Boat Line Board Names Fast Ferry After Sachem

By JAMES KINSELLA

The Steamship Authority's new fast ferry will carry the name Iyanough, the Cummaquid sachem for whom Hyannis is named.

The boat line board of governors Tuesday decided to bestow the name on the vessel, scheduled to go into service on the Hyannis-Nantucket route about a year from now.

The $9.5 million ferry will replace the Flying Cloud, the first fast ferry built by the SSA for the route. The four-engine vessel has a passenger capacity of 350.

On a calm day, ocean waves lap on the beach less than 20 feet from East Chop Drive in Oak Bluffs. The edge of the road is already breaking up.

Airport Commission Appointments Spark Resignation, Sharp Allegations

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

Concern over actions by the Martha\'s Vineyard Airport commission has spurred a former airport commissioner to call for an investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general.

Town Finance Board Sharpens Opposition to Tax Case Bills

By IAN FEIN

On the eve of a pivotal town meeting, the West Tisbury finance committee this week sharpened its opposition to payment of legal bills linked to the Graham property tax case amid a widening swath of questions about the roles and responsibilities of town assessors and selectmen.

West Tisbury Voters Convene Tuesday

By IAN FEIN

Two months after receiving a sharp rebuke from town voters, West Tisbury selectmen will go back to the well on Tuesday for another special town meeting to take up many of the same issues.

Front and center will be $170,000 in legal bills from the costly tax case against town assessors, which a record turnout of voters rejected at the special town meeting in November.

Concern over actions by the Martha's Vineyard Airport commission has spurred a former airport commissioner to call for an investigation by the Massachusetts attorney general.