Gasoline is considered a necessity of life, but is one more gas
station a necessity for the Vineyard? The Martha's Vineyard
Commission was expected to take up the question again last night as a
public hearing reopened on a proposal for a new gas station on State
Road in Vineyard Haven.
HYANNIS - In a bold show of Island solidarity, Vineyard
Steamship Authority governor Kathryn A. Roessel led a move yesterday to
ice any expanded ferry service out of New Bedford next year, including
freight service.
Historic Chappaquiddick Farm Preserved in Unique Partnership
By JULIA WELLS
The preservation of a historic farmstead, a new partnership between
two respected conservation organizations and affordable housing were all
tied together in a single package this week when the Martha's
Vineyard Land Bank and the Martha's Vineyard Preservation Trust
announced that they will join forces to buy the Chappaquiddick property
formerly owned by Ruth Marshall and the late Robert Marshall.
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.
From Montreal to Martha's Vineyard, from two languages to one, from urban to rural, from one island to another. Just two days into his first week on the job as the new executive director of the Martha's Vineyard Commission, Mark London has developed a keen appreciation for plastic boxes.
SSA Members Express Concern Over Troubled High Speed Ferry
By JULIA WELLS
After two years of breakdowns and mechanical problems on the
high-speed ferry Flying Cloud, the Steamship Authority chief executive
officer said last week that he had negotiated a nine-month extension on
the warranty for the ferry's engine.
"Although the relationship is frayed and strained, the company
continues to provide support," boat line CEO Fred C. Raskin told
board members at the monthly SSA meeting on Nantucket.
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.
Oak Bluffs Presents Passionate Defense of the Martha's
Vineyard Commission Before Legislative Committee Hearing
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
An overflow crowd from Oak Bluffs and other Vineyard towns turned
out for a state legislative hearing yesterday that was marked by an
outpouring of passionate support for the Martha's Vineyard
Commission and the unique role it has played in the protection of the
Island for the last 28 years.
Affordable Housing Project Is Pushed by Golf Developer and Partner
in Oak Bluffs Woodlands
By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer
Against a backdrop of quiet maneuvers to develop yet another plan
for a private luxury golf club in the southern woodlands, a massive
affordable housing project planned for the same property in Oak Bluffs
is now on track for review by the Martha's Vineyard Commission.
