Following the die off of juvenile shellfish at the Martha's
Vineyard Shellfish Group in recent weeks, there will be a summit of the
minds next Wednesday at the Tisbury Town Hall. Shellfish constables,
biologists, members of the Lagoon Pond Association and the Tisbury
Waterways Inc. will meet at noon to talk about the next step in
protecting the water quality in the pond.
The Club That Does What Needs Doing
By CHRIS BURRELL
Not a drop of Portuguese blood flows in Barbara Humber's
veins. Her ancestry is Scottish and Irish, but hand her a pile of
linguica, garlic and potatoes, and she can cook up a genuine batch of
sopa.
Ms. Humber is just one of a growing number of Islanders who have not
only joined the Portuguese-American Club in Oak Bluffs but now play
pivotal roles in it despite a glaring deficit: They aren't
Portuguese-Americans.
The reasons aren't really that complicated.
New County Manager Still on Hold; She Says Nothing Wrong with Resume
By MANDY LOCKE
One week after Dukes County commissioners hoped to restore their
government image with a new leader at the helm, recently-hired county
manager Laurie Perry has not yet reported to work.
Commissioners ducked behind closed doors again Wednesday night to
discuss \"non-union personnel contracts.\"
They took no action, and said they would hold another meeting next
week.
New County Manager Still on Hold; She Says Nothing Wrong with Resume
By MANDY LOCKE
One week after Dukes County commissioners hoped to restore their
government image with a new leader at the helm, recently-hired county
manager Laurie Perry has not yet reported to work.
Commissioners ducked behind closed doors again Wednesday night to
discuss "non-union personnel contracts."
They took no action, and said they would hold another meeting next
week.
Airport Commission Asks FAA to Move on Jail, Land Transfer
By ELIZABETH BOMZE
Conversations around the airport commission table on Wednesday night
left both the dormitory housing and new jail propositions for further
discussion. Two proposals, however, will be sent to the FAA: to place a
jail behind the Hot Tin Roof in the southwest corner of the airport
property, and to make a land swap between the airport and the state
forest.
Airport manager Bill Weibrecht attributes the continued delay to the
question of how best to use airport land.
Lagoon Woes Seen Years Ago
1987 Report on Water Quality Found Problems ‘Particularly
During the Summer Months'; Recommended Dredging
A comprehensive study documented water quality problems in the
Lagoon Pond 16 years ago, but the recommendations from the study -
including a dredging program - were never carried out because of a
lack of funding.
It took seven hours and 43 minutes for the fastest sailboat to
complete the 'Round the Island race on Saturday. Sforzando,
captained by Blair Brown of the New Bedford Yacht Club, was the first to
cross the finish in the Edgartown outer harbor at 3:43 p.m. The speedy
Taylor 44's lap around the Island typified the pace of most
sailing in the 80th annual Edgartown Yacht Club event.
Culinary Arts Teacher at High School Charged With Stealing Kitchen
Supplies
By CHRIS BURRELL
High school culinary arts teacher Peter J. Koines was arraigned
yesterday in Edgartown District Court on charges that he stole
school-owned kitchen supplies and diverted school funds to buy food for
his own commercial kitchen.
Helen Maley, the founder of the Early Childhood Program of
Martha's Vineyard Community Services, died peacefully at her West
Tisbury home Sunday of Alzheimer's disease, just two months before
her 90th birthday.
At the Troubled Shellfish Hatchery, Good Work Depends on Good Water
By JULIA WELLS
This place runs on water.
Filtered salt water fortified with home-grown algae to feed the baby
shellfish. Pure pond water pumped straight from the Lagoon to feed the
adolescent shellfish. Fresh water pumped straight from a well to keep
everything - as Eloise's aunt would say - clean,
clean, clean.
