Jan 29, 2025 · Thomas Getman to speak at Union Chapel Reporter Editorial: Tut School closure reflects rise in COVID cases here Shelter Island 5K winners confirmed: Fight for cure for women’s cancers continues Shelter Island comes together for coronavirus preparation Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Dinner at six One-stop composting coming to Shelter Island? You have nothing to lose but your banana peels ...

2 days ago · Councilman Gordon Gooding, the Town Board’s newest member, wants to revisit the 2025 $17.4 million budget, $12.5 million of which is to be raised from property taxes. He wants to try to scale back planned spending, even though the budget was unanimously adopted by his four colleagues in November. Supervisor Amber Brach-Williams told him at...

Jan 31, 2025 · The numbers are in, and the news isn’t pretty. Virtually all of the area’s volunteer fire departments reported an increase in emergency call responses in 2024, with several hitting record levels. In 2024, according to Shelter Island Fire Department (SIFD) data, the volunteers answered 223 calls, a spike from the previous year, when the department...

Jan 18, 2025 · THANKS AND GRATITUDE To the Editor: As we begin a new year, the Board of Trustees, Terry, and the staff at the Shelter Island Public Library Society give thanks and appreciation to all the organizations who have hosted library events while we are in our temporary quarters. Thank you to the Town Recreation Department, The...

6 days ago · If you know, let us know. Send your responses to [email protected] or phone 631-275-1859. Cynthia Michalak responded correctly on our Facebook page, identifying last week’s mystery photo of the Island’s 9/11 memorial (see below), standing in the field next to the Center Firehouse. The memorial is an iron girder from Ground Zero, its only adornment...

Jan 7, 2025 · Here are the headlines for Tuesday, January 7. FREE FOR ALL Norovirus, influenza cases on the rise throughout New York SHELTER ISLAND REPORTER A life working on the water: Fisherman, businessman serves Shelter Island and North Fork RIVERHEAD NEWS-REVIEW Horseshoe crab protection bill vetoed by governor 2024 Sports Person of the Year SUFFOLK TIMES Women’s...

Jan 1, 2025 · Shelter Island Reporter obituary: Daniel V. Duff Jr. Daniel V. Duff Jr. passed away in Palm City, Fla. on Jan. 22, 2025 at the age of 80. Dan was born in Queens, N.Y. on March 10, 1944...

Jan 10, 2025 · Shelter Island boys varsity basketball team takes Ross to overtime: Exciting game all the way for the fans. The home-game matchup between the Islanders and the Ross School on Friday, Jan. 24, had been highly anticipated.

Sep 22, 2024 · The economics of the business and Shelter Island had changed, the publisher said in a public notice, forcing the paper to adapt. During the last 25 years there has been a decline of small, locally-owned businesses, and an increase in off-Island ownership groups, which affected the Reporter’s advertising base.

Jan 19, 2024 · In Ernest Hemingway’s novel, “The Sun Also Rises,” one character asks his friend, “How did you go bankrupt?” The friend replies, “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” That dualism can be applied to a lot of situations, and for many Shelter Islanders, it can be an answer to the question: When did you become aware of...