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07.31.2026 Featured Story

Federal lifeline opens for North Fork farmers after devastating April freeze

Suffolk County was included in a U.S. Department of Agriculture disaster declaration covering damage caused by frost and freezing temperatures from April 19 to 21, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Saturday....

07.31.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Real Estate Transfers: July 31, 2026

Listings prepared for Times Review Media Group by Suffolk Vision Inc., dated May 29, 2026. SHELTER ISLAND (11964) • Nature Conservancy Inc to Jeffrey Franzoni, 21 Thompson Road (700-24-1-18)...

07.31.2026 Featured Story

Organización Latino Americana promotes public safety law: Chief Read says local policy is best route

Can a policy be as effective as a law in protecting vulnerable residents from actions that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could employ and have used in other...

07.30.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Arts center opens, welcoming all

Everyone carries a creative side. That’s the belief that artist June Shatken lives by. It’s one that has prompted her commitment to spreading artistic passion throughout the Island, and,...

07.30.2026 Featured Story

Island water testing program deemed a success

It was a very beautiful day and a lot of people were out shopping or going to beaches or other sites, said Sean Davy, describing the weather this past...

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07.30.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: July 30, 2026

Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the...

07.29.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: July 29, 2026

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday,...

07.29.2026 Featured Story

Medieval Spain to be focus at History Museum: Tolerance among diverse cultures

The Shelter Island History Museum will host a presentation on Thursday, Aug. 6 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. by...

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07.29.2026 Featured Story

A plan to cut Building Department costs

It’s not the typical time when the Town Board turns much of its attention to the budget for the next year. But it’s never too early to look at...

07.29.2026 Featured Story

Island volleyball team earns national student-athlete honors

Shelter Island School has an outstanding record of producing students who excel both on the court and in the classroom. This season the team earned their 12th consecutive Team...

07.28.2026 Featured Story

Meghan Lang to retire from school post that she defined

“It’s bittersweet; I really do enjoy what I do.” The speaker was Meghan Lang who retires in September as guidance office assistant after 20 years on the job. But...

07.28.2026 Featured Story

Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Timing

Bad timing, good timing: everyone over the age of six knows — from experience, mind you — that, as Bobby Burns points out, “The best laid plans of mice...

07.28.2026 Featured Story

Hubbard’s Auto Repair Shop closes: Retirement, and a hand-off to new owner

This week, the announcement was official: George Hubbard, who’s run the repair shop on Jaspa Road for 20 years, and worked on the Island for 27 more, is now...

07.27.2026 Featured Story

Stars Café site plan approved: Firefighters, EMTs get tax break

It’s official: Stars Café at White Oak has Town Board approval for its site plan to officially convert what was once a wine tasting business to a coffee and...

07.27.2026 Featured Story

We are the champions! Bucks capture first league title since 2015

When the Shelter Island Bucks lost eight consecutive games during the first week of the 2026 Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League (HCBL) season, they were dead last in the standings....

07.27.2026 Featured Story

Working with — not against — nature: Restoring the Island’s landscape, one yard at a time

How to reduce the use of herbicides and pesticides while cultivating your own landscape with native plants that support the Island’s wildlife? That was the challenge that drew 44...

07.27.2026 Sports

Bucks beat Breakers for League championship

The Shelter Island Bucks defeated the Southampton Breakers on Southampton’s home field Sunday by a score of of 6-5 to win the 2026 Hamtpons Collegiate Baseball League title. Despite...

07.26.2026 Featured Story

Guest Column: Legal realities behind 8647 inquiries

The recent visit by the Secret Service to the homes of certain residents of eastern Long Island raises troubling questions. All people residing in the United States should be...

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Federal lifeline opens for North Fork farmers after devastating April freeze

Shelter Island Reporter Real Estate Transfers: July 31, 2026

Organización Latino Americana promotes public safety law: Chief Read says local policy is best route

Shelter Island Arts center opens, welcoming all

Island water testing program deemed a success

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: July 30, 2026

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: July 29, 2026

Medieval Spain to be focus at History Museum: Tolerance among diverse cultures

More in Featured Story

A plan to cut Building Department costs

Island volleyball team earns national student-athlete honors

Meghan Lang to retire from school post that she defined

Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Timing

Hubbard’s Auto Repair Shop closes: Retirement, and a hand-off to new owner

Stars Café site plan approved: Firefighters, EMTs get tax break

We are the champions! Bucks capture first league title since 2015

Working with — not against — nature: Restoring the Island’s landscape, one yard at a time

Bucks beat Breakers for League championship

Guest Column: Legal realities behind 8647 inquiries

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