We Remember to Honor Those Who Served Us
By JONATHAN BURKE
Monday is not a day off for veterans. It is a day when they recall
the cruelty of war.
"It stirs up a lot of the emotions. A lot of people are not
aware of some of the feelings that vets have. We fought for our freedom,
but also so we could come back home," said a two-tour Army veteran
of Vietnam during a Wednesday evening interview. "Sometimes people
can be very cruel."
"For me, it's a day of the dead. It's the day the
bodies come back," said a two-tour Marine veteran.
Question Four Fails By a Wide Margin
Five of Six Island Towns Reject Plan to Give Selectmen Appointing
Power Over Vineyard Steamship Governor
By JONATHAN BURKE
Perhaps sensing outside meddling, perhaps seeking to maintain an
established power structure, Islanders Tuesday voted to keep the power
to appoint the Vineyard Steamship Authority (SSA) governor with the
Dukes County Commission.
Mandate Reinforces Mission of the MVC
Vineyard Voters Back Nine Candidates with Clear Commitment to
Support Unique Role of Regional Agency
By JULIA WELLS
Marking a fresh mandate to stay the course, Vineyard voters elected
a solid slate of conservation-minded candidates - including six
incumbents - to the Martha's Vineyard Commission this week.
And for the second time in two years, two respected Island farmers were
the top vote-getters in the election for the regional land use
commission.
Islanders without health insurance will receive an invitation to
band together next year in a community-based plan that aims to open the
doors to a comprehensive health care system now out of reach for
one-fifth of the Vineyard's 15,000 year-round residents.
But many doctors and health care agencies worry that the plan may
tip the already fragile financial balance of caring for patients under a
paperwork-laden and reimbursement-stingy health maintenance organization
system.
State and Local Elections Draw Large Turnout of Vineyard Voters
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
In a characteristic display of Island independence, voters on
Martha\'s Vineyard turned out in large numbers this week to throw
strong support to Shannon O\'Brien for governor, reject an outside
initiative to change the way their Steamship Authority governor is
appointed and elect a solid slate of conservation-minded Islanders to
the Martha\'s Vineyard Commission.
In a characteristic display of Island independence, voters on Martha's Vineyard turned out in large numbers this week to throw strong support to Shannon O'Brien for governor, reject an outside initiative to change the way their Steamship Authority governor is appointed and elect a solid slate of conservation-minded Islanders to the Martha's Vineyard Commission.
On This Election Day: Votes for the Farmers and Against the State
By JULIA WELLS
They went to the polls in large numbers on a sparkling autumn day.
They said they liked two farmers best for the Martha's Vineyard
Commission. They said they were unhappy with the outside meddling of the
state legislature and the city of New Bedford when it came to the
Steamship Authority.
They got involved.
The membership of the Martha's Vineyard Rod & Gun Club
paid tribute to two of its founding members at a dinner in their honor
on Wednesday night. W. Howard Andrews Jr., 79, and Edward G. Tyra, 85,
both of Edgartown, were treated to numerous accolades.
Club president Bob DeLisle stood before more than 60 people in the
clubhouse and talked about how Mr. Andrews and Mr. Tyra had long been
supporters of the club through good and bad times. They are directors
emeritus.
Against a backdrop of growing concern over use of alcohol and drugs by Vineyard teens, police will seek criminal charges against a West Tisbury couple who allegedly allowed underaged drinking to take place on their property during a teenage party last weekend off Lambert's Cove Road.
It's always been a one-way street: Students perform and
teachers judge. But some students at Martha's Vineyard Regional
High School can't wait to upend the system and put teachers'
performances under the microscope.
