Vineyard Haven Boch Property Is Centerpiece of Future Plan
By JAMES KINSELLA
Nearly two decades ago, the late Ernest J. Boch Sr. paid $600,000 for what he called "a nice little spot" on Vineyard Haven harbor.
Today, despite the property's current scruffy appearance, members of the Tisbury planning board could not agree more.
Board members recently unveiled a master plan for the waterfront and downtown area that identified the parcel, known as Boch Park, as a crucial element.
A harborfront estate in Edgartown sold last week for $25.17 million, setting a new record for the sale of a single-family residence on the Vineyard. This marks the second record-setting real estate sale in less than two months.
David and Michele Hedley of Morristown, N.J., sold their home Top Step in Green Hollow on Feb. 16 to the Edgartown Harbor Nominee Trust. The identity of the buyer is unknown.
Tom LeClair of LandVest in Edgartown who brokered both sides of the sale, said he was bound by a confidentiality agreement to avoid revealing the identity of the buyer.
Even at Age 87 Grace Frye Is Madly in Love
By JAMES KINSELLA
In this pleasant living room, populated by orchids and a poinsettia and a pair of Himalayan cats, Grace Frye sits and recalls a simpler time in Oak Bluffs: of afternoons filled with hopscotch and jump rope, of five-cent ice cream cones on Circuit avenue, of the hot sounds of Louis Armstrong's band coming in at night through the ether from Chicago.
"We had a radio - it was run on car batteries," said Mrs. Frye, 87, who has lived in the town for all but six years of her life.
On a recent Wednesday morning, after days of wind, the Edgartown Great Pond was flat calm - perfect conditions for oyster fishing. Ice that had formed over several cold nights stretched into the coves, but the pond was still open and accessible.
Six fishermen on four boats were out on the water. The temperature reached 28 degrees only minutes before they powered up their boats.
County Turmoil Increases As Ousted Commissioners Level Bad Faith Charges
By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer
Anger continues to swirl around appointments to the Martha's Vineyard airport commission, with two commissioners questioning a series of events that delayed their swearing in - and opened the way to drop them from the commission.
Town and Tribe Pledge Era of Cooperation
By IAN FEIN
With expressions of solidarity and a common eye on the future, leaders from the two governments in Aquinnah agreed this week to work together toward a shared vision for their town.
The pledges of support came during a rare joint meeting between some 20 officials from both the town and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), who gathered on Wednesday in the old town hall for an open forum marked by laughter and levity, and occasional moments of outspoken honesty.
Former Interim Schools Superintendent Named to Principal Post in
Edgartown
By IAN FEIN
Since moving to the Island a little over a year ago, G. Paul Dulac
has had his taste of the Vineyard shuffle - serving first as
interim superintendent of schools, and then as interim principal of the
Edgartown School.
Now he can settle in for good.
Mr. Dulac was named yesterday as the permanent Edgartown School
principal - replacing longtime principal Edward Jerome, who
retired in November after 26 years in the front office.
Former Interim Schools Superintendent Named to Principal Post in
Edgartown
By IAN FEIN
Since moving to the Island a little over a year ago, G. Paul Dulac
has had his taste of the Vineyard shuffle - serving first as
interim superintendent of schools, and then as interim principal of the
Edgartown School.
Now he can settle in for good.
Mr. Dulac was named yesterday as the permanent Edgartown School
principal - replacing longtime principal Edward Jerome, who
retired in November after 26 years in the front office.
James F. Alley Aims for Return to Town Politics
By IAN FEIN
First in a series of profiles leading up to the West Tisbury town
election.
In his 73 years James F. Alley has done a bit of just about
everything.
He ran a riding school at Misty Meadows horse farm, served as the
West Tisbury postmaster for more than 20 years, spent a few decades at
Alley's General Store in various capacities, built a laundromat
and car wash, sold used cars, and had a real estate business with his
father, among other things.
Campaign to Rebuild Hospital Turns to Year-Round Islanders
By JAMES KINSELLA
With summer residents on board with major donations for the
Martha's Vineyard Community Hospital capital campaign, volunteers
are pursuing the next crucial area of support: the Islanders who call
the Vineyard home.
The Islander campaign has gotten under way with a series of
by-invitation dinners and an advertising effort asking for donations
from the Vineyard community at large. An Islandwide mailing is due to go
out by the end of the month.
