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08.30.2018 North Fork History Project

North Fork History Project: Shelter Island’s place in Quaker history

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...

07.26.2018 Health

Life lived and lost in the waves of opioid use, remembering Kirstin Zabel

When Kirstin Elizabeth Zabel was born in December 1986, her parents, Donald and Claudia, brought her home to Cartwright Road on Shelter Island. Thirty-one years later she was buried...

03.29.2018 North Fork History Project

North Fork History Project: Slavery on Shelter Island, a story not hidden away

As the hot August night wore on in the attic of the old house, she decided she couldn’t take it anymore. It was growing more stifling by the minute...

02.13.2017 Videos

One Minute Video: The sights of Shelter Island

Our video journalist Krysten Massa took a ride around Shelter Island on Wednesday, Feb. 8, one day before the area was blanketed with about a foot of snow.

10.21.2016 Videos

Shucking oysters at Shelter Island Historical Society’s annual festival

Almost 2,500 oysters were consumed this past weekend at the Shelter Island Historical Society’s third annual Oyster Festival. About 250 guests filled up Haven’s Barn on Saturday night to...

11.18.2014 Real Estate

Northforker Dream Home: $3M Shelter Island estate

Enjoy the North Fork’s breathtaking sunsets in style at this $3 million Shelter Island dream home. The three bedroom, three bathroom home features high-end amenities both inside and out, including a...

10.31.2014 Community

A short story: ‘Visitations’

It looked like an upmarket retirement home. But then I noticed a poor man arguing with himself on the wide veranda of the mansion, and others sleepwalking on the...

10.20.2014 Real Estate

Real Estate: A peek at the Shelter Island market

Real estate sales continue to lag despite the appearance of market recoveries on both the North and South forks, but Shelter Island may still be the hidden jewel in...

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