Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Community

Features and information about the community, including announcements, club activities, neighborhood news and work in support of the community by the Island’s many non-profits.

Shelter For All, a new housing advocacy group, hosts its first meeting this Saturday for anyone interested in the future of affordable housing here on Shelter Island.
Sidney Elwood Beckwith of Clermont, Florida and Shelter Island passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at the Brandley Hospice House in Summerfield, Florida. He was 101 years old.
The 33rd Annual Maritime Festival is this weekend in Greenport, featuring all sorts of nautical nonsense and a dose of history, too!
From the Town of Shelter Island's Interdisciplinary Team, some useful phone numbers to keep handy, especially during our state of emergency.
By digitizing the James Havens Ledgers, and other records, the Shelter Island Historical Society provides anyone with an internet connection a peek into lives lived here long ago.
The Shelter Island Lions Clubs annually selects an Islander as Citizen of the Year. Here's a list of Citizen of the Year awards since 1977 when the Lions initiated this honor.
Tickets are on sale now for the Shelter Island Fire Department Annual Steak Night at the Center Firehouse on Saturday, March 12.
Union Chapel celebrates Camp Quinipet Sunday on July 16, at 10:30 AM. The Rev. Matthew Querns, Quinipet's Spiritual Life Coordinator, will preach at this outdoor interdenominational service.
All are welcome to attend a candlelight vigil for International Overdose Awareness Day. It takes place Wednesday, August 31 at 7 PM at the Fiske Field Basketball Courts.
The nonprofit Shelter Island Fireworks hosts a fundraiser at Sunset Beach on Friday, June 17 from 6 to 9 PM.