Steamship Authority Sues to Block Fees

Steamship Authority Sues to Block Fees:
Boat Line Seeks Superior Court Ruling
Over Hefty Falmouth Parking Fees;
Hearing Monday on Injunction

By JULIA WELLS

In a legal standoff with the town of Falmouth, the
Steamship Authority went to court this week to try to block the Upper
Cape town from imposing a set of hefty licensing fees on boat line
parking lots.

Board of Appeals in Edgartown Turns Down Library Expansion

Board of Appeals in Edgartown Turns Down Library Expansion

By IAN FEIN

The Edgartown zoning board of appeals this week
denied a special permit for the Edgartown Free Public Library,
effectively killing the proposed library expansion project for at
least another four years.

Three of the five board members voted in opposition to the
project, which would have connected the Carnegie library and recently
purchased Captain Warren House by means of a 17,000-square-foot
addition.

Green Day: Saving the Earth Across 35 Years of Conservation

Thirty-five years ago today, some five dozen Vineyard residents gathered in Owen Park on Vineyard Haven Harbor and walked along Beach Road into Edgartown, picking up garbage along the way. They filled six trucks with more than two tons of trash, and brought the glass they gathered to the West Tisbury dump, where they gave a demonstration of what would grow to become the Vineyard's recycling program.

Chilmark Annual Town Meeting Monday; Yankee Frugality Yields Lean Warrant

A lean budget, a short spending list and a relatively
slim warrant await Chilmark voters at the annual meeting on Monday
night.

Moderator Everett H. Poole will once again take up the gavel
before voters take on a 27-article warrant. The meeting begins at
7:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center.

Airport Manager Resigns Abruptly; Criticizes County for Role in Lawsuit

William J. Weibrecht, the manager of the Martha's Vineyard Airport for the last five years, stunned members of the Dukes County commission and airport commission this week when he announced his intention to quit the job, effective May 20.

Super Tuesday: Light Turnout in Three Towns: Oak Bluffs

Boat Line Sees Fuel Cost Spike

Steamship Authority Governors Consider Slowing Down Ferries
On Vineyard-Woods Hole Run In Effort to Save Money

By JAMES KINSELLA

Facing the possibility of up to $1 million in
unplanned fuel costs, Steamship Authority management is taking a hard
look at slowing down its ferries to and from Martha\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Vineyard as a
way to cut costs.

Super Tuesday: Light Turnout in Three Towns: Edgartown

Boat Line Sees Fuel Cost Spike

Steamship Authority Governors Consider Slowing Down Ferries
On Vineyard-Woods Hole Run In Effort to Save Money

By JAMES KINSELLA

Facing the possibility of up to $1 million in
unplanned fuel costs, Steamship Authority management is taking a hard
look at slowing down its ferries to and from Martha\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Vineyard as a
way to cut costs.

School Bells: Edward Jerome Hangs Up Chalk to Go Fishing

Boat Line Sees Fuel Cost Spike

Steamship Authority Governors Consider Slowing Down Ferries
On Vineyard-Woods Hole Run In Effort to Save Money

By JAMES KINSELLA

Facing the possibility of up to $1 million in
unplanned fuel costs, Steamship Authority management is taking a hard
look at slowing down its ferries to and from Martha\\\\\\\'s Vineyard as a
way to cut costs.

Problems Hit Nobska Group

Boat Line Sees Fuel Cost Spike

Steamship Authority Governors Consider Slowing Down Ferries
On Vineyard-Woods Hole Run In Effort to Save Money

By JAMES KINSELLA

Facing the possibility of up to $1 million in
unplanned fuel costs, Steamship Authority management is taking a hard
look at slowing down its ferries to and from Martha\\\'s Vineyard as a
way to cut costs.

SSA General manager Wayne Lamson said yesterday that reducing
speeds would be \\\"at the top of our list\\\" for reining in operating
costs at the boat line.

Duncan Ross, Michael Dutton Elected Oak Bluffs Selectmen

Boat Line Sees Fuel Cost Spike

Steamship Authority Governors Consider Slowing Down Ferries
On Vineyard-Woods Hole Run In Effort to Save Money

By JAMES KINSELLA

Facing the possibility of up to $1 million in
unplanned fuel costs, Steamship Authority management is taking a hard
look at slowing down its ferries to and from Martha\'s Vineyard as a
way to cut costs.

SSA General manager Wayne Lamson said yesterday that reducing
speeds would be \"at the top of our list\" for reining in operating
costs at the boat line.

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