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10.03.2026 Featured Story

East End Seaport Museum leader spearheads Bug Light restoration, new programs

In her first year leading the East End Seaport Museum, Erin Kimmel has focused on preserving what Greenport already has — while trying to make the museum a more...

10.03.2026 Featured Story

Guitar and violin concert: Finale of 2026 Friends of Music season

Shelter Island Friends of Music will present a concert on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m. featuring guitarist JIJI and violinist Danbi Um. They’ve been described as a dynamic...

10.03.2026 News

Reporter Photo Quiz — What is That? Oct. 3, 2026

If you know, let us know. Send your responses to [email protected] or phone 631-275-1859. Last week’s photo (see below) of the long-abandoned Inn Between on North Ferry Road drew...

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10.02.2026 Around the Island

October, the month I fell in love with Shelter Island

10.02.2026 Editorial

Editorial: Hats off to the first responders

10.02.2026 Sports

Island soccer team starting out strong in 2026

Showing off the local spirit at the Lin Beach House retreat

The Good, the Scup and the Ugly: can we (finally) learn to love un-loved fish?

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Community

10.01.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Oct. 1, 2026

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

09.30.2026 Featured Story

Community Forum on the challenges of aging on Shelter Island

All are invited to the free-of-charge Reporter Forum — ‘Senior Citizens On Shelter Island’...

09.28.2026 Featured Story

Museum calls for helping hands: Evening hours announced

The Shelter Island History Museum is looking for volunteers for a cleanup project on...

Obituaries

10.01.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: William Matthew Aston

William Matthew Aston, a longtime Shelter Island resident, passed away peacefully at home on...

09.25.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Nancy M. Hunkele Hutchings

Nancy M. Hunkele Hutchings passed away at her home in Plum, Penn., surrounded by...

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....

08.25.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Donna Anderson

It is with great sadness that the family shares the passing of our beloved...

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...

Sports

Latest Sports

10.02.2026 Featured Story

Island soccer team starting out strong in 2026

The Shelter Island soccer team played a challenging game against the Southampton Mariners on Thursday, Sept. 24 at Fiske...

09.28.2026 Featured Story

Enthusiasm and hard work marks volleyball team: Searching for first win

It’s the end of September and the volleyball team is halfway through its league...

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...

Opinion

10.02.2026 Editorial Staff

Editorial: Hats off to the first responders

09.30.2026 Reader Submission

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Sept. 30, 2026

09.27.2026 Editorial Staff

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Doubling down

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