🌱 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!)

Weather forecast:

• 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 ★

Thursday December 18

• “Dinner for Two" to Benefit Southold Museum
  Maroni Southold, 54195 Main Rd, Southold
  2:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Daisy Dreams - By Ian @ Panoramica
  2745 Peconic Ln, Peconic
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• 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

Thursday December 18

• 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

📣 Shelter Island Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• 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

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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)

Ok Shelter Island! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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