Rain-Delayed Possible Dreams Raise $444,000

By KATE BRANNEN

On Monday night, when people were meant to be gathered in the garden at the Harborside Inn in Edgartown for the Possible Dreams Auction, it poured rain and flashed lightning across the Island, vindicating the event's organizers and their decision to enact the auction's first rain date in its 29 year history.

West Tisbury is zoned as a rural agricultural town and there is ample case law, some of it dating to the early 20th century, that supports the righ

Young Golfer Tony Grillo Wins State Championship

By JIM HICKEY

In a victory that was as improbable as it was thrilling, Island golf sensation Tony Grillo overcame a seven-stroke deficit in the early going and sank a dramatic birdie putt on the final hole of the final day to capture his second consecutive Massachusetts Junior Golf Championship title.

With the win at the Crumpin-Fox Golf Club in Bernardston, the 17-year-old rising senior at the Martha\'s Vineyard Regional High School retains his title as the best junior golfer in the state.

Union Okays SSA Contract

Unlicensed Deck Hands Ratify Agreement With Management, Reversing Vote from June; Governors Vote Friday

By MIKE SECCOMBE

Some 200 employees of the Steamship Authority have voted to accept a new workplace agreement, substantially unchanged from the one they rejected last month.

Ever since cultivation began on the Vineyard, farmers have tried to enrich the nutrient-poor soils of the Island's sandplain grassland.

Having lived in the Midwest for a few years, Woods Hole Research Center scientist Dr. Michael T. Coe knows that global warming sounds good to some ears - it implies shorter winters and higher temperatures.