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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 7 a.m, Monday through Friday, 8:30 Saturdays. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s...

09.09.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Police make two arrests this week

On Sept. 6, at 11:50 p.m., Laura V. Ortiz Lozano, 29, of the Bronx was arrested for driving while intoxicated — 1st offense; imprudent speed; moving from lane unsafely...

09.09.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Sept. 9, 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 In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the...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

09.08.2026 News

Surviving 9/11 and making it home: 25 years later an Islander remembers

09.08.2026 Around the Island

From London to the Hamptons, Declan Blackmore brings back news from the Chelsea Flower Show

09.08.2026 Around the Island

First day of school 2026

North Fork communities mark 25 years since 9/11

Cook This Now! Local apple crisp

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Community

09.08.2026 Featured Story

First day of school 2026

The180 or so students at Shelter Island School returned from summer vacation today and were greeted by teachers and...

09.07.2026 News

Pirates take over Menantic Yacht Club

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

09.07.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island’s celebration of fishing: The Lions Club Snapper Derby

The annual Lions Club Snapper Derby is the day when Shelter Island teaches its...

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

09.01.2026 Featured Story

Fierce competition in West Neck Harbor

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

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...

08.28.2026 Featured Story

Menantic Yacht Club goes Up the Creek

This past Sunday, with only three weeks to go in the Menantic Yacht Club’s...

Opinion

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

09.03.2026 John Cronin

View From the Bridge: What matters most

09.03.2026 Reporter Staff

Shelter Island Reporter letters to the Editor: Sept. 3, 2026

08.28.2026 Editorial Staff

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Stay smart, stay safe