08.24.2023 Government Drought status lifted for Shelter Island: Caution still advised for water use For the first time in 13 months, Shelter Island is finally free from all drought categories. That’s the good news from Water Advisory Committee member Greg Toner, who has...
08.16.2023 Government What’s the hurry? Residents ask for more info on Comprehensive Plan and time to digest it Let’s all take a breath. That’s what several residents requested when they heard about the timeline for completion of the Comprehensive Plan by the end of 2023. A municipality’s...
07.17.2023 Community An Island landmark turns 50: Bliss’ Department Store celebrates the family business on Bridge Street From one summer to the next, the facade of Bliss’ Department Store, mid-block on the north side of Bridge Street, is unvarying in its familiar appearance. Every morning, the...
06.05.2023 News Go-ahead for Shelter Island Heights Firehouse work Almost a year after the Zoning Board of Appeals gave the go-ahead for renovations to the Heights Firehouse, the Board of Fire Commissioners has accepted a bid of $736,211...
06.02.2023 Obituaries Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Robert Bronson Haines Robert Bronson (Bob) Haines, 83, of Tewksbury, N.J., passed away on May 9, 2023, in Morristown, N.J. Bob was born in Plainfield, N.J. to Robert and Charlotte Haines on...