Winn Davis Mans Helm in Rocky Year for County

By JAMES KINSELLA

More than two years ago, the Dukes County commissioners hired a Falmouth man, E. Winn Davis, to manage county government.

Mr. Davis, who was then executive secretary for the town of Hanson, took on a position that had been a revolving door - and often a controversial one.

In 1995, the county hired its first full-time manager, a position created under the county charter approved by voters three years earlier.

Della L. Brown Hardman Was Educator, Gazette Columnist

By ALEXIS TONTI

Della Louise Brown Hardman, the artist and educator who enriched the Vineyard community as much by her gentle and gracious presence as by her far-reaching volunteerism, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital following a brief heart-related illness. She was 83.

Hospital Drive Gathers Steam

$42 Million Capital Campaign Surpasses $30 Million Mark; Leaders Say Islanders Key to Completing Project

By JULIA WELLS

Less than six months after launching the largest capital campaign in the history of the Vineyard, Martha's Vineyard Hospital trustees announced this week that the drive to raise $42 million to build a new hospital has exceeded the $30 million mark.

Vineyard SSA Governor Seeks Sweeping Review of License Agreements

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

Alarmed by rising costs and falling ridership on Steamship Authority ferries, Vineyard boat line governor Marc Hanover yesterday called for a thorough review of SSA license agreements with private carriers.

"I'm not in favor of giving away one more seat," Mr. Hanover declared at the monthly boat line meeting in Woods Hole yesterday morning.

If Size Matters, Tiny Aquinnah Is Not So Small

By IAN FEIN

An oft-repeated phrase that has appeared in numerous Gazette news articles and editorials over the years was found this week to be untrue.

Aquinnah is not the second smallest town in the commonwealth.

If Size Matters, Tiny Aquinnah Is Not So Small

By IAN FEIN

An oft-repeated phrase that has appeared in numerous Gazette news articles and editorials over the years was found this week to be untrue.

Aquinnah is not the second smallest town in the commonwealth.