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07.14.2026 Featured Story

SCWA issues water alert for Shelter Island and Southold Town

The Suffolk County Water Authority issued a Stage 1 water alert for all customers within the Town of Shelter Island on Tuesday in response to a moderate regional drought. Southold, Southampton...

07.14.2026 Featured Story

Island students enjoy schooner sail made possible by Ed Foundation

During the last week of school, 15 students from Shelter Island’s 7th and 8th grades journeyed to Martha’s Vineyard to board the 100-year-old schooner, Black Dog Tall Ships “Alabama,”...

07.14.2026 Featured Story

Melina Wein makes a business transition after almost 29 years

It’s the Melina Wein Team at Compass now. “I’m very excited,” Ms. Wein said about the transition from an independent real estate agency to working under a corporate banner....

Featured Multimedia

07.14.2026 Columns

Joanne Sherman’s column: Hissers, dingers and bongers

07.13.2026 Community

Illuminating Shelter Island Heights

07.13.2026 Lifestyle

Gone fishing: Best bet is east of Orient Point

A splash of the Italian coast comes to Greenport

More space on tap for Kidd Squid

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Community

07.13.2026 Featured Story

Illuminating Shelter Island Heights

Residents of Shelter Island Heights celebrated the Fifth Annual Illumination Night on Friday, July 10, by hanging lanterns and...

07.10.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Community Calendar: July 10, 2026

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

07.07.2026 Featured Story

July happenings at the Shelter Island Library

Cheers for the red, white and blue! Red for the mellow-toned brick that’s going...

Obituaries

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,...

05.07.2026 Obituaries

Shelter Island full obituary: Frederick J. Buonocore

Frederick J. “Fred” Buonocore of Shelter Island, and formerly of East Williston, N.Y., passed...

05.04.2026 Obituaries

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: William Eric Schmitz

William Eric Schmitz, affectionately known to all as Billy, passed away on Jan. 31,...

04.28.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Erica Jean Virtue

Erica Jean Virtue, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend, passed away on...

Sports

Latest Sports

07.13.2026 Featured Story

Gone fishing: Best bet is east of Orient Point

It’s safe to say that we have entered the dog days of summer. With them comes the annual shift...

07.10.2026 Featured Story

A Heatherton Trophy Race for everyone

Imagine a FIFA game between top ranked Germany and lowest ranked San Marino. Or...

07.09.2026 Featured Story

Free World Cup Final viewing at Sunset Beach

The Town Board unanimously passed a resolution enabling the Sunset Beach Hotel to set...

Opinion

07.13.2026 Ambrose Clancy

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: July 13, 2026

07.12.2026 Ambrose Clancy

Codger’s column: Heat from the kitchen

07.11.2026 Ambrose Clancy

Reporter editorial: Well done, Shelter Island

06.22.2026 Nancy Green

Moving Forward column: Greed

06.21.2026 Editorial Staff

Editorial: Father’s Day