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09.25.2026 Featured Story

Love on the Rock: A summer at Quinipet that changed everything

Remy Styers pulled into Camp Quinipet in the spring of 2021, looking for a new beginning. Fresh off a breakup, the North Carolina native, then pursuing a Masters of...

09.25.2026 Featured Story

After decades on the waterfront, East End boatbuilders talk shop

Four longtime East End boatbuilders — Patrick Brennan, Anders Langendal, Paul Gartside and John Needham — shared their unique paths as they discussed memorable projects, the local maritime economy...

09.25.2026 News

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Nancy M. Hunkele Hutchings

Nancy M. Hunkele Hutchings passed away at her home in Plum, Penn., surrounded by family and loved ones after a long illness. Nancy grew up on Long Island and...

Featured Multimedia

09.24.2026 News

How to keep your boat safe as nor’easter whips up winds on East End

09.24.2026 Around the Island

Reporter Community Forum: Seniors on Shelter Island and the challenges of aging

09.24.2026 Letters

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Sept. 24, 2026

Sip, shuck and savor at Sparkling Pointe’s annual oyster showcase

East End Collected returns to Southampton Arts Center

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Community

09.24.2026 Featured Story

Reporter Community Forum: Seniors on Shelter Island and the challenges of aging

It’s a destination everyone is going to, if they’re lucky, and everyone before us has gone to if they...

09.22.2026 Featured Story

Over the Hill game to benefit S.I Little League: Oldest and youngest celebrated

Dust off the glove and stretch out those hamstrings — Shelter Island’s Over the...

09.20.2026 Featured Story

The September Sweep: Saturday’s cleanup canceled

BY DONNA EMMA The Shelter Island Lions Club has canceled plans for “The September...

Obituaries

08.29.2026 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Bruce M. Hopke

Bruce M. Hopke, 73, of Shelter Island, passed away peacefully on Aug. 23, 2026....

08.17.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Peter C. Gulluscio

Peter C. Gulluscio of Shelter Island died on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at the...

07.16.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituaries: Hodgkinson, Volinski

Kathryn Hodgkinson Kathryn Jean Kloepfer Hodgkinson of Yorktown Heights, N.Y. passed away peacefully on...

07.07.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Sherman Owen McGayhey

Sherman Owen McGayhey, 88, of Lawrenceville, Ga. passed away on June 16, 2026. He...

07.03.2026 Featured Story

Robert L. Morgan

Robert L. Morgan of Shelter Is-land passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2026. He...

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,...

Sports

Latest Sports

09.23.2026 Featured Story

Island volleyballers become unified through adversity

Brandi Carlile’s song “Hold Out Your Hand” is a favorite of mine. This rocking anthem is about human connection,...

09.22.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island School soccer team kicks off new season

For five seniors, the soccer field represents a final season. For a trio of...

09.16.2026 Featured Story

Resilience and confidence marks 2026 Island volleyball team

I am really enjoying working with the 2026 Shelter Island volleyball team. Admittedly, that...

Opinion

09.24.2026 Reader Submission

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Sept. 24, 2026

09.15.2026 Jenifer Maxson

Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Regeneration

09.12.2026 Robert Lipsyte

Codger’s Column: A common chorus

09.11.2026 Reader Submission

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Sept. 11, 2026

09.10.2026 Editorial Staff

Reporter Editorial: The struggle of memory against forgetting