Surfing Accident Leaves Visitor with Serious Injury
By MANDY LOCKE
A 51-year-old vacationer faces possible paralysis after being
thrashed against the South Beach shoreline by fierce waves Tuesday
afternoon.
George Medford of Ballston, N.Y., who had been bodysurfing close to
the South Beach shoreline with his son, snapped several vertebrae in his
neck when he struck his chin against the sand, officials said.
Deficit Crisis at Refuse District Angers Officials in Island Towns
By MANDY LOCKE
The Martha's Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery
district found itself on the hot seat this week as selectmen in both
Edgartown and Chilmark grappled with the six-figure hole in its books
- a deficit that the district's four member towns will
eventually be asked to carry.
SSA Bill Draws Sharp Criticism
Boat Line CEO Fred C. Raskin Warns Politicians Against Moves to
Force New Bedford Solution on the Steamship Authority
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
The newly appointed chief executive officer of the Steamship
Authority jumped into the legislative fray over the public boat line
yesterday, calling on the state Senate to take a time-out and let the
SSA develop its own business solutions - especially when it comes
to ferry service out of New Bedford.
Francis (Pat) West Jr. Dies at Age of 96: Islander, Engineer and Man
of the Sea
Francis (Pat) West Jr., a major Island personality enjoyed by all
who knew him, died at the age of 96 at his Lake Tashmoo home on July
Fourth.
Mr. West was one of the founding organizers and commodore for life
of the Holmes Hole Sailing Association, which became the sponsor of the
now well-
At Morning Glory Farm, the strawberries are gone and the peas are
in. The farm hands are filling baskets with beets, carrots and
scallions. And the potatoes are doing well.
Dan Athearn of Morning Glory Farm was busy on Saturday morning
moving lettuce onto his stand at the West Tisbury Farmers' Market.
His father, Jim, was not far away.
Conover Real Estate and LandVest Merge in Business Alliance
By JOSHUA SABATINI
In a newly formed business alliance, Conover Real Estate Inc. last
week merged with Vineyard-based LandVest, and the two upscale firms
opened joint offices in a refurbished 1850's house on South Summer
street next to the Charlotte Inn.
The merging partners are David C. Thompson, principal of the Island
LandVest office, and Gerret C. Conover and Thomas E. LeClair, principals
of Conover Real Estate.
Tisbury Street Fair Draws Thousands
Festivities Celebrate All Things Vineyard in July Highlight
By JOSHUA SABATINI
A stroller entering the 31st annual Tisbury Street Fair was
overwhelmed from every direction by the sounds of music, the wafting
scents of foods - from raw oysters to crispy fried chicken -
and the sights of wares pushed by shop owners, educational displays,
glow sticks, balloons and painted faces.
Smoke from Canadian Forest Fires Contributes to Airport Traffic
Snarl
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Smoke from about 45 fires burning in northern Quebec and fanned by
winds out of the north spread a haze throughout New England on Sunday
that contributed to record delays at Martha's Vineyard Airport.
Amid high numbers of passengers and air traffic volume typical of
the Fourth of July holiday, airport manager Bill Weibrecht said the wall
of haze slowed operations.
Showcase Car Dealer Shuts Island Doors End of This Month
By MANDY LOCKE
In 10 days, the Island will lose its only new car dealership when
Showcase Isuzu Suzuki of Martha's Vineyard closes due to an
inability to recruit and retain employees.
Nearly five years after Bourne auto dealer Bob Scena renovated the
former Old Colony Service Corporation in Edgartown, his company will
clear out of its home on West Tisbury Road in Edgartown on July 19.
A 22-year-old inmate at the Edgartown House of Correction will be
arraigned on Thursday on three charges of escape. David Luce, who was
captured by local police after he was discovered missing from the jail
on Saturday, May 4, has also been charged with possession of counterfeit
$10 bills.
