After three public hearings, four design plans and five months of
intense debate, Chilmark voters next week will have their say in
deciding the future of the Middle Line Road project.
George Mathiesen Dies at Age 84
Vintner and Farmer Led Commission in Early Days
George H. Mathiesen, a well-known Vineyard figure who with his wife
Catherine founded Chicama Vineyards in West Tisbury, the first bonded
winery in the commonwealth and the first successful winery on the
Atlantic coast, died Monday at the age of 84.
Capawock Theatre Stays Closed; Owners Say Renovation Stalled
By MAX HART
There is bad news for Islanders and visitors hoping to catch the
latest blockbuster at the Capawock Theatre in Vineyard Haven this
summer. Owners of the landmark Main street movie house said this week
that the Capawock will remain closed at least until August.
Boards Forge Peace Accord
County and Airport Commissions Find Compromise in the Tussle Over
Airport Manager Salary; Lawsuit Remains Pending
By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer
Caught in a costly legal battle over who controls the Martha's
Vineyard Airport, the airport commission and the Dukes County commission
have agreed on a compromise to help avoid such disputes in the future.
From Hills of Menemsha to Oak Bluffs, Hungry Caterpillars Munch Away
Leaves
By IAN FEIN
They're back.
A caterpillar outbreak that left large swaths of trees completely
bare of leaves last summer has returned to feast on Vineyard foliage.
Across the Island this weekend millions of tiny green winter moth
inchworms - which have been munching away on oak, apple and maple
leaves - dangled from branches on silky threads to announce their
uninvited arrival.
The raised letters on the silver badge Kaleena Strelecki wears to work most days says Tisbury Police, but you could make an argument that this traffic cop who just graduated from the Martha's Vineyard Regional High school has earned some other badges as well.
The worst bloom of toxic red tide in the history of New England closed in on the Vineyard yesterday after shellfish beds were shut down from Maine to Nantucket, and anxious Island shellfishermen awaited word about a possible closure in their own waters.
"I am just hoping it doesn't come here," said Rob Garrison, director of the solar hatchery run by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).
"It certainly is close," said Rick Karney, director of the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group.
As the small island of Amity - er, Martha's Vineyard
- found out this weekend, when it comes to the movie Jaws, there
are fanatics, and then there are fin-atics.
"There is no other movie I would fly hundreds of miles to go
celebrate," a giddy Yvette Pryor of Augusta, Ga., said on Sunday.
"It's the ultimate movie."
Hospital Ends Year in Solid Black Ink
Total Revenues Are Up for Fiscal 2005; Expenses Rise, Including
Fund-Raising as New Building Campaign Begins
By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer
Revenue and net income increased at the Martha's Vineyard
Hospital during its recently completed fiscal year.
The hospital reported total revenue of $37,932,089 for the 12 months
ended March 31, up $3.05 million or 8.7 percent from the prior year. The
bulk of the increase came through charges to patients.
Island Charter School Honors Six Seniors
By COOPER DAVIS
A Chinese proverb, a willow tree and a piece by Handel were all part
of the festivities last Saturday as the Martha's Vineyard Public
Charter School community celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2005.
