Susan Carey Dempsey

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Shopping and dining local for a Shelter Island Mother’s Day

1 week ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane |Susan Carey Dempsey

It may be a family meal at a local restaurant or a feast at home that Mom didn’t have to cook because one of the Island’s food preparers did the work, but whatever the choice, Sunday’s Mother’s Day repast can be a grand celebration of the woman who somehow has been able to not only manage her own life while coordinating everyone else’s.
Easter weekend gathering at Shelter Island History Museum

3 weeks ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

The Shelter Island History Museum offered a little taste of summer on Saturday, April 19, with a special Easter weekend Farmers Market. Some of the most popular vendors of foods and crafts returned for the event, blessed with sunshine from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Salt Fyr & Salt food truck was on hand to offer lunchtime refreshments, and local musicians filled the air with their tunes.
Shelter Island Egg Hunt, a highlight of Easter weekend for family fun

3 weeks ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

Saturday’s Easter Egg Hunt at Firemen’s Field gave families the kind of sunny, spring warmth that often eludes these April outdoor events. With the fire truck at the edge of St. Gabe’s Meadow to welcome revelers, the well-orchestrated competition went off right at 1 p.m., exactly as planned by the Shelter Island Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.
Shelter Island School musical thrills Island audiences

1 month ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

Like the fireworks in summer, the musical performances of the Shelter Island High School Drama Club joyfully burst onto the stage each spring, piercing even the gray curtain of a dreary weekend with color, music and youthful talent. From Thursday evening, April 4, through the afternoon of Sunday the 6th, performances of “Big Fish,” with the book by John August and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, filled the school auditorium to cheers and whistles.
Shelter Island School musical gets ready in the wings: Landing ‘Big Fish’ with practice, practice

1 month ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

Possibly the hardest working people on Shelter Island right now are the two dozen or so members of the cast and crew of the High School Drama Club’s spring play, and the team overseeing the production of the musical, “Big Fish.”On a recent night, rehearsing after school, the students had learned their lines, polished their songs and mastered the dances choreographed by Jessie King; now, they were receiving some detailed coaching from director John Kaasik.
Ambrose Clancy’s newest book is out: A writer revisits times, people and places

2 months ago | suffolktimes.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

Longtime readers of Times Review Media Group newspaper, the Shelter Island Reporter, have gotten to know Editor Ambrose Clancy in black and white, through the word images formed by squiggles of ink against the white pages of this newspaper each week. The black-and-white squiggles sometimes morph into the gray shapes of unnerving ghost stories, or transform into the colors of a well-lived life in his memorial tributes to friends mourned by the community.
Ambrose Clancy’s newest book is out: A writer revisits times, people and places

2 months ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey |Ambrose Clancy

Longtime readers of the Reporter have gotten to know Editor Ambrose Clancy in black and white, through the word images formed by squiggles of ink against the white pages of this newspaper each week. The black-and-white squiggles sometimes morph into the gray shapes of unnerving ghost stories, or transform into the colors of a well-lived life in his memorial tributes to friends mourned by the community.
Where to shop, where to eat on Shelter Island for the perfect Valentine’s Day

Feb 6, 2025 | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

Islanders know that even in the middle of quiet February, our unique shops are well-stocked with gifts that say, “You are special.”Cornucopia — 631-749-0171 — Mary Lou Eichhorn guides shoppers to the right choice in her cozy shop at 27 West Neck Road, with Valentine’s Day cards and a treasure trove of gourmet chocolates, one-of-a-kind handmade gifts, and Island artworks. Shelter Island Florist — 631-749-2264 — always has beautiful orchids and fresh flowers.
New novel for young adults by Shelter Island author debuts: Robert Lipsyte takes on timely issues

Jan 27, 2025 | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

he Reporter’s readers are on familiar terms with Robert Lipsyte, the columnist who’s dubbed himself The Codger, casting a witty and critical eye on the Island’s governing bodies and the world’s foibles.
Susan’s Shorelines: Ballooning to Bethlehem

Jan 1, 2025 | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Susan Carey Dempsey

As Community News Editor, I’m grateful to be opening 2025 with our first issue of the Reporter. There was a time in mid-2024 when we thought our year-end issue would be our last. But this community raised loud and eloquent voices to ask to keep their newspaper, and thankfully they were heard.