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09.04.2026 Featured Story

Pridwin drowning victim was ex-Team USA triathlete: Tragedy sparks Labor Day water-safety warning

The apparent drowning of a married father of two young girls near The Pridwin is prompting a warning for Labor Day weekend visitors not to underestimate the strong tides...

09.04.2026 Featured Story

On the East End, a paleta palooza beats the heat

There are lots of fun ways to cool down when you want to be outside and that end-of-summer heat beats your brow — a dip in the bay, a...

09.04.2026 Featured Story

Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Ithacas

The end of summer is what the word “bittersweet” was made for. June, July and August aren’t just months, but time out of time, especially for kids, to whom...

Featured Multimedia

09.04.2026 Around the Island

Two entrepreneurial women make a dream happen

09.03.2026 Columns

View From the Bridge: What matters most

09.03.2026 Letters

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

Classic Cool: Fun at the Northforker Wine & Food Classic

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Community

09.02.2026 News

Livin’ for the weekend: BBQ, concerts and more

There’s still plenty of summer left, and some of the Island’s most popular events. The annual American Legion Post...

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...

08.31.2026 Featured Story

Snapper Derby days away: End-of-summer fun competition

The signs are up and the search is on for the snapper poles so...

Obituaries

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,...

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...

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...

08.28.2026 Featured Story

Menantic Yacht Club goes Up the Creek

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

08.25.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Country Club celebrates 125 years

The widespread rain the Island experienced this weekend was not enough to stop the...

Opinion

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

08.27.2026 Reader Submission

Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Aug. 27, 2026

08.23.2026 Karl Grossman

Suffolk Closeup: Safe alternatives to forever chemicals