Helen Maley, the founder of the Early Childhood Program of
Martha's Vineyard Community Services, died peacefully at her West
Tisbury home Sunday of Alzheimer's disease, just two months before
her 90th birthday.
At the Troubled Shellfish Hatchery, Good Work Depends on Good Water
By JULIA WELLS
This place runs on water.
Filtered salt water fortified with home-grown algae to feed the baby
shellfish. Pure pond water pumped straight from the Lagoon to feed the
adolescent shellfish. Fresh water pumped straight from a well to keep
everything - as Eloise's aunt would say - clean,
clean, clean.
New Fundraiser Just for Employee Pay?
It's the Latest Idea from Management in Community Services
Dispute; Union Leaders Are Skeptical
By MANDY LOCKE
Management waved an olive branch across the negotiation table at
Martha's Vineyard Community Services Friday - offering to
add a new fundraiser to the agency's social calendar for the
purposes of boosting the earnings of agency staff.
Yesterday, the union informally rejected what they termed as
"a bake sale."
After First Weekend of Stop Signs, Some Traffic Backups, Complaints
By CHRIS BURRELL
The stop signs went up at the notorious blinker light intersection
early Friday morning, officially ending the days of nonstop travel
between Vineyard Haven and Edgartown.
The director of the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group said yesterday that nearly four million healthy juvenile shellfish under culture at his Lagoon Pond hatchery have died in the last three weeks because of extremely poor water quality in the pond.
The deteriorating water quality has not affected mature shellfish and there is no danger to humans who eat shellfish from the pond.
Like most Island cocktail parties, the Tisbury Street Fair was slow
to start. An hour into the annual town celebration though, and it was
standing room only.
Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish rocked through the evening. Youngsters
danced in the middle of the street in front of the band. Many of the
Island's nonprofit organizations sold T-shirts, raffle tickets
and plenty of food on the sidewalks.
Refusing to let the fundraiser be a stage for escalating labor
tensions, Martha's Vineyard Community Services officials this week
denied the request of Possible Dreams poster child Carly Simon to
earmark a portion of her gift's proceeds to staff wage increases.
The Fourth of July crowds arrived last week with a vengeance -
clogging ferry lines, buses and the hospital emergency room - but
remained a bit cautious at the cash register.
Ferry Fee Proposal Advances in Boston
It Could Only Have Happened This Year: Added Fee of $1 Per Ferry
Ticket Is Proposed for Municipal Relief
By JULIA WELLS
A bill chugged along in the state legislature this week that would
allow all port communities in the region to charge a fee of $1 per
ticket for visitors traveling on ferries.
Gray skies and sprightly winds launched the 80th annual Edgartown
Yacht Club Regatta yesterday. A record number of 420 class sailboats
turned out for the 10 a.m. start. At least 50 of these one-design
sailboats crossed the line. William Roman, manager of the yacht club,
said this year's regatta is clearly the year of the one-design
sailboat, with record participation by young people.
