The couldashouldawoulda’s are a week old now but the fact is the Vineyarders are still in the mix for a league title and a trip to their eighth Sup

Welcome Gabriel

Solimar S.S. Arado and Marcos S. Arado of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Gabriel Soares Arado, born on Oct. 11 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Gabriel weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces at birth.

Marco Antonio Arrives

Maria Almeida and Marco of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Marco Antonio de Almeida de Filho, born on Oct. 14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Community Hospital. Marco weighed 8 pounds, 7.6 ounces at birth.

The Vineyard Haven harbor’s two pump out boats carried between 12,000 and 15,000 gallons of raw sewage from holding tanks on boats to the town’s sewer system during this past boating season, according to harbor master John (Jay) M. Wilbur 3rd.

And as the demand for pump outs increases every year, the town harbor department is beginning to have trouble coping, Mr. Wilbur said.

Rising world oil prices have blown a million dollar hole in the budget of the Steamship Authority and forced the boat line to refigure its budget for a second time.

However, governors balked at management’s advice that they should immediately consider fare increases to cover the extra projected cost, opting instead to put off any revenue decisions until January.

If the price of oil remains high, governors will consider measures that include a fuel surcharge.

Middle Line Road is not much of a road. But it’s a heck of a legal problem, as quickly became evident when the controversy over its 270-year history and uncertainty over its future use landed in the Dukes County superior court in Edgartown this week.

The essence of the case is simple enough.

The Hall family, which owns land alongside the road, wants to improve it. To that end, they engaged contractors to cut trees and widen it.