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🌱 Can Shelter Island help this veteran find his anonymous Costco benefactor?

Shelter Island, New York Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Shelter Island! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Can Shelter Island help this veteran find his anonymous Costco benefactor?
  • Why were so few scallopers at Shelter Island’s Town Dock this year?
  • Which ‘Gomer Pyle’ star spent his final days on Shelter Island?

Also on today's calendar: CHEF'S ARSENAL Pre-Black Friday 2-Day Warehouse Sale! Le Creuset, Wusthof & More and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Fog in the a.m.; partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Thursday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 70, low: 59.
  • Friday: Rain, heavy at times, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Veteran seeks Islander who surprised him at Riverhead Costco (timesreview.com) — A Vietnam veteran is hoping to reconnect with the Shelter Island woman who quietly handed him and another veteran $50 Costco gift cards while they shared stories at the Riverhead Costco food court. With Veterans Day approaching, he wants Island neighbors’ help in thanking her properly and highlighting how simple gestures of appreciation can deeply touch those who served.
   

• Opening Day against the odds, searching for scallops (timesreview.com) — Only a handful of boats left Shelter Island’s Congdon Creek Town Dock on bay scallop season’s opening morning, underscoring how far the once-vital winter fishery has declined. Local baymen, including 86-year-old Wayne King, still launch from the Island driven by hope, tradition, and the slim chance of finding enough scallops to justify the work.
   

• The ‘Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.' Cast Members Who Are No Longer With Us, Including The Last One To Go (newsbreak.com) — Fans of classic TV may be interested to know that actor Forrest Compton, who played the commanding officer on “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.,” spent his final days on Shelter Island, where he died of COVID-19 in 2020. The piece looks back on the lives and deaths of the show’s cast, tracing how each performer’s career unfolded after the series ended.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Svetness posted a job opening for Personal Trainer in Shelter Island Heights. Apply here.
  • Citarella posted a job opening for Produce Department Manager (up to $27/h) in Bridgehampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Shelter Island here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenport

  • Northeast Notebook 11/3/26: Midterm election special (wamc.org)
  • Car Crosses Lanes and Kills Motorcyclist on Rte 25 in Southold, NY - Robert A. Solomon, P.C. (metrolaw.com)
  • This Morning's Bulletin — 11.3.26 (eastendbeacon.com)

Sag Harbor

  • Sag Harbor Village Police Reports for the Week of November 5 (27east.com)
  • Services Set To Observe Veterans Day (27east.com)
  • East Hampton Police Reports for the Week of November 5 (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: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary! (Thank you Bee G. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Shelter Island

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