New SSA Governor Faces New Bedford Outburst
By JULIA WELLS
Steamship Authority freight service between New Bedford and
Martha's Vineyard remained in limbo yesterday as New Bedford city
solicitor George Leontire reviled a newly constituted boat line board of
governors with a fresh burst of insults and accusations.
"We now have Winken, Blinken and Nod up there now," Mr.
Leontire bellowed at the governors before he was called out of order by
board chairman and Falmouth governor Galen Robbins.
On any summer day a few years ago, a light breeze
could carry a thick stench miles from the peak of the overgrown Madaket
landfill. Today, to a viewer atop the grassy mound three stories high,
only a few pieces of lingering debris around the perimeter recall the
22-acre landfill so noxious that the state forced its capping in 1999.
Trustees at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital scrambled to
contain the damage this week in the aftermath of last week's
announcement by a respected Vineyard surgeon that he will sever his
contract with the hospital.
Rep. William Delahunt Heads Delegation to Discuss Help in Tisbury Inn
Disaster
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Sherman Goldstein said it was hard for him to even look at the
Tisbury Inn. His landmark hotel was destroyed by a fire on Dec. 15, and
now stands in ruins, with charred window frames and large blackened
holes in its walls.
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.
