09.03.2026 Featured Story View From the Bridge: What matters most During my days as a ferry captain, our crew amused ourselves with a little game. A full boat consisted of 24 vehicles and 150 passengers. We would occasionally calculate...
08.08.2026 Featured Story View from the Bridge: The sailing experience Jonathan Russo’s Afloat column in the July 9 Reporter brought back a flood of memories from another era of boating, and sailing in particular. Jonathan has a wonderful way...
05.31.2026 Featured Story View From the Bridge: Submarines and governance complexities Recently I encountered two former Shelter Island supervisors, men who served years apart and under very different circumstances. One conversation occurred before a funeral service for a local resident,...
04.04.2026 Featured Story Cronin’s Column: Reckoning in Anchored Beacon Some years ago, while single-handing my Stone Horse cutter Eidos down east, I dropped the hook in the tiny harbor of a little-known island, Anchored Beacon. The visit proved...
01.11.2026 Featured Story View From the Bridge: Our vulnerabilities This past December, the Shelter Island Reporter invited me to participate in a community forum on local vulnerabilities. I addressed several issues facing Shelter Island, including wildfires, but I...
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