Barges loaded with heavy equipment and materials for the Woods Hole terminal reconstruction project are berthed so close to slips that ferry captains are canceling some trips out of safety concerns.
Passengers and motorists aboard the Steamship Authority ferry Martha’s Vineyard for Wednesday night’s 9:45 trip from Woods Hole had to disembark without traveling after an alarm on the vessel’s steering system went off, communications director Sean Driscoll said.
The Steamship Authority is coming to Vineyard Haven Monday for a help session to answer questions from Islanders about their SSA profiles or the preferred excursion program. The session is scheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the Vineyard Haven Public Library.
After more than two years and dozens of different designs, Steamship Authority governors voted Tuesday to develop a single-story ticket building at the Woods Hole terminal.
A new, single-story design for the Woods Hole ticket building is high on the agenda when Steamship Authority governors meet Tuesday morning in Falmouth. The meeting begins at 10 a.m.
The new Vineyard ferry Islander arrived at Vineyard Haven yesterday afternoon, greeted with whistles from the Martha’s Vineyard, which lay at the dock, the whistles of the fleet of Taylor’s lighters, and blasts from assembled cars. All down-Island towns had displayed their flags throughout the day, and the visiting hours, together with music by the Vineyard Haven Band, followed during the early evening when more than 3,400 people inspected the boat.
An opinion entirely favorable to the Islands has been given to Governor Furcolo by Attorney General Edward J. McCormack Jr., relative to the Steamship Authority bill. The measure was returned to the Senate once again on Tuesday and is now back on the governor’s desk for another grace period of five days within which he may sign or veto it. But this is only one of a number of bills which have been shuttled in this manner between the Senate and Governor Furcolo.
