North Ferry Road. Their son and brother, Noah Lava, was marching in the parade with the Little Leaguers, and they wanted to be close enough to cheer him on. Ms. Ferrer grew up on the Island and the annual parade and ceremonies are traditions she’s passing on to her children.
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1 week ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy
The community turned out on a beautiful Memorial Day to honor those Islanders — and all Americans — who gave the last full measure of devotion to their county. The Reporter will bring you a full story on this site and in the Thursday print edition of our paper. Below are some of the sights. Photos by Ambrose Clancy.
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2 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy
He was a boy from an Island surrounded by saltwater, whose passion was being out on it, as well as on the ponds and streams of his home, fishing, hunting, and trapping. But he reached manhood serving his country in the bitter cold and snows of towering mountain ranges across the ocean and a continent away.
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2 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy
Today, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, will be a fair, Spring day on Shelter Island. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), it will be mostly sunny all day, with a high temperature reaching 68 degrees. Th wind will be out of the north at 6 to 11 mph, and gusting as high as 21 mph. Tonight the NWS is calling for mostly cloudy skies, with a low temperature around 51. The wind will shift to the east at 3 to 5 mph.
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3 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy
If you know, let us know. Send your responses to or phone 631-275-1859. The simplest things are sometimes the most revered, especially when they connect us with our childhoods, and last week’s photo (see below) of Second Bridge got a good response. Ed Hydeman and Roger McKeon weighed in with the correct ID of the little bridge that spans the flow in and out of Gardiner’s Creek from Dering Harbor.
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3 weeks ago | 
northforker.com | Ambrose Clancy
Jack’s Marine is no more. The legendary Bridge Street shop, known for both boat needs and kid-centric summer toys and pool floats, was purchased from Mike and Camille Anglin in late 2021 by the Soloviev Group. This summer, it’s to become Maju, a studio managed by artist Jude Amsel. That’s according to Hayden Soloviev, who handles the Group’s properties on Shelter Island, which includes The Chequit and the Shelter Island Heights Pharmacy. The marina behind Jack’s will now be known as Rian Harbour.
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3 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy
Max is an 8-year-old Cardigan Corgi who loves walking the beaches with Abby Lawless several times a week. Recently the two friends discovered creature from the deep washed up on the beach at the foot of Menhaden Lane. A fisherman and another dog walker confirmed that the fish was a sturgeon, an ancient species swimming in the sea and fresh water long before the dinosaurs made an appearance. “I’m always looking for plastic debris at the edge of the surf when I discovered it,” Abby told us.
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4 weeks ago | 
shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy
If you know, let us know. Send your responses to or phone 631-275-1859. Last week’s photo (see below) asking where the “No Smoking” sign was located prompted Roger McKeon to write: “Gotta be on the ferry, right?”Gotta be. But which ferry? Cynthia Michalak nailed it by noting it was the North Ferry, and Christina Peffer was right in line behind her to get on board with the correct answer.
