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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...

09.08.2026 Featured Story

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

Declan Blackmore of Summerhill Landscapes in Sag Harbor has spent the brunt of his life working on and with the land — that is, shaping it; collaborating with renowned landscape architects,...

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 staff. We’ll have more on this site and in our...

09.06.2026 Featured Story

Joanne Sherman’s column: Emptied nests

Ah, September. Some people claim that it’s the best month out here. There are fewer tourists but most seasonal businesses are still open, there’s less traffic on the roads...

09.05.2026 Featured Story

Forget the Gulf; Shelter Island has its own shrimp

Chef Armond Joseph of Léon 1909 (29 West Neck Road, Shelter Island, 631-749-9123) is not afraid of a challenge; certainly not when exquisite flavor is the reward of tenacity and toil....

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09.05.2026 Featured Story

High School Reunion of Shelter Island Class of 1986

Members of the Shelter Island High School Class of 1986 gathered at the home of Jeffrey and Sharon Gibbs...

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...

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,...

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09.04.2026 Featured Story

Two entrepreneurial women make a dream happen

An age-old question: How do you define art? In the hands of Jude Amsel it’s so much more than most would imagine because she sees art everywhere and in...

09.03.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Sept. 3, 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...

09.02.2026 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 281 Barbecue Cookoff will draw competitors and hungry Islanders to...

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 carefully stored away at the end of last summer. Staving off thoughts that summer vacation...

08.30.2026 News

What song best represents America? Music Guys and Islanders choose

Is there one song that stands above all the rest when it comes to representing America — particularly in the midst of this semiquincentennial year of celebrations? The Rock’s...

08.30.2026 Featured Story

An Icelandic adventure in music: Echoes of Shelter Island’s creative culture

Take a quick — and free — musical trip to Iceland to start your Labor Day weekend. James Marshall and his musician friends are back at the Presbyterian Church...

08.29.2026 Featured Story

Island Voices

How has living and working on Shelter Island shaped what you create, and the way you see and think as an artist? Chris Sorensen On the ferry, everything melts...

08.28.2026 Featured Story

Union Chapel’s Poetry Sunday: Last service of the season

For an historic summer chapel that began as a Methodist camp in 1872, it is fitting that Union Chapel in the Grove celebrates another historic birthday for its final...

08.27.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter’s Community Calendar: Aug. 27, 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...

08.26.2026 Featured Story

Greatest song about America? Music Guys David Browne and Tom Junod to discuss choices

David Browne, seven time author and senior writer at Rolling Stone, and Tom Junod, author of the recently published memoir “In the Days of My Youth I Was Told...

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Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Sept. 9, 2026

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

First day of school 2026

Joanne Sherman’s column: Emptied nests

Forget the Gulf; Shelter Island has its own shrimp

High School Reunion of Shelter Island Class of 1986

On the East End, a paleta palooza beats the heat

Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Ithacas

More in Around the Island

Two entrepreneurial women make a dream happen

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Sept. 3, 2026

Livin’ for the weekend: BBQ, concerts and more

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

What song best represents America? Music Guys and Islanders choose

An Icelandic adventure in music: Echoes of Shelter Island’s creative culture

Island Voices

Union Chapel’s Poetry Sunday: Last service of the season

Shelter Island Reporter’s Community Calendar: Aug. 27, 2026

Greatest song about America? Music Guys David Browne and Tom Junod to discuss choices

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