September 11: Island Remembers the Fallen
Solemn Ceremonies on Avenue of Flags Mark Anniversary
By ALEXIS TONTI
September 11 is a part of our collective consciousness. Though the
Island sometimes seems far away from the mainland and mainland concerns,
the tragedies of that day have resonated here as they have throughout
the nation.
Taygeta was one of more than 60 boats participating in last
Sunday's 25th annual George Moffett Memorial sailboat race. Named
after one of the seven stars in the small star cluster Pleiades, Taygeta
is also one of the longtime stars in this annual autumn race.
To four out of five selectmen in Oak Bluffs, the Martha's Vineyard Commission is simply an "impediment," at least according to the document they signed in July.
Super Bowl Champs Poised for Opener
By JOSHUA SABATINI
The Martha's Vineyard high school football team took to the
field Saturday for a final scrimmage before regular season opens for the
squad at home this Friday evening.
Vineyard fans showed up for the morning scrimmage beneath a
cloudless sky to have a final peek at the team before the wins and
losses begin to count for the 2002 season.
Police aren't directly blaming bars in Oak Bluffs for the July
drowning death of a 38-year-old Watertown man, but toxicology tests
released to state police last Wednesday proved the victim's blood
alcohol level was well over the legal limit when he fell into the harbor
just steps away from five waterside restaurants that serve alcohol.
Manter Well to Secure Tisbury Water Supply Is Major Issue at Special
Town Meeting
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Tisbury residents could secure their public water supply for the
next decade or more by approving at a special town meeting Sept. 10 a $2
million project to establish the Manter well as the town's third
municipal water source.
Military veterans and Island police, firemen and emergency medical
technicians will take time out in the days ahead to remember the events
of Sept. 11, 2001. This Sunday the services begin with the dedication of
a new monument at Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven, along the Avenue
of Flags.
Observances are also planned for next Wednesday, a year after the
tragic attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Island
churches are planning services.
School Doors Open for Returning Students
At the High School: Freshmen Arrive One Day Early
By ALEXIS TONTI
Wednesday dawned cold and foggy with a light drizzle, an ideal
morning to hide under the covers and sleep in. Unfortunately for
students, that particular luxury is gone until next summer. The school
calendar does not abide the weather, and high school freshmen (back a
day early) had no choice but to face the grayness. Orientation began at
7:40 - a.m.
They Sweep Oak Bluffs Streets in the Dark and Sleepy Hours
By MANDY LOCKE
At three o'clock in the morning, Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs
belongs to Herbie Landers.
Slurred catcalls and police whistles faded hours ago to the swish of
Herbie's broom sliding across the sidewalk. A handful of
bartenders and waitresses, trudging home on sore feet, file past Herbie,
offering a "good night" and a firm slap on his stooped back.
Hearings Open on Luxury Golf Club Plan; Public Packs Hall for Hours
of Testimony
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
Torn down the middle, their emotions rubbed raw after two years of
bitter debate, an irascible crowd of Oak Bluffs citizens gave the
Martha's Vineyard Commission a new earful on an old subject this
week: the Down Island Golf Club plan to convert the southern woodlands
to a luxury golf and housing project.
