02.13.2026 Food and Drink For Valentine’s Day, food is the real love language Food is the heart of St. Valentine’s Day. On a bitterly cold day this winter, the Rev. Stephen Adkison came home to find his daughter had cooked a giant...
02.12.2026 News Cyber attack on North Ferry’s payment system The North Ferry company sent an email to all users of passes noting that on Friday, Feb. 6, the payment processor for the company had experienced a “system-wide service...
02.06.2026 News EXCLUSIVE: Greenport men arrested by ICE were Shelter Island worker, Pindar employees EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated with information about the men’s location, legal proceedings and a comment from ICE officials. The three men arrested by Immigration and Customs...
07.31.2025 News Local athlete makes American Ninja Warrior finals Shelter Island has its own ninja warrior, 23-year-old Luke Lowell-Liszanckie, and he has made it to the finals of the popular television competition. In the semifinal episode of American...
03.26.2025 Environment Julie Dickerson takes reins as local environmental conservation officer A familiar face is taking over as the North Fork’s top wildlife cop; Julie Dickerson of Cutchogue has been tapped to step in following the transfer of Department of...
12.02.2024 News Local FDs answered call to fight upstate fires Over the last several weeks, brush fires broke out all over New York State, with the worst concentrated in southern New York and Long Island. Suffolk County volunteers assisted...
07.25.2024 News World’s Longest Sunfish Race tests skill Fifty-four years ago, a group of sailors sat on the beach at the Southold Yacht Club looking across at Shelter Island and mused: “Wouldn’t it be fun to race...
06.17.2024 Community Piano man: Recycling center employee plays himself out on found instrument It was a typical trip on Friday to the Recycling Center for Robert Ruben, a physician and author who lives half the year on the Island and half in...
06.10.2024 Outdoors Tick disease on the rise across the region Summer is the time to get out and enjoy the North Fork’s natural beauty, in a garden, on a lawn, on a hike, or just on a stroll along...
07.18.2023 Sports Shelter Island mariner sails into history books, wins ‘world’s longest’ Sunfish race The 52nd annual “World’s Longest Sunfish Race” around Shelter Island kicked off under partly cloudy skies on the shores of Southold Yacht Club late Saturday morning. Organizers said that...