04.24.2026 Featured Story Identifying Shelter Island areas prone to storm surges: Preparing responses for protections In line with identifying natural hazards in need of mitigation, Town Engineer Joe Finora told the Town Board this month he has focused on two critical locations subject to...
03.23.2026 Featured Story The ospreys have returned to Shelter Island A sure sign of the change of season is the return of the ospreys to Shelter Island. This homecoming usually coincides with the beginning of spring, and the beautiful...
12.08.2025 Featured Story Codger’s Column: Vulnerable thoughts Codger and Crone are between dogs right now, waiting for that next Cur to fill the place of Rudy and Milo and Apollo and Tess. Each of them arrived...
04.28.2025 Featured Story Prose & Comments: History — personal and Island-wide BY CHRIS CAREY My family first came to Shelter Island from Brooklyn in 1952. Our father, Hugh, drove my mother, Helen, and five children past Lake Panamoka, heading east...
04.17.2025 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Andrew Arthur Reeve Andrew Arthur Reeve, known to all as Andy, passed away peacefully at the age of 68 on April 15, 2025, at his beloved home on Shelter Island, with his...