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Codger’s Shelter Island column: Past as prologue

2 days ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Robert Lipsyte

History comes joyously alive with a dozen old-timers around a long table chortling through stacks of antique postcards and photographs. They are finding pictures of grandparents and houses they once lived in. Codger leans in toward a woman waving a group portrait of a 1930’s Shelter Island high school basketball team. “A little before your time,” he says gallantly. “But I know the names, they were my neighbors.” She winks and begins a long story.
Brush fire fighting equipment, tactics evolving with experience: Facing up to an East End crisis

2 days ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Amanda Olsen

After last month’s brush fires, state, county and local organizations began taking stock of the “new normal” in local forests and wooded areas. One point of consensus is the recognition of how both tactics and equipment have evolved in recent decades to meet the demands of a changing environment and a booming population. NEW INSECT, NEW PROBLEMPerhaps the most significant recent change has been the arrival of the southern pine beetle.
Zeldin lays out Trump’s environmental priorities: No to wind power, industries should ‘self-police’

1 week ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Ambrose Clancy |Amanda Olsen

Lee Zeldin, former U.S. Congressman representing the East End and current head of the Environmental Protection Agency, spoke at a Long Island Association special event at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury on April 11 about how the EPA’s shifting priorities affect Long Island.
Shelter Island residents hear rate increases info for North Ferry

1 week ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane

Residents learned in the past week they will be looking at increases in rates for both North and South ferry companies with the North Ferry rate proposal known and the South Ferry proposal expected to be revealed shortly. North Ferry General Manager Bridg Hunt and Manager John Michalak presided over an information session on April 9 to discuss the planned increase with Island residents whose tickets are subsidized by those who pay full fares.
East End aquarium launches contest to name otter pups

1 week ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Amanda Olsen

The poll to name the Long Island Aquarium’s river otter pups is now available. The contest will run from April 1 to Mother’s Day, May 11, when the winning names will be announced on social media. There are two males and two females to be named, with the choices broken up into categories that honor the Riverhead aquarium’s first river otters. “We have four boy names selected as options and four girl names as options.
Last Long Island duck farm working to rebuild flock: East End operation still in quarantine

2 weeks ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Amanda Olsen

Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue continues its slow but steady march toward recovery after HPAI, or bird flu, was detected there in January. The 3,700 ducklings hatched six weeks ago have gained their white feathers and are growing steadily. “I’ve said all along it’s a very long road back. I’ve got two flocks of ducks that are 5 1/2, 6 weeks old; they’ve done fine,” said Doug Corwin, owner of Crescent Duck.
One woman’s story, both unique and familiar: Shelter Islander will sign her book at History Museum Farmers Market

2 weeks ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane

Deborah Price Lechmanski never thought about writing a book. It started as notes to herself, jotted down beginning almost a decade ago about memories of growing up on Shelter Island — many sweet but some painful. “This is my life,” Ms. Lechmanski said, noting that while she had no notes written during her childhood, her book, “Growing Up On Shelter Island: Happy Times and Sad Times,” came from her memory of people and events.
Job fair unites Shelter Island students with employers

2 weeks ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane

A rush of students descended on the Shelter Island School’s Board of Education conference room on Friday, April 4, in search of summer and/or after school jobs. Island businesses have long brought students on to their staffs during the summer season when the population typically swells to more than 10,000, and having more employees becomes critical. This summer could be one of the most difficult since the government has tight restrictions on who might be able to come to the United States.
April 9, 2025: Shelter Island has a new dock code

2 weeks ago | shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com | Julie Lane

The fourth time was the charm for the Town Board to finally unanimously approve a new dock code at the April 7 meeting. After all the vitriol at three previous public hearings, the fourth public hearing finally ended in moments of praise, thanks and smiles throughout the room. The meeting started with Town Clerk Amber Wilson reading a number of letters into the record praising the latest draft and encouraging a unanimous vote on the document. The vote was 4-0 with Councilman Albert Dickson absent.
Shelter Island School musical thrills Island audiences

2 weeks 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.