06.09.2015 Traffic Ferry traffic flow to Shelter Island improved in Greenport North Ferry says it’s found a simple solution to its vehicle line-up in Greenport. “We toyed with a number of different configurations,” said General Manager Bridg Hunt.
01.28.2015 Government North Ferry line re-routing set aside for now Almost a year has passed with no action to reroute North Ferry traffic in Greenport and a meeting Friday between the ferry company’s general manager and Railroad Museum officials...
12.30.2014 Police Cops: Man refused to leave North Ferry, charged with trespassing A Greenport man was charged with trespassing on Monday after police said he fell asleep on the North Ferry and refused to leave it. According to Southold Police, 44-year-old...
08.26.2014 Police Ferry management to press charges against trespassers A melee aboard North Ferry boats about 2 a.m. Sunday led to the arrests of several people who apparently jumped over closed gates and, in at least one case,...
08.22.2014 Community Only woman ever born on Shelter Island ferry turns 60 When Joan Elizabeth Young was born on the “Islander” the morning of Aug. 22, 1954, newspaper accounts suggested no other baby would ever again be born on a ferryboat...
05.25.2014 Columns Guest: Scrap the new ferry route before it starts As the North Ferry traffic control officer on summer weekends for 17 years, from 1990 to 2006, I agree with the comment Jim Kalin made on suffolktimes.com that the proposed new...
05.14.2014 News Trial run nearly set for route to access North Ferry If you’re bound for Shelter Island via the North Ferry in Greenport, sometime this summer, you’ll find a different route — one that’s experimental — but if it works,...
05.13.2014 Government County to set hearing for North Ferry rate changes The Suffolk County Legislature has scheduled a public hearing to change North Ferry rates — changes which, for the first time, would include a special rate for Greenport residents...
04.22.2014 Government Test run proposed for new traffic route to North Ferry A pilot plan is in the works to reroute traffic for the North Ferry in Greenport. Greenport Village Mayor David Nyce has been speaking with local state officials for...
04.17.2014 Government Greenport Village residents may receive break for ferry tickets If the Suffolk County Legislature approves the requested rate hikes for North Ferry, Greenport Village residents will get a break in ticket prices for the trip to Shelter Island.