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10.15.2026 Election 2026

Kiely targets bail reform, immigration in Assembly rematch

Republican Stephen Kiely is taking another crack at the state’s 1st Assembly District seat after a failed run in 2024, hoping to defeat Democratic incumbent Tommy John Schiavoni in...

10.13.2026 News

Hunting mushrooms after dark: Fluorescent wonders are revealed at Mashomack

After a nor’easter postponed Mashomack Preserve’s inaugural Fluorescent Fungi hike on Shelter Island, the search for the glowing mushrooms took place on Friday, Oct. 9. Participants were handed UV...

09.07.2026 News

East End strongman tops chin-up world record, raises more than $15K for Parkinson’s fight

David Brush had one number in mind when he grabbed the bar Saturday afternoon: 10,001. Nearly 24 hours later, after fighting through wrist, shoulder and biceps pain and at one...

09.04.2026 News

Pridwin drowning victim was ex-Team USA triathlete as tragedy sparks Labor Day water-safety warning

The apparent drowning of a married father of two young girls near a luxury Shelter Island hotel is prompting a warning for Labor Day weekend visitors not to underestimate...

09.03.2026 News

Married NYC dad identified in tragic Pridwin drowning

The Shelter Island Police Department has identified the 38-year-old man who drowned in waters off Crescent Beach on Wednesday. Spencer M. Korwin of New York City was found at...

09.02.2026 News

Pridwin guest found dead after going missing during morning swim off Shelter Island

A 38-year-old guest at The Pridwin who went for a morning swim was found dead around 3 p.m. Wednesday after an hourslong search off Shelter Island, police said. The...

09.01.2026 News

Bug Light Classic Regatta revives Greenport sailing tradition

A classic sailing tradition is returning to Greenport Harbor this fall after more than a decade. The first Bug Light Classic Regatta will be held Sept. 26, reviving the...

08.31.2026 News

Netflix is coming to this East End haven — with a star-studded cast

A Netflix comedy featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Vivica A. Fox, Vanessa Williams and Jenifer Lewis begins filming on Shelter Island this week. Production of “Women Like Us” is expected to take place...

08.12.2026 The Arts

Eric Demarchelier launches new exhibit — and his inspiration is an island

In A Moveable Feast, Ernest Hemingway purported the clear and good advice, “Write the truest sentence you know.” For local artist Eric Demarchelier, that advice translates to painting, too. “I love...

08.10.2026 News

Worker arrested by ICE in Greenport freed after 23-day detention ordeal: ‘conditions were really bad’

A longtime East End employee arrested by Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) officers while on his way to work has been freed after nearly a month in federal detention,...

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