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11.09.2025 Featured Story

Hands-on Shelter Island History: Students partner with H’way Depart. to restore markers

How three Shelter Island students came to assist Highway Department employees in restoring four historical markers on Island roadways can be traced to an obscure upstate judge who once...

11.09.2025 Featured Story

Projects for Shelter Island Town-owned buildings under discussion

The Capital Planning/Grants Committee is focused on how to put to use $70,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money. A decision has been made on making some critical...

11.09.2025 Featured Story

21st century skills lacking in many local officials

Whether standing behind the center console on a Boston Whaler or commanding a 1,000-foot Panamax container ship, the view from the bridge reveals the true nature of the waters...

11.08.2025 Featured Story

Camp Good Mourning is shelter for grieving children

On fall and spring weekends for the past two years, a group of grieving children have arrived by ferry to spend the weekend in Shelter Island’s healing arms. Last...

11.08.2025 Featured Story

A rescue at Crescent Beach: Rare creature is saved by quick thinking

A visitor, seldom if ever seen on Shelter Island, arrived by water recently, got into a life-and-death struggle and was rescued by calm and collected Islanders. Fishing off Crescent...

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11.08.2025 Featured Story

Greenport’s Maritime Festival hits rough seas

Greenport’s beloved Maritime Festival is in dire waters — but it may not go down with the ship. The East End Seaport Museum & Marine Foundation, the organizer of...

11.07.2025 Featured Story

What is that? Nov. 7, 2025

If you know, let us know. Send your responses to [email protected] or phone 631-275-1859. Roger McKeon met expectations by being the first to identify last week’s mystery photo (see...

11.07.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Real Estate Transfers: Nov. 7, 2025

Listings prepared for Times Review Media Group by Suffolk Vision Inc., dated Aug. 29, 2025. AQUEBOGUE (11931) • 518 Main Rd LLC to GWS Tree Farms LLC, 518 Main...

11.07.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island artist featured in Presidential Library

The latest notable achievement for Shelter Island artist Roz Dimon is the exhibit of her series of interactive portraits of President Abraham Lincoln at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library...

11.06.2025 Featured Story

Partial obituary: Shirley E. Mundy

Shirley E. Mundy of Shelter Island passed away on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. She was 91 years old. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Nov. 12 from 2 to 3...

11.06.2025 Featured Story

Dr. Frank does it again

The New York City Marathon never gets old for Dr. Frank Adipietro, even after running the 26.2 mile endurance challenge for the 43rd time on Sunday, November 2. Some...

11.06.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Nov. 6, 2025

Those named in arrest reports or receiving police summonses have not been convicted of a crime. In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the...

11.06.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Nov. 6, 2025

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church. Adult...

11.05.2025 Featured Story

Doroski shocks Stark to win Legislature’s 1st District

Democrat Greg Doroski pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Tuesday’s election, unseating Republican incumbent Catherine Stark in the Suffolk County Legislature 1st District race. The four-year Southold...

11.05.2025 Featured Story

Campaigns celebrate: Gooding gracious in defeat

The Isola bar was buzzing Tuesday night, hosting the GOP’s watch party. When the polls closed at the school, and Ms. Brach-Williams and Ms. Larsen were comfortably ahead, the...

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Hands-on Shelter Island History: Students partner with H’way Depart. to restore markers

Projects for Shelter Island Town-owned buildings under discussion

21st century skills lacking in many local officials

Camp Good Mourning is shelter for grieving children

A rescue at Crescent Beach: Rare creature is saved by quick thinking

More in Featured Story

Greenport’s Maritime Festival hits rough seas

What is that? Nov. 7, 2025

Shelter Island Reporter Real Estate Transfers: Nov. 7, 2025

Shelter Island artist featured in Presidential Library

Partial obituary: Shirley E. Mundy

Dr. Frank does it again

Shelter Island Police Department blotter: Nov. 6, 2025

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Nov. 6, 2025

Doroski shocks Stark to win Legislature’s 1st District

Campaigns celebrate: Gooding gracious in defeat

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