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09.23.2026 Featured Story

Island profile: Alison Madden — Raising the bar on community health care

When Alison Madden came to Greenport for the interview that would make her Chief Medical Officer at Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital, she stepped into a hospital that...

09.23.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Sept. 23, 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...

09.23.2026 Featured Story

Island volleyballers become unified through adversity

Brandi Carlile’s song “Hold Out Your Hand” is a favorite of mine. This rocking anthem is about human connection, discovering the value in each person and standing together in...

Featured Multimedia

09.22.2026 News

Shelter Island School soccer team kicks off new season

09.22.2026 News

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Sept. 22, 2026

09.22.2026 Around the Island

Today, it’s autumn

Sip Club: Of big things and small packages

The Dish: A polished pub at Lion’s Nook

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Community

09.22.2026 Featured Story

Over the Hill game to benefit S.I Little League: Oldest and youngest celebrated

Dust off the glove and stretch out those hamstrings — Shelter Island’s Over the Hill Softball Game returns Saturday,...

09.20.2026 Featured Story

The September Sweep: Saturday’s cleanup canceled

BY DONNA EMMA The Shelter Island Lions Club has canceled plans for “The September...

09.18.2026 Featured Story

Moving Forward: Understanding post-partum depression

While everyone seems to have an opinion on the Lindsay Clancy case, not many...

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

09.22.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island School soccer team kicks off new season

For five seniors, the soccer field represents a final season. For a trio of incoming 8th-graders, it’s just the...

09.16.2026 Featured Story

Resilience and confidence marks 2026 Island volleyball team

I am really enjoying working with the 2026 Shelter Island volleyball team. Admittedly, that...

09.14.2026 Featured Story

Gimme Shelter: Ball geezer

With the U.S. Open winding up this weekend, I’ve been thinking about my own...

Opinion

09.15.2026 Jenifer Maxson

Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Regeneration

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