Business
Burnt toast.
It was the meal that made Michael Compean’s mother certain her son would someday be a chef. Scrambled eggs and burnt toast.
It was Mother’s Day in 1988. Michael Compean was 10 years old, living in California with his family and, like many children, he made breakfast in bed for his mother.
“That’s when she knew,” he said, “that’s when she knew I was meant to be a chef.”
Full access to the Vineyard Gazette’s website, mvgazette.com, will be limited to subscribers again starting Tuesday, June 4.
After that date, readers who do not have a subscription will be able to read 10 stories a month on the site before encountering a pay wall, said Gazette publisher Jane Seagrave. Obituaries, classified advertising and certain other content will remain freely accessible, she said.
Early season boaters will be able to fuel up at the Edgartown harbor this summer, despite concerns before the selectmen this week that the fuel station would be closed.
Harbor master Charlie Blair said Monday that there would not be fuel for Memorial Day weekend because equipment at the Edgartown Marine harbor fuel dock, which is operated by R.M. Packer, needed to be upgraded before the dock opens.
Town administrator Pamela Dolby said Wednesday that fuel will be available, with repairs scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday and permits expected to be issued on Friday.
After concerns arose last week about noise and crowding, a leadership development conference planned for early June in Oak Bluffs will change venues. “To accommodate a much larger-than-expected group, we will relocate the conference to the Featherstone Center for the Arts,” Sean Findlen
Seastreak high-speed ferry service is now providing a daily motor coach connection service linking Boston with the Vineyard by partnering with Tremblay’s Bus and Motor Coach Company to take riders from South Station in Boston to the ferry terminal in New Bedford.
A round-trip ticket from Boston to the Vineyard, including bus service to and from Boston, costs $68 for adults and $40 for children aged two to 12. A daily and weekend schedule offers a choice of departure times and runs from May 24 to Oct. 14.
Chris Hathaway and Michael Sellitti Jr. stood at the ready on the slab at Up-Island Automotive this week, waiting for the next customer to pull in. The slab is home base for the gas attendants at the West Tisbury station, bouncing off the center aisle from pump to pump attending to customers.