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Senior foundation offers $8,000 grant for work on kitchen
PETER BOODY PHOTO | Chief James Read reports on the town’s emergency preparedness at the work session Tuesday. The dozen or so frail elderly people who take part in the town’s Silver Circle lunch...
View ArticleTown official apologizes to engineer, retracts claim plans were flawed
Highway Superintendent Mark Ketcham publicly apologized to engineer Matt Sherman at the Town Board work session on Tuesday for having cited Mr. Sherman’s plans the week before as a reason for a delay...
View ArticleSenior Activity Center to be closed May 17-31
The town’s Senior Activity Center on Route 114 will be closed beginning on Thursday, May 17 through Thursday, May 31 for renovations and site work. The closing will not affect the medical offices in...
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Town Board reports on finances at meeting
DONALD P. D’AMATO PHOTO |Lions Club President Dr. Frank Adipietro, right, and Lions Treasurer Frank Vecchio present Supervisor Jim Dougherty with a check in the amount of $5,000 for the Senior Activity...
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A toast to 007 at Cinema 114
COURTESY PHOTO On Wednesday, April 10,Cinema 114 at the Senior Activity Center will present “From Russia with Love,” starring Sean Connery as James Bond, a secret operative for Britain’s M16 (somewhat...
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Senior kitchen taking four years and $110,000
JULIE LANE PHOTO | Public Works Commissioner Jay Card Jr. at the Senior Activity Center kitchen this week with volunteer Mimi Brennan. The kitchen at the Senior Activity Center is almost done and...
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Comedy classic screening at Cinema 114
COURTESY PHOTO | A comedy classic is set to be screened Wednesday August 7 at the Senior Activity Center. We will present “The Sunshine Boys” on Wednesday, August 7. This 1975 comedy is based on a Neil...
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Update: School opening delayed
AMBROSE CLANCY PHOTO | The Center under heavy snow Tuesday afternoon. Shelter Island School announced late Tuesday afternoon that the opening of school will be delayed two hours on Wednesday. As snow...
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Let it snow: Town clears roads and was prepared for worst
BEVERLEA WALZ PHOTO | Shleter Island Highway crews were out in force all night and into the morning. With an estimated 8 inches of snow on the ground Wednesday morning, Police Chief Jim Read was...
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A tribute to Shirley Temple
COURTESY PHOTO | Wednesday’s movie at the Senior Activity Center is a classic screwball comedy. “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer” will be shown on Wednesday, February 26 at 2:30 p.m. at the Senior...
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Oscar-nomimated film to screen at Cinema 114
COURTESY PHOTO | On Wednesday, March 12, Cinema 114 will present “Captain Phillips,” starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi. This film is one of the many outstanding films nominated for an Oscar this...
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Bigamy — in the movies — equals big laughs
COURTESY PHOTO “My Favorite Wife,” to be shown at the Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, April 9 at 2:30 p.m., echoes the theme of spring renewal or resurrection. A man’s wife has been missing for...
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“Arsenic and Old Lace” at senior center
COURTESY PHOTO Join us at the Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, September 10 at 2:30 p.m. for “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Directed by Frank Capra, the 1944 American dark comedy starred Cary Grant, who...
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Blind ambition and bad behavior at Cinema 114
COURTESY PHOTO We will show a classic movie, “All About Eve,” with the great Bette Davis playing Margo Channing, at the Senior Activity Center on Wednesday, December 3 at 2:30 p.m. This is a film about...
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When in ‘Doubt’ head to the Senior Center
COURTESY PHOTOMeryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in ‘Doubt.’ We are showing “Doubt” with Meryl Streep on Wednesday, December 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the Senior Activity Center. This movie is based on a...
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Warm movie for a winter’s day
COURTESY PHOTO | ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ will screen at the Senior Activity Center. The film we are showing on Wednesday, February 11 at 2:30 p.m. at the Senior Activity Center is “Little Miss...
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What is that?
JO ANN KIRKLAND If you know, let us know. Send your responses to a.clancy@sireporter.com or phone 749-1000, extension 18. Last week’s photo (see below) gave a sense of relief to Don Young, who wrote:...
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A heartwarming movie for cold weather
COURTESY PHOTO The film we have chosen for Wednesday, February 25 is “Return To Me,” a sweet story of true love. Bob Rueland (David Duchovny), a construction contractor, is building a natural habitat...
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Sparks to fly at Senior Activity Center with ‘That Old Feeling’
COURTESY PHOTO | Bette Midler, Paula Marshall and Dennis Farina in ‘That Old Feeling.’ We have a wonderful movie to usher in the spring and chase the winter blues away on Wednesday, March 11 at 2:30...
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Seniors wanted: Activities around the Island
JO ANN KIRKLAND PHOTO | Columnist Richard Lomuscio On Monday, I had a pleasant chat with longtime Town Board member and Deputy Supervisor Chris Lewis who is the board liasion to the Senior Citizen...
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