Three weeks after a leading surgeon at Martha's Vineyard
Hospital submitted his resignation, hospital board trustees devoted an
entire press conference to the matter, also releasing new letters, from
both the surgeon and a group of doctors, that paint a picture of souring
relations between hospital leadership and the medical staff.
State Budget Cuts for Dental Care for Low Income Families Threaten to Shut Down Facility in June
Just a few weeks ago, Vineyard transit officials decided the North Tisbury business district would be the perfect place to relocate their bus transfer hub and put an end to all those complaints about buses ruining the historic character of West Tisbury village. All they needed was a good-sized patch of blacktop in the business district.
Just a few weeks ago, Vineyard transit officials decided the North
Tisbury business district would be the perfect place to relocate their
bus transfer hub and put an end to all those complaints about buses
ruining the historic character of West Tisbury village. All they needed
was a good-sized patch of blacktop in the business district.
Just a few weeks ago, Vineyard transit officials decided the North Tisbury business district would be the perfect place to relocate their bus transfer hub and put an end to all those complaints about buses ruining the historic character of West Tisbury village. All they needed was a good-sized patch of blacktop in the business district.
The remains of the Tisbury Inn will be razed in the weeks ahead. An
Island contractor, Dale McClure of Watercourse Construction, met with
innkeepers Sherman and Susan Goldstein of West Tisbury for three hours
on Wednesday to discuss the process.
Public Denounces Political Campaign to Force Changes in SSA
Legislation; New Bedford Ferry Position Draws Fire
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
The people of the Vineyard turned out in force this week to vent
their views about the Steamship Authority at an old-fashioned democratic
forum. The forum revealed sharp differences between the populace and a
group of local elected officials who have been lobbying the state
legislature to change the boat line enabling legislation.
NAACP Gathering Honors King Legacy
Judge Ann Williams Asks Equal Justice for All Citizens
By MANDY LOCKE
The only thing missing from Tuesday night's NAACP dinner was
the guest of honor: the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It was just the sort of gathering the civil rights pioneer would
have loved, according to the keynote speaker, federal judge Ann Claire
Williams.
Surgeon Resignation Spurs Public Uproar
Citizens Plan Open Forum to Discuss Troubles at the Vineyard
Hospital; Early February Meeting Discussed
By JULIA WELLS
Heated opinions continue to percolate in the Vineyard community this
week regarding the recent conflict between the chief executive officer
of and a leading surgeon at Martha's Vineyard Hospital.
A giant among Vineyard businesses - in terms of people on the
payroll and a profile that virtually spans the globe - the Black
Dog Tavern Inc. is showing some serious chinks in its armor.
