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02.04.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island boys basketball team in final home game of the season

Smithtown Christian is one of the top Class D boys basketball teams in League VII. Sporting a 10-6 record, they are headed to the playoffs. When Shelter Island visited...

02.04.2026 Featured Story

Jenifer’s Journal: The Cane Mutiny

Here I am, a gimpy old widow-woman with a cane, in her 80th year, snowed-in (or was), for the fourth time, in a world that’s imploding hourly. I hear...

02.04.2026 Featured Story

ICE in Greenport, allegedly arrests person in line for ferry

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swept into Greenport early Wednesday, allegedly arresting a driver who was getting ready to board the ferry to Shelter Island. A witness told The...

Featured Multimedia

02.03.2026 Government

Hometown heroes honored by Shelter Island Town Board

02.03.2026 News

Ferry reports on the deep freeze

02.03.2026 News

Even penguins want to warm up

Southold’s Señor Taco has fresh faces at the helm

Shelter Island History Museum helps Sylvester Manor keep the past perfect

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Community

02.02.2026 Featured Story

Souper Bowl of Caring at Shelter Island School

The Shelter Island School’s National Honor Society has kicked off the “Souper Bowl of Caring,” an annual drive against...

01.31.2026 Featured Story

What is that? Jan. 31, 2026

If you know, let us know. Send your responses to [email protected] or phone 631-275-1859....

01.31.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island vigil for victims of ICE: Strong crowd in brutal cold at Community Center

More than 60 Shelter Island residents gathered on a frigid Friday evening outside the...

Obituaries

01.20.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Jeanne K. McGee

Jeanne K. McGee, formerly of Shelter Island, passed away Oct. 31, 2025, in Williamsburg,...

01.16.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Charles (Chuck) Olton

Charles (Chuck) Olton, 87, passed away on Jan. 12, 2026 in Greenport. He was...

01.09.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Mary Bennett Petersen

Mary Bennett Petersen of Syosset and Shelter Island passed away after a long illness...

01.02.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Steven B. Sanders

Steven B. Sanders, husband of Carolyn Topp, of Shelter Island and Jersey City, died...

12.27.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Paul David Surerus

Paul David Surerus was born on Jan. 26, 1950, and passed away on December...

12.17.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter partial obituary: Andrew Allen Ogar

Andrew Allen Ogar of Shelter Island passed away on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. He...

Sports

Latest Sports

01.28.2026 Featured Story

Boys basketball team bows to Southold: Strong defense against league powerhouse

The Shelter Island boys basketball team suffered a tough loss at home on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Going up against...

01.26.2026 Featured Story

Girls basketball back in the gym: Take on Pierson after cancellations

It has been a while since the Shelter Island JV girls’ basketball team has...

01.21.2026 Featured Story

Evan Weslek joins elite Shelter Island athletes

Every so often, there is a standout moment in sports – years in the...

Opinion

01.29.2026 Reader Submission

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Jan. 29, 2026

01.23.2026 Jenifer Maxson

Jennifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Jan. 23, 2026

01.18.2026 Nancy Green

Column: On being an introvert

01.16.2026 Editorial Staff

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: The real winners

01.15.2026 Reader Submission

Shelter Island Reporter Letters To The Editor: Jan. 15, 2026