Community

A revitalized Greenport Maritime Festival returns this weekend 

The Greenport Maritime Festival returns to the village waterfront October 16-18 after a leadership change and a furious nor’easter that swept across the North Fork created challenges and forced...

Library sponsors ‘Enduring Poetry’ webinar

For Poetry Lovers: Sign up under Adult Programs for “Enduring Poetry” a Webinar on Friday, October 23, 7 PM, sponsored by the Shelter Island Library, silibrary.org Robert Savino, a Suffolk...

Lions launch student trip to Epcot: Prime Rib Dinner raises funds for trip

The Shelter Island Lions Club launched a new event on Sunday, Oct. 11 — a Prime Rib Dinner — and the resounding support from the community will help the...

Old Timers softball game benefits the Little League

They’ve been playing the Shelter Island Old Timers softball game for so many years that no one is exactly sure when it started. This year it was played on...

Hunting mushrooms after dark at Mashomack: Fluorescent wonders are revealed

After a nor’easter postponed Mashomack Preserve’s inaugural Fluorescent Fungi hike, the search for the glowing fungi took place on Friday, Oct. 9.  Participants were handed UV flashlights and pamphlets,...

What Brings You A Sense Of Peace?  Rachael Bofinger After a heavy day, I’ll be driving home and people will wave, sometimes 10 people in a row, and I...

The Reporter’s photo quiz: What is that? Oct. 10, 2026

If you know, let us know. Send your responses to [email protected] or phone 631-275-1859. Only Chuck Kraus identified last week’s photo (see below), although Never-Say-Die Roger McKeon made a...

Celebration of Arts Center on Sunday: Reception at Town Hall

On Sunday, Oct. 11, all are invited to the SIAC (Shelter Island Arts Center) exhibit reception at Town Hall from 2 to 3 p.m. celebrating the Center’s first summer...

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Oct. 7, 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...

Shelter Island History Museum cleans out its ‘attic’

Raising a barn is a time-honored custom in rural communities, and sometimes a barn needs a village to return and help get it ready for its second act. More...