The largest construction project in Island history has entered full
swing.
Michael J. Fox, television and movie star, has walked his share of
red carpets over the years. These days, though, he walks a more
nondescript bit of floor covering: a cheap sisal mat in the garage of
his Aquinnah house. Pacing, back and forth, doing laps of the pool table
trying to harness the involuntary energy of his illness. Hours upon
hours of pacing.
Imagine sitting in the VIP suite at the Circuit de Catalunya
racetrack in Barcelona on a sunny May day. As the Formula One race cars
whiz by, you clink champagne flutes with your lucky guest and smile,
thinking of the Michelin starred dinner that awaits you.
In a victory that was as improbable as it was thrilling, Island golf
sensation Tony Grillo overcame a seven-stroke deficit in the early going
and sank a dramatic birdie putt on the final hole of the final day to
capture his second consecutive Massachusetts Junior Golf Championship
title.
With the win at the Crumpin-Fox Golf Club in Bernardston, the
17-year-old rising senior at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High
School retains his title as the best junior golfer in the state.
It's said that her name is Indian by origin and means Daughter
of the Stars, but in truth she is more like the daughter of Capt. Robert
S. Douglas. He planned for her, he provided everything she ever needed,
and in return, she has never gone anywhere without him.
By this time next summer, it may be possible to watch the sunset
from the Aquinnah cliffs and talk - uninterrupted - on a
cell phone.
That is the hope anyway of Jeffrey Burgoyne, Aquinnah town
administrator, who along with selectmen from Chilmark and West Tisbury,
has been working for the past two years to launch a project to install a
partially underground system to make uniform cell phone service
available in the up-Island towns.
Economy Here Remains Steady
Retailers and Bankers on Island Report Slight Increases in Sales
Over Last Summer; Forecast for Autumn Very Strong
By JACK SHEA
Business is here and more is coming.
Island merchants overall report they are up six to 12 per cent over
last year at this point in the season and visitor indicators for August
and beyond are strong, most business owners say.
The Inkwell Beach is a symbol of pride for many Islanders,
especially African Americans, whose families have visited this stretch
of sand for generations.
The beach - which is no longer than a football field and
bookmarked on both sides by jetties - does not have the royal
vistas of Lucy Vincent or the commercial appeal of South Beach.
Imagine, for a moment, that you are out walking, and come across a
child obviously drowning in a pond.
There is no one else around. You know the pond is not deep enough to
drown you and that there are no dangerous things, like alligators, in
the water. The only small cost to you is that you might ruin a good pair
of shoes, and your clothes will need dry cleaning.
Changing Routes for Tour Buses Hurt Shops at Aquinnah Cliffs
By KATE BRANNEN
There is only one listing under Tourist Attractions in the Vineyard
Yellow Pages. It's the Gay Head Lighthouse at 9 Aquinnah Circle.
Despite its status as one of the Island's most breathtaking views,
fewer tourists than usual will see it this summer due to a change in
tour bus routes.
