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02.20.2025 Announcements

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Feb. 20, 2025

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church. Adult...

02.19.2025 Around the Island

Southold writer recounts her grandparents’ World War II love story

Love and grief are often inextricably tied together, but for Kaitlin Oster, they’re also powerful tools that have helped her process immense loss and create something truly compelling. A...

02.19.2025 Announcements

Information session on I/A septic systems

The Water Quality Improvement Advisory Board is holding a special meeting Thursday at 6 p.m. with homeowners associations to provide information on I/A (Innovative/Alternative) septic systems. The meeting will...

Featured Multimedia

02.19.2025 Police

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Feb. 19, 2025

02.19.2025 News/Government

Shelter Island Assessor to return to Board to talk taxes

02.19.2025 Environment

How low can it go? Extreme low tides in the bay

5 grilled cheese sandwiches to melt your gooey heart on the North Fork this winter

6 brooding Long Island reds for cold winter nights

Our partner publications offering the best of the North and South Fork.

Community

02.18.2025 Business

Rewards and challenges of running a Shelter Island business: Reporter Forum hosts owners for lively discussions

Five owners of small businesses — two relatively new to Shelter Island, two longtime presences here, and one who...

02.17.2025 Around the Island

Where In The World Is the Shelter Island Reporter? Feb. 17, 2025

02.16.2025 Community

Shelter Island students build with Habitat for Humanity: Helping a family make a home

On Saturday, Feb. 8, while many of their friends slept in, eight teenagers rolled...

Obituaries

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...

02.07.2025 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Caroline Regan

Caroline Berner Salm Regan died on Jan. 15, 2025 at her home at Kittery,...

02.02.2025 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Kathleen Gleason Cogan

Kathleen Gleason Cogan died Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the company of her children after...

01.28.2025 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Daniel V. Duff Jr.

Daniel V. Duff Jr. passed away in Palm City, Fla. on Jan. 22, 2025...

Sports

Latest Sports

02.15.2025 Sports

Shelter Island junior high girls notch first win against Greenport: Confidence follows competition and teamwork

The Shelter Island girls junior high basketball team is making great strides. They have just finished their second week...

02.11.2025 Education

Shelter Island School varsity boys basketball team close 2024-2025 campaign

The Shelter Island boys varsity basketball team finished their final week of the season,...

02.10.2025 Sports

Shelter Island junior girls basketball team wrap their season: Junior High season begins

The JV girls basketball final game took place on Tuesday, Feb. 4 against the...

Opinion

02.15.2025 Peter Waldner

The World of Peter Waldner: Feb. 15, 2025

02.13.2025 Editorial Staff

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Hope

02.13.2025 Reporter Staff

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Feb. 13, 2025

02.02.2025 Karl Grossman

Suffolk Closeup: The farming county

01.31.2025 Editorial Staff

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Sounding the alarm