Islanders Pray for Peace on Remembrance Day
September 11 Service Brings Worshippers from Many Faiths
By MANDY LOCKE
While Americans braced against the threat of another war on the
first anniversary of the terrorist attacks that shook the nation, a
group of Vineyarders gathered in a cozy chapel on Tisbury's Main
street to pray for peace.
"Let us know there can be no understanding where there is
mutual rejection," said Carolyn Eddy, one of a half-dozen
speakers.
Oak Bluffs Presents Passionate Defense of the Martha's
Vineyard Commission Before Legislative Committee Hearing
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
An overflow crowd from Oak Bluffs and other Vineyard towns turned
out for a state legislative hearing yesterday that was marked by an
outpouring of passionate support for the Martha's Vineyard
Commission and the unique role it has played in the protection of the
Island for the last 28 years.
According to new statistics released this week by Martha's
Vineyard Hospital, the number of people injured in moped accidents
during the first seven months of the year dropped sharply for the second
year in a row.
Just one week before it was slated for demolition, a waterfront house on West Tisbury's North Shore burned to the ground yesterday in a blaze that kept firefighters from three towns working for nearly six hours straight.
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.
