The pilot and passenger of a single engine plane apparently escaped serious injury last evening after crashing their four-seater Mooney aircraft into the scrub oak and low brush just a couple hundred yards shy of the approach to runway 15 at the Martha's Vineyard Airport.

Police and ambulance crews from at least four Island towns responded, shortly after 6 p.m., to the scene at the border of the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest and the airport, finding a dismembered plane and two men, both conscious.

It was in the Italian countryside five days ago that it finally hit
home.

Putting in Place a Plan to Save Our Ponds Costly and Politically
Tricky, Forum Hears

By CHRIS BURRELL

By the time anyone notices that a coastal pond or bay is choked with
floating drifts of green algae, the events that caused it happened
decades ago.

Nitrogen leaching from septic systems and runoff of pollutants from
black-topped roadways and parking lots did their damage 20 or 30 years
ago, said marine scientist Brian L. Howes, a professor at University of
Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

Bus Owners Pledge to Deliver Students

But Superintendent Cash Has Doubts; ‘Unprofessional and
Irresponsible,' He Says of Island Transport

By CHRIS BURRELL

One week after accusing Vineyard school leaders of destroying a
20-year business relationship, Island Transport vice president Scott
Dario abruptly reversed gears yesterday, saying his bus company is now
ready to honor its contract and roll the buses when school opens in just
three weeks.

But the about-face gesture may be too late for the schools'
top administrator.

Postscript to Possible Dreams: Added Prize Raises Final Total

By ALEXIS TONTI

In an unexpected turn following the annual Possible Dreams Auction,
one donor decided to offer two Vineyard residents the chance to buy the
dream that just last Monday slipped through their fingers.

At least one homeowner in downtown Oak Bluffs has figured out a way to solve the summer parking crunch. Rather than rack up more parking tickets, Ralph Nelson and his family are sacrificing yard space in order to park cars.

Old land use battles were a silent backdrop last week when the
Martha's Vineyard Commission had its first look at a new bank
project now planned for the site of the former Nobnocket garage in
Vineyard Haven.

School Committee Meets Tonight; Bus Company Threat Is the Topic

By CHRIS BURRELL

Faced with a school bus company that wants to back out of its
contract to transport Island schoolchildren, school leaders are expected
tonight to issue a stern warning to Island Transport Inc. if they
don't roll the buses come September.

"It's a breach of contract as far as we're
concerned," Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash told
the Gazette yesterday.

Aquinnah Officials Ask for Public Input on How to Raise Revenues,
Hold Taxes

By JULIA WELLS

How to boost revenues without raising property taxes in the second
smallest town in the commonwealth - Aquinnah selectmen will tackle
the topic at a public meeting this week.

The selectmen voted to schedule the special session during their
regular board meeting last week.

A fleet of 11 of the world's most famous sailboats converged
on Edgartown harbor this weekend for the annual 12-Metre regatta.