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06.05.2026 Featured Story

Getting a handle on spotty cell service

Can you hear me now? The answer if you live and/or work on Shelter Island is probably not all the time. Mobile communications on the Island and surrounding communities...

06.05.2026 Featured Story

Gone Fishing: Fish are flowing in

Since I first started writing this column, I’ve been talking about how oddly cold the weather has been this spring, and our chilly Memorial Day weekend brought more of...

06.05.2026 Featured Story

Reporter editorial: Island’s summer is here

“Almost heaven, West Virginia,” John Denver sang, leading us to believe that he probably never experienced Shelter Island in the summer. It gets hot, surrounded by salt water and...

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06.04.2026 Letters

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: June 4, 2026

06.04.2026 Lifestyle

Perlman Music Program opens season: First free concert Friday evening

06.04.2026 Announcements

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: June 4, 2026

Farming for the Future: Rex and Connie Farr honored for regenerative agriculture

Things to do in June

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Community

06.04.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: June 4, 2026

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

06.03.2026 Featured Story

Island parade set to salute nation’s 250th

Plans are coming together for a special, one-time Fourth of July parade in the...

05.29.2026 Featured Story

House Tour reveals Shelter Island history

Step inside Shelter Island’s history on Saturday, June 6, when five extraordinary private homes...

Obituaries

05.19.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Richard Boland

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Richard “Dick” Boland,...

05.07.2026 Obituaries

Shelter Island full obituary: Frederick J. Buonocore

Frederick J. “Fred” Buonocore of Shelter Island, and formerly of East Williston, N.Y., passed...

05.04.2026 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: William Eric Schmitz

William Eric Schmitz, affectionately known to all as Billy, passed away on Jan. 31,...

04.28.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Erica Jean Virtue

Erica Jean Virtue, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on...

04.09.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Anne Lloyd Vaughan

Anne Lloyd Vaughan, 85, of Sheridan, Wyo., formerly of Shelter Island, passed away peacefully...

04.03.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituaries: D’Alessandro-Coelho, Mason

NIDIA D’ALESSANDRO-COELHO Nidia D’Alessandro-Coelho, a beloved Shelter Island artist known for her vibrant spirit,...

Sports

Latest Sports

06.02.2026 Featured Story

East Ender Hansen returns as Bucks assistant coach

Luke Hansen is back with the Shelter Island Bucks as assistant coach for the third successive year. The Southold...

05.31.2026 Featured Story

Inside the East End nerve center of the U.S. Open

The sign taped to the front window of a Southampton Village home is easy...

05.29.2026 Featured Story

Batter up! Bucks poised for summer of 2026

Two weeks before the Shelter Island Bucks play their opening game against the North...

Opinion

06.04.2026 Reader Submission

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: June 4, 2026

06.03.2026 Jenifer Maxson

Jenifer’s Journal: Of thee we sing

05.31.2026 John Cronin

View From the Bridge: Submarines and governance complexities

05.31.2026 Editorial Staff

Reporter Editorial: Staying safe in summer

05.28.2026 Nancy Green

Column: What’s become of gambling?