Golf Course Hearings Loom
Ethics Commission Clears MVC Members of Conflict
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
In a clean sweep that leaves the 21-member Martha's Vineyard
Commission intact for an intensive development review of the Down
Island Golf Club project, the state ethics commission has cleared
five members of the commission of conflict of interest.
"I've been cleared," said commission member James
Athearn yesterday.
Festival Orchestra Plays to Applause of Crowd
By MANDY LOCKE
When the light of the setting sun - streaming through the
stained glass windows above the stage of the Tabernacle -
erased all but the outline of the Martha's Vineyard Festival
Orchestra, the audience suspected that something special was about to
happen.
Oak Bluffs Leader Loses Vote at MVC
Commission Rejects by a Wide Margin Rusczyk Push to Change
Commission On Kupersmith Housing Development
By JULIA WELLS
An Oak Bluffs selectman was rebuffed last week when he urged the
Martha's Vineyard Commission to reverse its decision to go to
court to compel a regional review of Connecticut developer Corey
Kupersmith's affordable housing project.
SSA Stages Forum Tonight for Islanders in Oak Bluffs
The Steamship Authority will host a public hearing tonight to discuss
a number of key issues surrounding the public boat line that was
created 41 years ago to serve the two Islands.
Topics for discussion are expected to include expanded ferry service
between New Bedford and the Vineyard, and the impact of capital
spending on fares for Island residents in the years ahead.
The hearing begins at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Oak Bluffs School.
Windemere Shakeup Follows Severe Strain of Financial Losses
Leaders at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital announced yesterday
that the administrator of the Windemere Nursing Home and
Rehabilitation Center has resigned.
Tom Dresser, who took over the top post at Windemere eight months
ago, resigned for personal reasons and to pursue other professional
interests, according to a WNR board member who spoke with the Gazette
late yesterday. WNR Inc. is the corporate name for Windemere.
There are no ripples or wake anymore, but the impact of no Schamonchi and no fast ferry from New London, Conn., has hit some businesses in Tisbury hard, especially along Beach Road where the ferries used to dock and disgorge tourists by the hundreds.
Bus Ridership Climbs Sharply
Vineyard Transit Authority Puts Number of Passengers on Bus Routes
at Roughly 400,000 For July and August Alone
By JOSHUA SABATINI
The Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority carried close
to 400,000 people in the fiscal year from July 1, 2000 through June
30, 2001. Transit authority administrator Angie Gompert said she
estimates 200,000 people were served this July and another 200,000 in
August.
The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Forests and Parks won permission Tuesday to move forward with new efforts to manage the 5,200-acre Manuel F. Correllus State Forest.
The high risk of forest fires poses a danger for residents abutting the state property. In June, Bob Durand, secretary of the Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, arrived on the Vineyard with news of an initiative to address that danger.
SSA Public Hearing Set Tuesday at Crucial Stage In Planning for Future
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
The Steamship Authority will host a public hearing on the Vineyard early next week, marking a crucial juncture in a tangled discussion about the future of the boat line that was established to serve the two Islands - and about the role of expanded ferry service between the Vineyard and New Bedford.
The hearing begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Oak Bluffs School.
Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence Speak to Dark Side of Vineyard Life
By MANDY LOCKE
She's the girl next door. She's the waitress who serves you at your favorite spot on Circuit avenue. She teaches your children. She dates your brother. She sits next to you in biology class.
She's your daughter, your sister, your mother, your wife.
