Some of the Island's heavy hitters in shellfish and water
quality management are warning MassHighway to slow its plans for the
construction of a temporary drawbridge across Lagoon Pond.

On Monday they will travel to Boston to ask officials at the state
agency to build time into the project schedule for an environmental
study.

High School Gets a Boost

Is Accredited for Next 10 Years By Visiting Team, Which Also Offers
a ‘Snapshot' Look at Class Statistics

By CHRIS BURRELL

They praised teachers for retooling the curriculum and the principal
for reaching out to the community with her monthly coffee meetings.

In the end, a 72-page report from the New England Association of
Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and the Commission on Public Secondary
Schools has accredited the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School
for another 10 years.

Crackdown at the Harbor: Can It Help Those Who Wait Years for
Moorings?

By MANDY LOCKE

There's about to be a crackdown in Edgartown's harbor
- new mooring regulations aim to fix a system in which some
boaters have been waiting a generation for a place to put their vessel.

Securing a permanent mooring in any East Coast port town these days
is often a challenge. But in Edgartown's inner harbor - one
of two Island towns that still permit private moorings -
it's practically impossible.

George Manter, Police Chief for 26 Years, Filled Up the Doorways of
West Tisbury

George Whitten Manter, a native son of West Tisbury who served his
nation as a soldier in Korea and his town as chief of police for 26
years, died Saturday, Nov. 8, at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston after a
long illness.

Tisbury Prods Captain Douglas on His Right to Vote in Town

By ALEXIS TONTI

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Tisbury board of
registrars plans to challenge the residency of one of the town's
voters.

At issue is whether Robert S. Douglas, founder of the Black Dog
Tavern and captain of the schooner Shenandoah, has the right to vote in
Tisbury, by claiming a residence on Beach street extension while
actually living in West Tisbury.

Superior Court Judge Will Not Revisit Ruling on Sovereignty of Tribe

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

A Dukes County superior court judge yesterday stood fast by a
decision he made five months ago that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head
(Aquinnah) cannot be sued because of sovereign immunity.

"This court declines the … invitation to revisit [the]
issues, leaving the propriety of its decision for resolution by a higher
court," wrote the Hon. Richard F. Connon, an associate justice of
the superior court.

SSA Declines Release of Report on Accident

By JULIA WELLS

Three months after an accident that nearly claimed the life of one
of its employees during a routine training exercise, the Steamship
Authority is refusing to release the results of its own internal
investigation into the mishap.

A proposal by the Steamship Authority to close down the Oak Bluffs
terminal at the end of September instead of mid-October has stirred up
protest from business leaders in town.

Jenney Lane Plan Wins Unanimous Approval at MVC

By MANDY LOCKE

After nearly four months of review, the Martha's Vineyard
Commission last night unanimously approved a 10-unit affordable housing
project for the center of a densely-settled Edgartown neighborhood just
behind Upper Main street.

Cool Million: Lunch Money Buys a Winner for Gail Croft

By CHRIS BURRELL

It was supposed to be her lunch money for Wednesday, but Gail Croft
decided to drop her last $10 bill on two more scratch tickets Tuesday
night.

The odds were less than one in three million, but when she saw the
letter "L," the Martha's Vineyard Hospital social
worker and Island native felt that first happy sensation.

She had won the newest instant game in the Massachusetts State
Lottery - $1 million.