Home - Shelter Island Reporter

11.10.2026 Featured Story

Rumrunners and pirates have their day: History meets local lore at Museum

Noel Gish kept a rapt audience of Islanders focused on “Pirates, Raiders and Rumrunners” throughout his presentation at the Shelter Island History Museum on Saturday, Nov. 7. Beginning with...

11.10.2026 Featured Story

Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Late-blooming Boomer

The first wave of Baby Boomers, Class of 1946, has been turning 80 all year long. It will sweep me up next month, as impossible as it seems, at...

11.10.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Nov. 10, 2026

Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the...

Featured Multimedia

11.09.2026 News

Running through pain and adversity to represent her hometown: Amara Goodale qualifies for State championship

11.09.2026 Around the Island

Islander artist’s works selected for Roosevelt display

11.09.2026 History

A history of service — Shelter Islanders who answered the call over the centuries

Eat

Shop Local: Briermere Farm carries on a family tradition of fresh fruit and homemade baked goods

Breathe

Green Hill recalled through Indigenous art at North Fork Art Collective

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

Community

11.08.2026 Featured Story

A special visit to the History Museum: Family connections and historic chapters

One day last month, three generations of the MacGayhey family, headed by Guy, 85, and his bride of 60...

11.02.2026 Featured Story

The pleasure of fixing what’s broken: A community works together at the Repair Cafe

Lorraine Deller was in one of her favorite places. She was home in the...

11.01.2026 Featured Story

Halloween Parade shines on Saturday: Dozens turn out for spooky fun

Despite the fact that the intersection of North Ferry Road and Thomas Street is...

Obituaries

11.03.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituaries: Gett, Reiter

Herb Kett Beloved son, husband, and father, Herb Kett passed away on Oct. 24,...

10.30.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituaries: Field, Franzoni, Ridgeway

Charles Field Jr. Charles Field Jr. — Dec. 3, 1952—Oct.15, 2026 — passed away...

10.25.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Obituary: Barbara J. Allen Lieblein

With sadness, the family of Barbara J. Allen Lieblein announces her peaceful passing on...

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....

Sports

Latest Sports

11.09.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter

Explore Our Site

Properties

Rumrunners and pirates have their day: History meets local lore at Museum

Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Late-blooming Boomer

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Nov. 10, 2026

Featured Multimedia

Running through pain and adversity to represent her hometown: Amara Goodale qualifies for State championship

Islander artist’s works selected for Roosevelt display

A history of service — Shelter Islanders who answered the call over the centuries

Shop Local: Briermere Farm carries on a family tradition of fresh fruit and homemade baked goods

Green Hill recalled through Indigenous art at North Fork Art Collective

Community

A special visit to the History Museum: Family connections and historic chapters

The pleasure of fixing what’s broken: A community works together at the Repair Cafe

Halloween Parade shines on Saturday: Dozens turn out for spooky fun

Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituaries: Gett, Reiter

Shelter Island Reporter obituaries: Field, Franzoni, Ridgeway

Shelter Island Reporter Obituary: Barbara J. Allen Lieblein

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: William Matthew Aston

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Nancy M. Hunkele Hutchings

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Bruce M. Hopke

Sports

Latest Sports

Running through pain and adversity to represent her hometown: Amara Goodale qualifies for State championship

Gone Fishing: One. More. Bass.

Gearing up for girls’ hoops campaign

Opinion

Paw Print: The World of Peter Waldner: Nov. 7, 2026

Suffolk Closeup: School ban on student phones

Help us name the Reporter’s 2026 Person of the Year

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Nov. 5, 2026

Codger’s Column: Boo!