01.08.2020 Editorial Editorial: Siller scores with two GOP appointments Last week’s Town Board reorganization meeting held real promise for Shelter Island residents, NOT in Supervisor Gerry Siller’s words so much as his actions. The Democratic supervisor, returning to...
01.03.2020 Editorial Editorial: Reporter Person of the Year is changing the world around her We never had any doubt about the large number of people who offer their services to better Shelter Island and help their neighbors. But it is heartening to be...
12.12.2019 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter editorials Where are the feds? We congratulate Gov. Andrew Cuomo for taking seriously the collapse of the scallop fishery this fall by calling on the federal government to pay attention...
12.05.2019 Editorial Reporter editorial: Keep the Island thriving On these early December mornings and late afternoons, the Center comes alive with lights.
11.22.2019 Editorial Reporter editorial: Those damned kids Young people are materialistic, in love with luxury, have atrocious manners, no respect for others and are obsessed with chatter via texting.
11.14.2019 Editorial Reporter Editorial: Island needs more focus on culling herd As the debate over the efficacy of 4-posters continues to rage on Shelter Island, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has put forth a new regulation that...
11.07.2019 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Making repairs It’s become a cliché to announce that American politics is broken. One fact about clichés is indisputable — they have to be true to take on the designation. There’s...
10.25.2019 Editorial Reporter editorial: Say yes to Pridwin’s Phase II Despite a hiccup at the outset, the Petry brothers have won their bid to renovate The Pridwin Hotel, a project that has been a long time coming. The planned...
10.18.2019 Editorial 5k is Island at its best Rain or shine, hundreds of runners and walkers will show up on the Island to participate in the 20th Annual 5k race to benefit the North Fork Breast Health...
10.12.2019 Editorial Reporter Editorial: A tough task well done Just a few short weeks ago, the Town Board began scrutinizing Supervisor Gary Gerth’s budget with the aim of sharply decreasing it. While that initial budget is referred to...
10.10.2019 Editorial Preliminary town budget shrinks from 15.7 to 5.3% After several budget meetings, the Shelter Island Town Board has reduced its requests for spending from 15.7% to 5.3%. But following a public hearing on the budget on Tuesday,...
10.07.2019 Editorial Reporter Editorial: Key to the highway Islanders owe debts of gratitude to Town Engineer John Cronin, the Engineering Department’s intern Andrei Oraseanu, the current Town Board and its predecessor for making safe, reliable roads a...
10.02.2019 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Light in October This editorial was originally published on Oct. 6, 2017. We live in a cynical age, one flooded with distractions of our own making and by blowhards in Washington manipulating,...
09.26.2019 Editorial Reporter editorials A note from the publisher After decades of having a dedicated physical office on Shelter Island, we have made the difficult decision to centralize all operations of the Reporter...
09.21.2019 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Facing the facts Last week, the Suffolk County Legislature took a bold step forward in dealing with the issue of climate change and its impact on our towns, villages and neighborhoods. Legislators...
