Ferry Island Home Arrives at Fairhaven; Sea Trials Planned Throughout February

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

The new double-ended ferry Island Home pulled into the Steamship Authority wharf in Fairhaven on Monday afternoon, a few minutes before sunset, after a seven-day trip from Pascagoula, Miss. The $32 million, 255-foot vessel\'s 2,000 mile maiden voyage to her new home was mostly uneventful.

Balancing Trade-Offs of Living on Island

By IAN FEIN

Jennifer Christy cannot think of a better place to raise her three young children than Chilmark, the same small town where she spent most of her childhood.

She appreciates the quality of life and supportive community, which offers a combination of safety, the outdoors, and plenty of activities for children. She said it is a wonderful place to build a family, despite the high cost of living.

Almost four years ago, just after her 12th birthday, Jessica Rose Seidman ordered a half dozen chicken eggs from a catalogue and built her own incubator. One hatched. She named him Chickie and raised him as a pet in her backyard coop.

A docile, tame and beautiful Rhode Island Red rooster, Chickie in the time since has earned four first-place awards in Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show and Fair - three times best in show.

An Island man who fell into the Edgartown harbor was saved from drowning on Sunday by a pair of unlikely heroes: a patron at the Wharf Pub who had stepped outside for a smoke, and a determined four-year-old Bouvier des Flandres named Maui.

Bouvier des Flandres is a breed of Belgian retrievers known for their intelligence and for protecting their masters, two attributes displayed aptly by Maui Sunday when he played a pivotal role in saving the life of his owner, Leonard Fogg of Edgartown.

Four Fishermen Are Lost at Sea in Dragger Sinking

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

Four fishermen were lost this past Friday after their boat, the 75-foot steel dragger Lady of Grace from New Bedford, sank in Nantucket Sound 11 miles east of Cape Pogue. A call for help was never made.

Menemsha Coast Guardsmen in a 47-foot motor lifeboat discovered the location of the sunken vessel Sunday morning. Divers from the Southeast Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council assisted the Menemsha crew.