01.26.2026 Featured Story Reporter Editorial: Comp Plan must be a priority — Jan. 26, 2026 We were pleased to see completion of an updated Comprehensive Plan placed high on the Town Board’s list of priorities for this year. A municipality’s Comprehensive Plan dictates policy...
12.07.2025 Featured Story Reporter column: The tapestry of self Recently, I attended Bill Bleyer’s presentation on East End whaling, carrying his inscribed book, “Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History.” Bill autographed it with, “Everywhere the sea...
05.04.2025 Featured Story Spring cleaning, Shelter Island style A Shelter Island Rite of Spring, the 8th annual “Island Roadside and Beach Cleanup” sponsored by the Lions Club, was a great success by all accounts on Saturday morning,...
11.01.2024 Featured Story Shelter Island’s annual 2024 Halloween Parade a joy to behold Shelter Island’s annual Halloween celebration paraded through the Center on a mild autumn day, with witches, goblins and strange characters of all ages, ghoulish and grand, marching from the...
09.06.2023 Featured Story The Reporter goes to the first day of school, 2023 Wednesday the staff and administration of Shelter Island School greeted 190 students on the first day of the 2023 school year. Our Francesca Frasco was there to photograph the...
03.24.2023 Featured Story Stepping in to Spring 2023 On the morning of the first day of spring, March 20, on Crescent Beach.
03.01.2023 Featured Story Snow folks Zach and Jenna Reylek took advantage of Tuesday night’s snowfall to create an Island snow couple off Cartwright Road, to the delight of all.
02.01.2023 Uncategorized A dog’s (happy) life Layla, above, enjoying a quiet moment during Tuesday morning’s snowfall.
11.11.2022 Featured Story Shelter Island celebrates Veterans Day 2022 Islanders gathered at the American Legion Mitchell Post 281 in the Center on Friday to remember, honor and celebrate local veterans, as well as veterans across the country. Here...
11.01.2022 Featured Story A Shelter Island Halloween Shelter Island’s annual Halloween celebration paraded through the Center on a mild autumn day, with witches, goblins and strange characters of all ages, ghoulish and grand, marching from the...
10.16.2022 Featured Story A perfect day, in every way, for the Shelter Island 5K Run/Walk The 23rd annual Shelter Island 5K Run/Walk was an outstanding success, staged on one of the most beautiful days of the year, with high skies, and a temperature of...