07.24.2020 News A light in the dark: five rescued off sinking speed boat by Cross Sound Ferry Capt. Mike Ward pulled out of Orient at 8 p.m. Sunday aboard the Cape Henlopen, headed for New London. Not far out, near the Plum Island buoy, he saw...
05.24.2019 Police Ferry crew quickly extinguishes fire in vehicle that had just boarded The engine of a vehicle that had just boarded the Cross Sound Ferry boat Mary Ellen caught fire Friday afternoon, forcing the boat the be evacuated as crews quickly...
01.12.2018 Community Heroics aboard the Cross Sound Ferry in Orient On the day after Christmas, the 11 a.m. Cross Sound Ferry from Orient to New London was running a half-hour behind. Surely there was grumbling from weary holiday passengers...
03.31.2017 Business Day in the life of a Cross Sound Ferry bartender Although John Venduras lives in Connecticut, his face is familiar to many who live on the North Fork. They meet in the middle of Long Island Sound aboard the...
03.12.2017 Government Southold starts restoration work at Town Beach Southold Town is trucking sand from Cross Sound Ferry in Orient to replenish Town Beach on Route 48, which has been eaten away by erosion.
10.12.2016 Business Cross Sound Ferry vessel receives new low-emission engines Cross Sound Ferry has partnered with the Connecticut Maritime Foundation to buy and install four new diesel marine engines in the Jessica W, one of its high-speed passenger ferries...
09.03.2016 Business New passenger ferry added to Cross Sound Ferry fleet A new passenger ferry has joined the Cross Sound Ferry fleet, according to a press release. The Jennifer C., which can accommodate 50 cars and 300 passengers, made its maiden voyage...
02.07.2016 Business Cross Sound Ferry to add new vessel during peak travel times Cross Sound Ferry in Orient will soon add another boat to its fleet to expand service to and from New London, Conn. during peak summer travel times.
07.10.2015 Police Police find duffel bag full of dead cats on beach Southold Police found a duffel bag filled with dead cats on an Orient beach Thursday evening, according to a press release.
03.10.2015 Government Are 3,000 more heavy freight trucks headed our way? Trucks, trucks and more trucks. A plan by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council that could recommend redirecting 3,000 heavy freight trucks per year from I-95 in Connecticut to the North...
