Under a baking noonday sun last week, Stephen Mrozowski and his team from the University of Massachusetts were digging up the soil to unearth Sylvester Manor’s historical secrets. READ
Tag: Shelter Island
Early risers can now depart Shelter Island for Greenport an hour earlier as a new 5 a.m. ferry officially began service Monday. READ
North Ferry Company has won approval from the Suffolk County Legislature for its proposed rate increase — the first in five years, according to Legislator Bridget Fleming (D-Noyac). (more…)
My name is John Reuschle. I’m an [American Boat and Yacht Council]-certified marine electrician and diesel tech here at Coecles Harbor Marina and Boatyard. I’ve actually only been here about a year now.
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When Bill Zitek was growing up in New Rochelle, N.Y., a man named William Rodman Pell II came from Suffolk County every June to receive a fatted calf from the mayor.
The live calf was an annual payment due to the Pell family from the town under the terms of a land deal dating from 1689. (more…)
Home is where the track is.
The Southold/Greenport boys and girls track and field teams love their new track. It’s the right track for them, and that’s how they started their seasons Tuesday — on the right track. READ
Five boulders stand outside the American Legion Hall on Shelter Island with plaques bearing the names of hometown soldiers, including 11 who died during conflicts in the 20th century. READ
Man, talk about producing under pressure.
Clinging to a one-point lead in the fourth quarter of its Suffolk County League VII boys basketball game against Shelter Island, Southold was challenged with sinking several free throws down the stretch on Tuesday night. (more…)
It was 38 minutes into the one-hour Quaker meeting before anyone said a word.
Gathered on the grounds of Sylvester Manor, seated in a wooded glade on a jumble of rough-hewn logs fashioned into long benches, there were six at the meeting, seven if you count the small white dog on Shelter Islander Jim Pugh’s lap. They sat largely in silence, until Mr. Pugh gathered the group of Friends together in a circle of hands and called the rise of meeting. READ
Eleven generations of the same family have called Sylvester Manor home dating back to 1652. Go behind the scenes at this historic homestead, now a non-profit educational farm. (more…)