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February 15, 2001
Bank Branch Approved
Bank Branch Approved
By COLE LOUISON
The Edgartown National Bank cleared the final hurdle last week for
building a new drive-through bank branch in place of the MV Auto Bath on
the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road in Tisbury.
The Tisbury zoning board of appeals voted unanimously to approve the
project after a three-hour public hearing in the town hall annex last
Thursday night.
February 9, 2001
The Grand Old Lady of Ocean Avenue
It’s been called the flagship of Ocean avenue. When it was originally built in 1891, it belonged to Philip Corbin, a manufacturer of household hardware and locks from New Britain. Conn., who got his start as a locksmith apprentice and grew his business until it employed 15,000 people.
His house was a Queen Anne mansion, three stories tall and with eight bedrooms. It was a sign of the changes taking place, the transformation of a religious retreat called Cottage City into a full-fledged resort called Oak Bluffs.
February 8, 2001
Children Go Backstage
Amy Sertl looks like a pro. She's only 10, but the strip of
measuring tape dangling from her shoulders is not just a silly prop.
Miss Sertl is part of the costuming team at the Vineyard Playhouse, and
she's got that tape now cinched around Sarah Felder's
cranium.
February 8, 2001
Governor's Task Force Hears Nantucket Plea to Protect SSA Services
NANTUCKET - - The people of Nantucket had their crack at the
podium this week, turning out more than 150 strong to urge a special
governor's ferry task force to protect the Steamship Authority and
their lifeline.
"The rate-payers of the Islands are not responsible for
reviving the economy of New Bedford. Folks, the Steamship Authority is
not an entitlement program," declared Steve Tornovish, a member of
the SSA financial advisory board from Nantucket.
February 8, 2001
Policy on Rules for High School Athletes Sparks Hot Debate at Committee Meeting
School superintendent Kriner Cash this week blasted a proposed zero-tolerance policy for high school athletes caught using drugs or alcohol, calling it an "ignorant" response to the problem and demanding new consideration of the draft policy.
February 8, 2001
Fire Destroys a Community Treasure; Corbin-Norton House will be Rebuilt
One of the Island's most historic mansions, the Corbin-Norton house on Ocean Park burned to the ground in the midst of a heavy gale Monday night.
By the time firemen arrived, the house was fully involved, fanned by northeast winds as high as 40 miles per hour. Oak Bluffs fire chief Dennis P. Alley said it took firemen from three towns more than four hours to gain control of the fire and prevent it from spreading into the neighborhood. Mr. Alley said he determined the cause of the fire to be electrical wiring in an outlet behind the wall in the first-floor living room.
February 8, 2001
Officials Urged to Address Task Force
The all-Island selectmen discussed both the near and distant future
at their monthly meeting Wednesday night, examining educational finances
and planning for the Vineyard meeting of the governor's ferry task
force.
Though he was not in attendance, Dan Flynn, the Island's ferry
task force representative, sent a letter urging the all-Island selectmen
to send a representative to the Feb. 22 meeting at the Performing Arts
Center.
February 8, 2001
Airplane Crash Data Released
An investigator into the Jan. 30 crash of a Cape Air plane in the
state forest this week released the transcript of the dialogue between
the pilot and air traffic controllers. It is still unknown what caused
the airplane crash that seriously injured both the pilot and passenger.
February 1, 2001
Tom Dresser Is New Leader of Nursing Facility
He has been on the job two months now, and no one calls him Mr.
Dresser anymore.
February 1, 2001
Task Force Holds Hearing
NEW BEDFORD - Encouraged by hundreds of applauding onlookers,
New Bedford political leaders, transportation planners and tourism
promoters last night issued their demand for full ferry service to the
two Islands - and for a place on the Steamship Authority governing
board, all in the name of commerce and progress.
