An evolving plan to manage and restore the Manuel F. Correllus State
Forest is set for its first public airing tomorrow, when state
environmental officials will come to the Vineyard to discuss efforts to
alleviate fire danger in the forest and to undertake the largest
ecological restoration project in the history of New England.
Attorneys Seek a Legal Ruling in Case Against Oak Bluffs Man
By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has moved for
summary decision in its complaint against the supervisor of two Vineyard
municipal sewage plants for allegedly violating state septic rules at
his own house in Oak Bluffs.
Vineyard Downs Carver in Home Opener
By MAX HART
With just under seven minutes left in the fourth quarter of the
Martha's Vineyard Regional High School football team's
season-opener Sunday, it seemed somewhat odd that the Vineyard
cheerleaders were still throwing candy to fans in the crowded stands.
For a weekend anticipated to be a washout for fishermen, it was an
active three days at Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish
Derby headquarters in Edgartown.
Boatline Governors See Proposed Fare Increases Across Board Next
Year
By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer
HYANNIS - Islanders and summer visitors alike will pay more to
travel on Steamship Authority ferries next year.
The only question now is how the rate increase will be divided up
among passenger, car and truck fares.
State officials and congressional delegates claimed victory and expressed relief this week about a recently released report that indicates Otis Air National Guard Base on the Cape will remain open.
The report also appears to secure the fate of the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, which has shared the Massachusetts Military Reservation airfield with Otis since the late 1970s and provides rescues and medical evacuations on and around the Vineyard.
Vineyard Epidemic: Lyme Disease on the Rise: Health Experts Track
Cases
By BRIEN HEFLER
The Martha's Vineyard Hospital reports a large increase in
Lyme disease cases this summer - over double the number seen last
year - fueling concerns about what many public health experts say
is now an epidemic of the disease carried by tiny deer ticks.
Football Squad Opens at Home Tonight
By MAX HART
It wasn't the best of times for the Martha's Vineyard
Regional High School football team, and it wasn't the worst
either.
Selectmen in Five Island Towns Confer on County Government
By IAN FEIN
Raising questions of cost and effectiveness, selectmen from across
the Vineyard agreed this week to reexamine the role of Dukes County
government.
The decision marks the first step in a process that could imperil
the future of regional government on the Vineyard.
Fuel Costs Drive Rate Hikes at SSA
By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer
Vineyard and Nantucket governors on the Steamship Authority
anticipate that fuel costs will drive boat line rates higher in the
coming year.
"We haven't had a rate hike since 2003," said
Vineyard governor and board chairman Marc Hanover. "We're
certainly due . . . we've had a nice ride of it, but the ride is
over."
"We're hoping for a little more efficient operation, but
there's only so much you can do," Nantucket governor Flint
Ranney said.
