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09.13.2026 Featured Story

A time to remember, and promises to keep: 9/11 ceremony at firehouse

Rows of folding chairs were set out on the grass field next to the Center Firehouse. In the stillness there were long evening shadows cast by the evening sun....

09.13.2026 Featured Story

Gone fishing: Albie invasion

One of fall’s most iconic fisheries is officially underway here on Long Island. A body of yellowfin tuna has moved into the waters south of Shinnecock and Montauk, giving...

09.13.2026 News

What grandparents give us

At the heart of Grandparents’ Day — celebrated today — are three simple ideas: honoring them, celebrating the love they give, and recognizing the strength and wisdom one generation...

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09.12.2026 Columns

Codger’s Column: A common chorus

09.12.2026 Education

UPDATE: School bus carrying Shelter Island children collides with minivan Wednesday

09.12.2026 Business

Shelter Island Reporter Real Estate Transfers: Sept.12, 2026

North Fork communities mark 25 years since 9/11

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Community

09.11.2026 Featured Story

Paul R. Carey Memorial Golf Outing returns Sept. 21: Islanders support those facing health challenges

While summer comes to a close and Shelter Island begins to quiet down, many Island traditions still lie ahead,...

09.09.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Sept. 9, 2026

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at...

09.08.2026 Featured Story

First day of school 2026

The180 or so students at Shelter Island School returned from summer vacation today and...

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

09.07.2026 News

Pirates take over Menantic Yacht Club

Not only did the Menantic Yacht Club hold its 11th and last series of Sunfish races of the 2026...

09.01.2026 Featured Story

Fierce competition in West Neck Harbor

This past Sunday was perfect for the Menantic Yacht Club’s 10th and next to...

08.31.2026 Featured Story

Islander breaks world record for chin-ups: David Brush’s 24-hour odyssey of pain and triumph

Up, down. Up, down. At 11:32 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, Shelter Islander David Brush...

Opinion

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

09.07.2026 Editorial Staff

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Labor Day 2026

09.05.2026 Peter Waldner

Paw Print: The World of Peter Waldner: Sept. 5, 2026