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January 19, 2001


Sewer Project Delays Mount

The new sewer system in Oak Bluffs was supposed to begin operating by late June, but top officials in Oak Bluffs now say there is almost no chance it will be finished by then. The project is more than a month behind schedule.

A contractor in financial crisis is to blame. Workers abandoned…

Boat Line Future Rests on Passenger Fast Ferries; Schamonchi Sale Is Final

Steamship Authority governors unveiled an ambitious business vision for the 21st century yesterday that calls for a new emphasis on summer visitors to both Islands with more passenger service, reduced car service, streamlined high-speed ferries from distant ports and a price tag that is potentially sky-high.

And when they exhaled from that, the…

Community Soup Supper

Community Soup Supper

By COLE LOUISON

Though many shops lining the once-crowded streets of Vineyard Haven closed months ago, the doors and kitchen of Grace Episcopal Church have remained open.

Each Friday, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the church hosts a winter soup supper where anyone can sit down,…

Talks Raise Hopes for Skateboard Park

Skateboarders and their backers have high hopes for a meeting this Tuesday when board members at the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena are expected to decide whether to lease arena land for use as a skateboard park.


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