Attorneys Seek a Legal Ruling in Case Against Oak Bluffs Man

By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer

The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has moved for summary decision in its complaint against the supervisor of two Vineyard municipal sewage plants for allegedly violating state septic rules at his own house in Oak Bluffs.

Vineyard Downs Carver in Home Opener

By MAX HART

With just under seven minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School football team's season-opener Sunday, it seemed somewhat odd that the Vineyard cheerleaders were still throwing candy to fans in the crowded stands.

For a weekend anticipated to be a washout for fishermen, it was an active three days at Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby headquarters in Edgartown.

Football Squad Opens at Home Tonight

By MAX HART

It wasn't the best of times for the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School football team, and it wasn't the worst either.

Selectmen in Five Island Towns Confer on County Government

By IAN FEIN

Raising questions of cost and effectiveness, selectmen from across the Vineyard agreed this week to reexamine the role of Dukes County government.

The decision marks the first step in a process that could imperil the future of regional government on the Vineyard.

Vineyard Epidemic: Lyme Disease on the Rise: Health Experts Track Cases

By BRIEN HEFLER

The Martha's Vineyard Hospital reports a large increase in Lyme disease cases this summer - over double the number seen last year - fueling concerns about what many public health experts say is now an epidemic of the disease carried by tiny deer ticks.