03.05.2026 News Shelter Island obituary: Renée Sylvia Jernick Renée Sylvia Jernick (nee Smith), 74, of Viera, Fla., passed away peacefully on Nov. 1, 2025 at Holmes Regional Medical Center surrounded by family members, including her husband of...
03.02.2026 Featured Story Library happenings Building News Despite the snow and bitter cold, the steel continues to go up on the library’s extension and the roof line and the outline of the cupola are...
03.01.2026 Featured Story Know your rights—Immigration and more The Shelter Island Public Library will present a program called “Know Your Rights — Immigration and More,” on Wednesday, March 4, at 4 p.m. on Zoom. Organización Latino Americana...
02.28.2026 News Shelter Island Reporter Obituary: Carol Ann Hallman Taplin Carol Ann Hallman Taplin passed away on Feb. 7, 2026, in Titusville, Fla.
02.27.2026 Featured Story North Ferry payment system working again North Ferry customers can once again use the company’s online payment system to load Ferry Passes, according to the company’s general manager, Bridg Hunt. The third party company that...
02.26.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: Feb. 26, 2026 EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday, 8:30 Saturdays. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s...
02.26.2026 Featured Story Paw Print: The World Of Peter Waldner From the mind and pen of Peter Waldner, the Reporter’s award-winning editorial cartoonist.
02.25.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Profile: Cathy Kenny “It’s organized chaos. Everybody grabs something,” Cathy Kenny said, recounting the experience of fighting her first house fire. Inspired by the life of her brother Sean, a 25-year veteran...
02.25.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Police Dept. blotter: Quiet week before the storm 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 In court, the charges against them may be reduced or withdrawn or the...
02.24.2026 Featured Story Islanders entertain in a creative comedy film: Frieda Takes the Stage’ takes to YouTube For an entertaining way to pass the time on a snowbound day — or any time you’d enjoy the company of Shelter Island’s amazingly talented local performers — pull...
02.24.2026 Featured Story Bird flu suspected in waterfowl deaths: Concern for geese, swans and bald eagles Surviving February is tough for wildlife, even in mild winters. This year, however, experts say the lasting snow cover is leading to food scarcity among North Fork waterfowl flocks,...
02.24.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Tuesday snow schedule As the Highway Department continues the cleanup of an estimated 24 inches of snow, Town Hall has continued to ask residents to stay off roadways on Tuesday except in...
02.23.2026 Featured Story Storm update: Reports on blizzard’s impact Police Chief Jim Read, the Emergency Management Coordinator for Shelter Island, issued a report at 3 p.m. Monday on the blizzard — named Winter Storm Hernando — that hammered...
02.23.2026 Featured Story Camp for grieving kids returns to Shelter Island The little boy had a question for his mother: “Why am I the only person who doesn’t have a dad?” And the mother, struck suddenly again by grief, had...
02.23.2026 Featured Story Highway Department crews battling the blizzard: No power outages so far At 4:30 a.m., Monday, Highway Department Superintendent Ken Lewis Jr. said crews were battling a blizzard of heavy snow with the wind “blowing like hell out here.” According to...
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