07.05.2026 Featured Story Islanders celebrate America with July 4th parade A special, one-time 4th of July parade in the Island’s Center offered Islanders of all ages a gathering to share and celebrate the Nation’s 250th anniversary. The Parade stepped...
06.18.2026 Featured Story Love on the Rock: Fireworks, Ferry Rides and Float City Some love stories begin with grand gestures. Others start with a tug on a shirt sleeve. For Kelly (neé Gillooley) and Brett Surerus, it began at the Shelter Island...
07.14.2025 Featured Story What so proudly we hail: Nonprofit keeps Shelter Island Fireworks tradition alive The Island’s biggest party. A bold statement, but one most Islanders won’t dispute. This year, the Shelter Island Fireworks faced a cloudy and humid forecast, but the sun peeked...
12.05.2024 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter editorial: A time for generosity The major religions of the world proclaim charity as one of the foundations of their beliefs. In Hebrew, the word for righteousness or justice, is often interchangeable with the...
07.15.2024 Featured Story ‘The Island’s best party’: Fun and friendship at the fireworks At 6 p.m. last Saturday night, in the center of the graceful arc of Crescent Beach, Maurice ‘Tut’ Tuttle, his wife Jackie, and Mark Halsey were parked in prime...
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