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04.18.2020 COVID-19

Shelter Island ferry companies requiring passengers to wear masks in cars

The North and South ferry companies, which operate vessels to Shelter Island, have issued directives that all customers boarding boats, even those in vehicles, must wear face masks or...

07.11.2014 Government

South Ferry dredging project to be funded by county

The Suffolk County Legislature voted unanimously to approve funding to dredge the South Ferry channel connecting Shelter Island with North Haven with work expected to be done between October...

08.23.2013 Business

A summer with ferry lines like never before

Drivers familiar with how the North Ferry operates in Greenport know that the route you follow to board a ship headed for Shelter Island takes you down Wiggins Street....

08.09.2013 Business

Taking a ride with a South Ferry captain

When asked what a typical day working on the South Ferry entails, Captain Jon Westervelt summed it up in just a few words: “We go back and forth. That’s...

06.20.2012 Government

Legislature approves rate hike for South Ferry; residents to pay $6 round trip, non-residents $17

It was smooth sailing for South Ferry Tuesday afternoon as the Suffolk County Legislature voted 17-0 to allow an average 12.2-percent rate increase. A 10-round trip book for residents...

03.23.2012 News

How they brought a 60-ton rock to the Rock

When South Ferry Company owner Cliff Clark went to work full-time on the family business 36 years ago, he never imagined the day would come when he’d carry a...

03.20.2012 News

Update: Video of the largest item ever to drive off a South Ferry boat

If you saw a giant boulder balanced on a flatbed truck on a South Ferry boat today, don’t worry, you haven’t lost your mind. The humongous rock — which...

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