The Steamship Authority likely will accede to a requested two-month delay in the delivery of its new 255-foot passenger and vehicle ferry, the Island Home. SSA general manager Wayne Lamson said...

Dukes County Is Due for Test of Its Charter By JAMES KINSELLA Hopes were high over a decade ago when a newly reorganized government went into effect for Dukes County. Voters in the county...

Sentencing Is Near in Map Theft CaseBy JAMES KINSELLAFederal authorities have asked that E. Forbes Smiley 3rd of Chilmark serve more than four years in prison and be fined at least $10,000 for...

Boat Line Fares Set to Go Up Steamship Authority Governors Review $78 Million Budget; Managers Say Tariff Hike Needed to Cover Costs By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer Passenger fares...

Victim in Theft, British Library Pushes for Tougher Sentence By JAMES KINSELLA The British Library, one of the institutions victimized by rare-map thief E. Forbes Smiley 3rd of Chilmark, has...

Steamship Authority Considers Increasing Rates on All Fares By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer Steamship Authority managers plan to recommend across-the-board rate increases of about...

State Primary Is Tuesday; Polls Open Until Evening By JAMES KINSELLA The key prelude to the state election in November arrives Tuesday with the Democratic and Republican party primaries. Polls...

Not one taker stepped forward Wednesday to put in a bid on the Steamship Authority's high-speed ferry, the Flying Cloud. The lack of interest in the vessel, for which the boat line hoped to...

Tidal Project Draws Widespread Critics Fisheries Groups and Competitors Alike Weigh in with Public Comments on Experimental Venture By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer The National...

Historical Society Moves Ahead with $25 Million Building Plan By JAMES KINSELLA The Martha's Vineyard Historical Society is pursuing an ambitious plan to triple its exhibition and storage space...