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Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Esther Hird Hunt

Esther Hird Hunt of Shelter Island passed peacefully at her Shelter Island home on May 4, 2026, just nine days shy of her 103rd birthday. Born in Passaic, N.J....

01.31.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island’s Morehead Poetry Contest underway

The Fifth Annual Bliss Morehead Poetry Contest is now open, the Shelter Island Public Library has announced. The prize, a grant of $1,000, is awarded each April to the...

01.22.2026 Featured Story

Shelter Island Library to kick off U.S. 250-year observance: Bill of Rights focus of dialogue series

Shelter Island Public Library Director Terry Lucas and fellow librarian Mara Zonderman, both former lawyers, will discuss the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution in a series of...

09.03.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Theresa Rogers

Theresa Rogers, a professor of sociology and a summer and weekend resident of Shelter Island for nearly 50 years, died Aug. 16 of natural causes in an assisted-living facility...

01.07.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter complete obituary: Virginia Gillooley

Virginia Gillooley, of Shelter Island, died on Dec. 28, 2024. She was born on April 6, 1943. Virginia, “Ginger” to most, “Cookie” to her family, and “GiGi,” to her...

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