A Small School's Examination: Can Chilmark Attract Others?

By CHRIS BURRELL

They like the small classes, the low student-to-teacher ratio and
the strong feeling of community at the Chilmark School.

But some of the parents surveyed this spring by a new task force
investigating reasons for low enrollment gave the grammar school low
marks in the areas of communication, leadership and staff turnover.

No More Picking: Vineyard's Last Landfill Closes; Some Mourn It

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By MANDY LOCKE

The days of dump picking, finding a treasure in another man's
trash, drew to a close on the Island this week.

As Aquinnah Struggles, Pact with Tribe Recalled

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

The agreement grew out of formal mediation and was signed in 1994
during one of the most heated debates in the history of the town, but
today it is a forgotten document, the details fuzzy and faded, even in
the memories of the people who signed it.

An 88-Dog Day at Tisbury Animal Shelter; a Viewer Is Reminded of
Rodeo Wranglers

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By CHRIS BURRELL

If the Vineyard suddenly smelled a little better this weekend, you
can thank the army of volunteers at the Tisbury animal shelter who
scrubbed, lathered and towel-dried 88 dogs Saturday.

Hospital Leaders Aim for No-Debt Financing

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By JULIA WELLS

All fund raising, no debt. This was the message from leaders at the
Martha's Vineyard Hospital this week when they hosted a forum to
update the public on plans to build a new hospital.

What Will Boat Line Chief Be Called? Chairman Says SSA Board Must
Decide

By ALEXIS TONTI

As the dust settles at the Steamship Authority following chief
executive officer Fred C. Raskin's resignation, the next step for
boat line governors will be one of semantics.

"First we've got to make a decision as to whether we
advertise for a CEO or an executive director or a general manager. One
of those categories we've got to decide on," Barnstable
governor and board chairman Robert O'Brien said yesterday.

Aquinnah Camp Gets a Chance with an Anonymous Contribution

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

It's a camp that has no formal name but in the last two weeks
some possibilities surfaced. Camp Yes? Camp No? Camp Maybe?

"Camp Hope-So," declared Aquinnah selectman Jim Newman
yesterday.

The Aquinnah town summer camp, a creative program that serves some
40 children, was eliminated by voters last week during a severe
budget-cutting exercise on the town meeting floor.

Tips Fail to Lead Police to Baby's Mother

By MANDY LOCKE

One week after a baby was abandoned on the steps of St.
Augustine's Church in Vineyard Haven, police have still not found
the infant's mother.

"We're not much further along than we were last week,
but we're still aggressively working on it," said State
Police Sgt. Jeff Stone, a detective assigned to the Cape and Islands
district attorney's office.

Boatline CEO to Quit; Will Stay for Transition; Board to Begin
Search

By ALEXIS TONTI

Ending months of uncertainty and speculation, Steamship Authority
chief executive officer Fred C. Raskin told boat line governors
yesterday in an executive session that he will resign - but not
quite yet.

In Wake of Garage Flap, Ripples Widen

By CHRIS BURRELL

The hammers are quiet over at the controversial Moujabber garage in
the North Bluff neighborhood of Oak Bluffs, but the political dust
hasn't begun to settle.

Just over a month after work on the three-story garage was halted,
neighbors in this enclave between the harbor and Nantucket Sound have
now banded together into a homeowners association.