08.06.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Aug. 6, 2026 BALANCING CRITICAL OBJECTIVES To the Editor: Shelter Island land use policies have been successful in preserving the Island’s unique environmental resources and low density. Over decades zoning, large lot...
08.02.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Aug. 2, 2026 THANK YOU To the Editor: The committee for renovating the Shelter Island Tot Lot would like to thank everyone who made our pancake breakfast on July 19 a resounding...
07.23.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters To the Editor: July 23, 2026 A MATTER OF TRUST To the Editor: Trust is the foundation of good government. It is earned when laws, guidelines and regulations are applied fairly, consistently, and without regard...
07.17.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: July 17, 2026 PARADISE LOST To the Editor: On Monday July 20 the Town Board will reconvene the public hearing on a request from one property owner for a zoning change to...
07.13.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: July 13, 2026 ROCKING FOR THE ROCK To the Editor: Why Rocking for the Rock is so important to me: Last year I became aware of just how tough it is for...
06.27.2026 Feature Story Letters to the Editor Values To the Editor: When it rains on Shelter Island our gardens and lawns flourish, but our waterways suffer....
06.04.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: June 4, 2026 TAKE DOWN THE SIGNS To the Editor: It’s May, more than five months before Election Day, and already political...
05.28.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: May 28, 2026 IN PLAIN SIGHT To the Editor: Shelter Island just voted on a $13.6 million school budget that pierces the...
05.21.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters To the Editor EXTENDED HOURS To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to inform the community about new extended office hours being implemented by the Town Clerk’s Office in...
05.15.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: May A FAN’S NOTE To the Editor: I spent quite a bit of time on the Island in the sixties, and some again in the 20-teens, and while I don’t...
05.08.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: May 8, 2026 JOURNALISM MATTERS To the Editor: I wanted to congratulate Ambrose Clancy for his award as Writer of the Year from the New York Press Association and to Nancy Green...
04.30.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: April 30, 2026 FOLLOW THE CODE To the Editor: I attended the public hearing last Wednesday evening where the applicant for 9 Cartwright Road was seeking two variances for an ADU on...
04.09.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: April 9, 2026 INDEPENDENT PLANNING BOARD To the Editor: This letter serves as a “Thank you” to the mayor and trustees of the Village of Dering Harbor for their consideration to restore...
03.27.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: March 27, 2026 DO EDUCATORS EVER LEARN? To the Editor: According to Newsday, out of all of the school districts on Long Island, only four are attempting to exceed the CAP in...
03.14.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: March 14, 2026 NINE MORE MONTHS To the Editor: Finally, winter has receded and the “Snow-Drops” (Galanthus) are looking beautiful popping up through frost-free ground. The weather is now warm enough to...
03.08.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: March 8, 2026 THANKS FOR RESPONDING To the Editor: I would just like to take this opportunity to thank the crew of the Shelter Island Highway Department for their outstanding work this...
03.01.2026 Featured Story Your letters Coming home To the Editor: Friday mid-day I boarded the North Ferry headed home on foot from the eye doctor. The cabin was filled to the brim with Shelter...
02.21.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Feb. 21, 2026 AN UNJUSTIFIABLE TAX BREAK To the Editor: On the heels of its last-minute push to buy a dilapidated property for $791,000 and borrow up to $2 million rather than...
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