05.05.2026 Featured Story News from Goat Hill: Club opens season with course upgrades Now in its 125th year, the Shelter Island Country Club (SICC), affectionately known as Goat Hill, continues to play a central role in the Shelter Island community. Last weekend,...
05.05.2026 Uncategorized Fireworks Committee seeks community support: ‘Dire situation’ in funding It was nearly a decade ago, when Brett Surerus was on the South Ferry reading the Reporter, when he learned the Shelter Island Chamber of Commerce had canceled the...
05.05.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Frederick J. Buonocore Frederick J. Buonocore of Shelter Island passed away on Thursday, April 30, 2026. He was 85 years old. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2026...
05.05.2026 Featured Story Love is blooming at Shelter Island Flowers When Kelci McIntosh, who grew up in a small coastal town called Mukilteo 25 miles north of Seattle, met Chris DiOrio who grew up on Shelter Island, they turned...
05.04.2026 Featured Story Reporter community forum on school draws a crowd A good crowd attended the Reporter Community Forum on April 30 at the Presbyterian Church’s Fellowship Hall — sponsored by Dime Bank and Suffolk Security Systems — to hear...
05.04.2026 Featured Story Cold winter linked to spike in tick bites: Emergency room visits highest in decades A cold, snowy winter may be driving a spike in tick bites across the Northeast, experts say, as the same conditions that buried Long Island in snow helped more...
05.04.2026 Featured Story Claudio’s reopens with new beach club and familiar favorites The iconic Claudio’s Waterfront in Greenport opens for the season this Friday, Saturday and Sunday April 24-26, ushering in a wave of welcome changes for the franchise. Last year’s lineup, Charlie...
05.03.2026 Featured Story Author tells tales about the mob: Talk and book signing at St. Mary’s Join author Jeffrey Sussman on Friday, May 8, at 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church as he delves into “how the mob adapted to the murders of its...
05.03.2026 Featured Story Midday LIRR trains to Greenport returning May 11 after track work The MTA announced that new timetables taking effect May 11 will restore weekday service east of Ronkonkoma, with additional trains to Montauk beginning May 18. Commuters on the Greenport...
05.03.2026 Featured Story Almost home Nearly a year after setting out on a voyage that took his 36-foot motorboat, Teddy Bear, up the Hudson, into Canada, across the Great Lakes, then south toward Florida...
05.02.2026 Featured Story Play Ball! Shelter Island Little League Season opens 2026 season There’s nothing quite like the crack of the bat, the cheer of the crowd, and a sunny afternoon at the ballfield, and Shelter Island Little League is ready to...
05.02.2026 Featured Story New Rams Head Inn chef has big plans: Tapping nature’s bounty for beautiful dishes Chef Jessica Taccone is, in many ways, not your typical toque. First of all, she’s pretty chill, leading her staff with collaboration and kindness instead of the Gordon Ramsey...
05.02.2026 Uncategorized What is that? May 2, 2026 If you know, let us know. Send your responses to [email protected] or phone 631-275-1859. Roger McKeon was on the money, recognizing last week’s photo (see below) as, “The new...
05.01.2026 Featured Story Bliss Moorhead Shelter Island Poetry honors An evening of poetry, remembrance, and community gathered at St. Mary’s as the Bliss Morehead Grant Readings — which have become part of Shelter Island’s cultural fabric, presented by...
05.01.2026 Featured Story Police Chief’s priority: ADA compliance for headquarters, plus Island flood concerns Police Chief Jim Read let his colleagues on the Capital Planning/Grants Committee know he will be seeking money in the 2027 budget to make his department headquarters compliant with...
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