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03.22.2025 Around the Island

Shelter Island Arts Center takes shape: June Shatken spearheads creative organization

June Shatken is the founder of Shelter Island’s newest arts organization, Shelter Island Arts Center (SIAC), where she wants to tap into a creative force of nature. “There’s some...

03.22.2025 News/Government

New Island Marine Division boat request: But cost means it might not float

A proposal from Harbormaster Beau Payne to purchase a new boat for use by the Marine Division ran into choppy water at Tuesday’s Town Board work session. No one...

03.22.2025 Around the Island

Where in the World is the Shelter Island Reporter? Silver Beach soirée in Hanoi

Tom McMahon and Linda Gibbs brought the Reporter on their visit to the Vietnam home of Peter Ryder, his wife Thuy and son Luke. The Ryders come “home”...

Featured Multimedia

03.21.2025 Around the Island

Shelter Island photographer to be featured in famed institute’s presentation

03.21.2025 Real Estate

Shelter Island Reporter Real Estate Transfers: March 21, 2025

03.21.2025 Letters

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: March 21, 2025

The Dish: Lucia serves up Salvadoran Street Food in Mattituck

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Community

03.20.2025 Announcements

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: March 20, 2025

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday....

03.18.2025 Around the Island

Moon walkers in Mashomack celebrate the last full moon of winter

A crew of nearly 20 lunar-loving souls gathered on Friday, March 14, at Mashomack...

03.17.2025 Community

Record-breaking year for Theinert Ranch race: A grassroots communal event has become a tradition

What began as a simple idea in 2019 between Mitchell Clark (USMC veteran 2013-2017)...

Obituaries

03.12.2025 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Doreen Ruth Kirby

Doreen Ruth Kirby of Elkridge, Md., peacefully passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at...

03.05.2025 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter full obituary: Herbert B. Sherman Jr.

Herbert B. Sherman Jr. was born on Jan. 3, 1936, to parents Melva Jones...

03.03.2025 News

Shelter Island Reporter partial obituary: Herbert B. Sherman Jr.

Herbert B. Sherman Jr., a lifelong Shelter Island resident, died Feb. 25 at age...

02.14.2025 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Josef Klee

Josef Klee of Shelter Island passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. He was...

02.11.2025 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Gary F. Weickert

Gary F. Weickert of Shelter Island, and formerly of Roselle Park, Elizabeth and Woodbridge,...

02.07.2025 Obituaries

UPDATE: Shelter Island Reporter Full obituary: Jane C. Babinski

Jane Carolyn Babinski passed away peacefully at home at the age of 88 surrounded...

Sports

Latest Sports

03.19.2025 Sports

Shelter Island School softball team prepares for 2025 season

The sound of softballs smacking into gloves filled the gym, with the occasional thud of a ball skipping across...

03.18.2025 News

Eye on the Ball: Remembering John Feinstein

John Feinstein, an Island resident for many years, died March 13 at age 69....

03.15.2025 Columns

Sports column: Take me out to the crowd — I don’t care if I never get back

Spring training is in full swing and Opening Day is Tuesday— can it be?...

Opinion

03.21.2025 Reader Submission

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: March 21, 2025

03.17.2025 Editorial Staff

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: The duty to remember

03.09.2025 John Cronin

Prose and Comments: A return to market value assessment

03.07.2025 Editorial Staff

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Washing away

03.06.2025 Reader Submission

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: March 6, 2025