10.30.2026 Featured Story Reporter endorsements for Election 2026 ASSEMBLY In the 1st Assembly District, Republican Stephen Kiely, a former Shelter Island Town Attorney, brings extensive municipal-law experience. His interest in converting vacant commercial buildings into housing addresses...
10.27.2026 Featured Story Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: The vote of many colors Oh, yes, indeedy these mid-terms already in progress and culminating in five days manifest a miracle that is meant to occur every single time we have a nationwide election: ...
10.25.2026 Featured Story Column: East End wooden boat building Not long ago I attended a Times-Review forum on wooden boat building on the North Fork. Held in Southold, it was much like the forums we have had on...
10.23.2026 Featured Story Suffolk Closeup: Truly a crisis A kind of good news is that the median selling price of a single-family home in Suffolk County declined — but, relatively, not much — from a record $760,000...
10.23.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Make a plan to vote Every election in America is critical, whether at the national, state or local level. Voting is the engine that drives the democratic process. The oft-repeated expression “all politics is...
10.22.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letter to the Editor: Oct. 22, 2026 ADDRESS HOUSING, ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS To the Editor: Zoning codes are intended to address community needs while protecting public health, welfare, and the environment. Shaped by zoning and land preservation...
10.16.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: Oct. 16, 2026 WhO IS RESPONSIBLE? To the Editor: Without going into the questionable legality of the recent ad hoc decision by the majority of the Town Board to approve the Colligan...
10.12.2026 Featured Story Codger’s Column: A last hurrah Albert Dickson’s last hurrah played out mildly last week just before noon on a bright, chilly Tuesday. The strongest word he uttered in his final statement was “egregious.” The...
10.10.2026 Featured Story Suffolk Closeup: Nuclear reactors on the moon? Atomic energy has been an unexpectedly extensive part of my journalistic journey. Because of having been deeply involved in reporting about LILCO’s plan to construct seven to 11 nuclear...
10.09.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter Letter to the Editor: Oct. 9, 2026 BUDGET ALERT To the Editor: The Town supervisor has released her 2027 recommended budget. It is a 7.5% increase in property tax revenue from $13,003,459 to $13,978,751. No one...
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