Tuesday, May 21, 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.

If lawn signs are any indicator, this year's general election has garnered a lot of attention. Before you weigh in at the polls on Tuesday, November 2, join fellow Islanders for the St. Mary's Election Eve Ham Dinner.
The Shelter Island Public Library seeks doubles teams — men, women, and mixed — for a fundraising tennis tournament in August.
Union Chapel trustees decided to return to the Chapel’s roots as an open-air Methodist camp when they moved Sunday morning services outdoors this summer. What no one could’ve predicted was that during this time of uncertainty, the outdoor services would give each of us a sense of community, of real, face-to-face, non-digital communication, even if socially distanced.
Excitement is mounting in anticipation of this year's Shelter Island Public Library Tennis Tournament, and there are lots of ways to join the fun.
Union Chapel in the Grove will host Quinipet Camp & Retreat, featuring Remy Styers, the camp's spiritual life coordinator. Styers will speak about “Green Pastures and Not So Calm Waters” and members of the camp staff will serve as readers and perform a song or two.
Join Shelter Island Friends of CAST for a Summer Soirée to support the nonprofit's mobile food pantry and resource center.
Early-morning sun dappled the leafy grove of the Union Chapel when 80 people attended the first outdoor service in years. The antique bell tolled in welcome. White circles painted on the grass surrounded people in beach chairs: women wearing straw hats and summer dresses, men in linen shirts and bright pants. Everyone wore a mask.
Members of the Shelter Island EMS squad gathered to celebrate another year of volunteer service, with a dinner and awards ceremony at Gardiner's Bay Country Club.
Farrell's Bar and Grill
‘Whence we came’ is an occasional series of posts submitted by readers about where they lived before coming to Shelter Island. 'Farrell's' by Ken Nolan is about growing up in the Windsor Terrace neighborhood of Brooklyn.
South Ferry aerial view
The Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce has picked The South Ferry Company, Inc. and the Clark Family as "Business of the Year." An awards dinner at Gardiner's Bay Country Club is scheduled for Friday, October 1 at 6 PM.