The last safe haven for smokers is about to become enemy territory. Come July, bars on Martha's Vineyard are pulling up their ashtrays and hanging up signs that spell it out - no smoking.
Four Island teens dodged a bullet last weekend, surviving a
high-speed automobile accident in Edgartown. One youth faces charges of
operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol; one was
airlifted to Boston, but all are recovering. The accident occurred at 1
a.m. on Saturday.
It's not going to be easy and it will be more inconvenient.
After April 1, Islanders wishing to telephone anyone, anywhere on the
Island will need to use the 508 area code.
The Martha's Vineyard Commission knows all about wrangling
over golf courses, but next Thursday night they will take up tennis when
they consider plans to build a youth tennis center near the blinker
light off Airport Road in Oak Bluffs.
The Martha's Vineyard Commission knows all about wrangling
over golf courses, but next Thursday night they will take up tennis when
they consider plans to build a youth tennis center near the blinker
light off Airport Road in Oak Bluffs.
It's true that Islanders, both young and old, are smoking pot, getting drunk and sometimes even getting behind the wheel of a car afterwards, but that's not the point.
Amid a long list of caveats about assumptions and the need for more data, Steamship Authority treasurer Wayne Lamson told the boat line board of governors yesterday that he is in the neutral zone when it comes to the financial impacts of the new service model for future ferry operations to the two Islands.
"I feel that we should continue to explore the viability of the service model. But a lot more information needs to be gathered, and certain assumptions need to be validated," Mr. Lamson said at the monthly boat line meeting in Woods Hole yesterday.
Housing Fund Initiative Advances Up-Island
Chilmark Voters Face Decision
By KATHERINE WILEY
Over the past few years, members of Chilmark's affordable
housing committee have had the hunch that citizens feel their town could
use more affordable housing.
After distributing a survey on housing approaches this winter, they
now have the numbers to back their theory up.
Housing Fund Initiative Advances Up-Island
Aquinnah Backs Preservation Act
By KATHERINE WILEY
At their spring special town meeting this week, Aquinnah voters
spoke with one voice and became the second Island town to approve the
Community Preservation Act.
Citizens approved the act with plenty of conviction; the article
passed unanimously after a short discussion that included no criticisms
of the measure.
Becoming the first Island town to pass the Community Preservation Act, voters in West Tisbury this week proved they could put their money where their mouth was when it came to affordable housing.
