Political Bias Dictates Traffic Study Revision by Planners at the
Cape Cod Commission
By NIS KILDEGAARD
Falmouth political leaders and activists pushing for Steamship
Authority service from New Bedford were irate in August of 2000.
Nantucket Sound Wind Farm Plan Stirs Controversy in Cape and Islands
Region
By JULIA WELLS
Public opinion is beginning to heat up on the Cape and Islands over
a proposal for a private alternative energy project that envisions a
giant offshore wind farm anchored across some 28 square miles of
Nantucket Sound.
The Martha\'s Vineyard Commission will host a public hearing on
the project on Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the lower level of the Old Whaling
Church in Edgartown. The hearing begins at 6:30 p.m.
Public opinion is beginning to heat up on the Cape and Islands over a proposal for a private alternative energy project that envisions a giant offshore wind farm anchored across some 28 square miles of Nantucket Sound.
The Martha's Vineyard Commission will host a public hearing on the project on Tuesday, Jan. 15, in the lower level of the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown. The hearing begins at 6:30 p.m.
The purpose of the hearing is to gather public comment, although the commission has no formal jurisdiction over the project.
An all-Island public forum was announced this week amid a perceived growing disconnection between the Vineyard community and its elected leaders over Steamship Authority affairs.
Shirley McCarthy Faces Fight for Special Family
By MANDY LOCKE
At 30 Lagoon avenue, strollers and tiny tot trucks have reserved
parking at the foot of the front steps. Two signs - "Welcome
to the Funny Farm" and "Be nice to your children because
they will pick your nursing home" - hang from the front
door, preparing newcomers for and reminding regulars of the unusual life
led by the woman on the other side of the door.
Disappointed students and some angry parents could not convince the regional high school committee this week to lift its ban on air travel for school trips.
The chief justice of the Massachusetts Land Court heard arguments
this week in a groundbreaking case that will ultimately decide whether
the Martha's Vineyard Commission has the power to review low and
moderate-income housing projects under Chapter 40B, a section of state
law commonly known as the anti-snob zoning statute.
Dr. Richard H. Koehler, a highly skilled laparoscopic surgeon whose arrival on the Vineyard seven years ago was hailed as a new era in medicine on the Vineyard, announced this week that he will sever his contract with the Martha's Vineyard Hospital because of irreconcilable differences with hospital chief executive officer Kevin Burchill and the hospital board of trustees.
SSA Governor Starts New Job
Kathryn Roessel Begins First Term Amid Aggressive Selectmen\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Campaign to Overthrow Her With Political Maneuvers
By JULIA WELLS
In a quiet ceremony on the second floor of the Edgartown courthouse
yesterday, Kathryn A. Roessel was sworn in as the new Vineyard Steamship
Authority governor.
SSA Governor Starts New Job
Kathryn Roessel Begins First Term Amid Aggressive Selectmen\\\\\\\'s Campaign to Overthrow Her With Political Maneuvers
By JULIA WELLS
In a quiet ceremony on the second floor of the Edgartown courthouse
yesterday, Kathryn A. Roessel was sworn in as the new Vineyard Steamship
Authority governor.
