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June 28, 2002


Two New Tularemia Cases Confirmed

A second round of blood tests has confirmed that two Island men who fell ill earlier this month with symptoms of pneumonia actually had the pneumonic form of tularemia, the rare bacterial disease that killed a Chilmark man almost two years ago.

SSA Considers Ticket Fare Cut

Monies Saved by New Bedford's Refusal to Run Ferry Service from State Pier May Mean Lower Prices for Islanders The decision by the city of New Bedford early this year to cancel Steamship Authority ferry service in and out of the State Pier there has saved the public boat line substantial amounts of money -…

Refuse District Faces Deepening Financial Woes

Refuse District Faces Deepening Financial Woes

By MANDY LOCKE

Financial difficulties again dominated discussion at the Martha’s Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery District meeting as committee members tried to find ways to climb out of a hole half a million dollars deep.


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