Steamship Authority managers are coming to Vineyard Haven Oct. 28 to hear comment on the draft mission statement.

At a meeting on the Vineyard Tuesday, SSA senior managers found themselves explaining the cancellation policy for ferries after hundreds of travelers were stranded during last week’s storm.

A 2020 operating budget, fare hikes for the coming year and a preliminary new design for the Woods Hole terminal are expected to be discussed when boat line governors meet on the Vineyard Tuesday.

Martha’s Vineyard residents with questions about the SSA’s proposed 2020 rate increases can speak directly with top boat line officials on the Island Wednesday at the Oak Bluffs Library

General manager Robert Davis continues to please the boat line board of governors, who gave him high grades in his second annual performance review Tuesday on Nantucket.

The Steamship Authority aired a preliminary plan this week to raise rates in 2020 to cover increased expenses resulting from last year’s comprehensive review of operations by outside consultants.

Vineyarders say early morning freight boat is essential; Woods Hole residents say their quality of life is damaged due to the noise.

A petition from Falmouth residents has forced the SSA to schedule a public hearing Monday afternoon on its proposed 2020 operating schedule.

Ferries to the mainland were full on Monday as vacationers bid the season a bittersweet farewell. The annual Labor Day exodus signaled the end of one season and the start of another.

Alison A. Fletcher has been named the new director of shoreside operations at the Steamship Authority, the boat line announced this week.