10.18.2026 Featured Story Islanders sweep their hometown 5K: Take first place in men and women divisions It’s no secret that Shelter Island’s own Jason and Joshua Green are two of the Island’s premier runners. When Jason set the course record in the Shelter Island Fall...
10.13.2026 Featured Story Old Timers softball game benefits the Little League They’ve been playing the Shelter Island Old Timers softball game for so many years that no one is exactly sure when it started. This year it was played on...
10.11.2026 Featured Story Gone Fishing: Preparing for fall As expected, the nor’easter brought a change to our local fisheries. The storm pushed the albies away and brought migratory striped bass into local waters. The arrival of these...
10.08.2026 Featured Story Island runners meeting the challenge BY ERIN BASKIN — COACH We have a very competitive cross country team this season made up of three boys and two girls. We’re lucky to have four returning...
10.04.2026 Featured Story A perfect day for Whitebread The 33nd running of the annual Whitebread Around the Whirl Sailboat Regatta took place this Saturday, Oct. 3, in the waters surrounding Shelter Island and vicinity. The Whitebread’s name...
10.02.2026 Featured Story Island soccer team starting out strong in 2026 The Shelter Island soccer team played a challenging game against the Southampton Mariners on Thursday, Sept. 24 at Fiske...
09.28.2026 Featured Story Enthusiasm and hard work marks volleyball team: Searching for first win It’s the end of September and the volleyball team is halfway through its league schedule. We’re starting to see...
09.23.2026 Featured Story Island volleyballers become unified through adversity Brandi Carlile’s song “Hold Out Your Hand” is a favorite of mine. This rocking anthem is about human connection,...
09.22.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island School soccer team kicks off new season For five seniors, the soccer field represents a final season. For a trio of incoming 8th-graders, it’s just the beginning. Seniors Evan Weslek, Henry Springer, Ari Waife, Abraham Roig,...
09.22.2026 Featured Story Over the Hill game to benefit S.I Little League: Oldest and youngest celebrated Dust off the glove and stretch out those hamstrings — Shelter Island’s Over the Hill Softball Game returns Saturday, October 10, with a rain date of Sunday, October 11,...
09.16.2026 Featured Story Resilience and confidence marks 2026 Island volleyball team I am really enjoying working with the 2026 Shelter Island volleyball team. Admittedly, that is generally true each year, but this season features a particularly motivated and supportive group....
09.14.2026 Featured Story Gimme Shelter: Ball geezer With the U.S. Open winding up this weekend, I’ve been thinking about my own appearance at Center Court a number of years ago. Stop laughing. An editor thought it...
09.13.2026 Featured Story Gone fishing: Albie invasion One of fall’s most iconic fisheries is officially underway here on Long Island. A body of yellowfin tuna has moved into the waters south of Shinnecock and Montauk, giving...
09.07.2026 News Pirates take over Menantic Yacht Club Not only did the Menantic Yacht Club hold its 11th and last series of Sunfish races of the 2026 season this past Sunday in very windless conditions, but thanks...
09.01.2026 Featured Story Fierce competition in West Neck Harbor This past Sunday was perfect for the Menantic Yacht Club’s 10th and next to last Sunfish race series for the 2026 season. At the start of racing, with plenty...
08.31.2026 Featured Story Islander breaks world record for chin-ups: David Brush’s 24-hour odyssey of pain and triumph Up, down. Up, down. At 11:32 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, Shelter Islander David Brush had spent the last 23 hours and 32 minutes on a chin-up bar in his...
08.28.2026 Featured Story Menantic Yacht Club goes Up the Creek This past Sunday, with only three weeks to go in the Menantic Yacht Club’s 2026 Sunfish sailing season, and with wind from the west southwest, the Race Committee, under...
08.25.2026 Featured Story Shelter Island Country Club celebrates 125 years The widespread rain the Island experienced this weekend was not enough to stop the members of the Shelter Island Country Club (SICC) from celebrating the club’s 125th anniversary with...