09.15.2026 Featured Story Presence of West Nile virus discovered on Island The Suffolk County Department of Health Services announced that Shelter Island is among six locations where the presence of the West Nile virus was detected. Mosquito samples were...
09.14.2026 Featured Story Varney Poetry event planned with readings and reminiscences The Eighth Annual Richard Varney Memorial Poetry Reading, sponsored by the Shelter Island Public Library, will take place on Friday, Sept. 18, at 4 p.m., at St. Mary’s Episcopal...
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 appearance at Center Court a number of years ago. Stop laughing. An editor thought it...
09.13.2026 Featured Story A time to remember, and promises to keep: 9/11 ceremony at firehouse Rows of folding chairs were set out on the grass field next to the Center Firehouse. In the stillness there were long shadows cast by the evening sun. At...
09.12.2026 Featured Story UPDATE: School bus carrying Shelter Island children collides with minivan Wednesday A school bus carrying Shelter Island students collided with a minivan at the intersection of Main Road and Main Bayview Road in Southold on Wednesday afternoon, Sept.9. The bus...
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