🌱 How Shell Beach first responders pulled off a frigid ice rescue
Greetings Shelter Island! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Shell Beach first responders pulled off a frigid ice rescue
- How one globe-trotting couple chose Shelter Island as home base
Also on today's calendar: “Dinner for Two" to Benefit Southold Museum and 7 more events.
📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Shelter Island? Post it to Shelter Island photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️
Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cold with clouds and sun, with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy and not as cold, temps: high: 46, low: 33.
- Thursday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 49 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Police: Off-shore rescue saves lives (timesreview.com) — Shelter Island police, fire, and EMS pulled two people and a dog from icy waters off Shell Beach on Monday, after all three were stranded about 100 feet offshore in frigid, dangerous conditions. Working from both land and a police boat, responders brought everyone to safety and sent the two individuals to Eastern Long Island Hospital for evaluation. More details are expected later this week. 
• Love on the Rock: Two Christmases, the Red Trail and Moe's (timesreview.com) — A young family rooted on Shelter Island shares how they went from college classmates to parents raising two boys amid Red Trail walks, Taylor’s Island sleepovers, and Coecles Harbor workdays. Their story blends Russian Orthodox traditions, global travels, and local marina life, all reinforcing why they can’t imagine living anywhere but Shelter Island right now.
📸 Around Shelter Island
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Upcoming Events in
Shelter Island
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★ Featured events ★
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“Dinner for Two" to Benefit Southold Museum
Maroni Southold, 54195 Main Rd, Southold
2:00 pm -
Daisy Dreams - By Ian @ Panoramica
2745 Peconic Ln, Peconic
2:00 pm
Thursday December 18
Saturday December 20
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Other local events
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HS Holiday Concert - 6pm
Greenport UFSD Greenport, NY 11944 -
Zumba Gold with Susan
Shelter Island, NY Calendar , 1 Bateman Road , Shelter Island
9:00 am -
BID Board Meeting
Greenport Village Community Events , 315 Main St , Greenport
9:00 am -
Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board
Shelter Island, NY Calendar , 38 North Ferry Road , Shelter Island
4:30 pm -
Cookbook Club - Cookie Swap and Hors D'oeuvres
Shelter Island Public Library , 37 N Ferry Rd , Shelter Island
5:00 pm -
Elem Holiday Concert - 6pm
Greenport UFSD Greenport, NY 11944 -
Green Options Committee
Shelter Island, NY Calendar , 38 North Ferry Road , Shelter Island
9:00 am -
Intermediate French Conversation (In Person & Zoom)
Shelter Island Public Library , 37 N Ferry Rd , Shelter Island
11:00 am
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Town Board Work Session
Shelter Island, NY Calendar , 38 North Ferry Road , Shelter Island
1:00 pm -
Town Board Regular Meeting
Southold, NY Calendar , 53095 Main Rd , Southold
4:30 pm -
Southold Town Board Regular Meeting
Southold, NY Calendar , 53095 Main Rd , Southold
4:30 pm -
Yoga with Dawn
SHELTER ISLAND YOUTH REC CTR , 1 Bateman Rd , Shelter Island
5:30 pm
Tuesday December 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Goodwin Recruiting posted a job opening for Hamptons Restaurant Manager in Sag Harbor. Apply here.
- American Eagle Outfitters posted a job opening for Todd Snyder - Stock in East Hampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shelter Island here.
🗞 Nearby News
Greenport
- Employee Accused Of Stealing Funds From Greenport Business: Police (patch.com)
- Greenport Continues to Push Southold For CPF Funding (eastendbeacon.com)
- 21 best things we ate on Long Island in 2025 (newsday.com)
Sag Harbor
- Take the Long Way Home: August Gladstone Shares New Music in Sag Harbor (27east.com)
- Sag Harbor Girls Gather at Fisher's for Charitable Effort (27east.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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