Hospital Ends Year in Solid Black Ink

Total Revenues Are Up for Fiscal 2005; Expenses Rise, Including Fund-Raising as New Building Campaign Begins

By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer

Revenue and net income increased at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital during its recently completed fiscal year.

The hospital reported total revenue of $37,932,089 for the 12 months ended March 31, up $3.05 million or 8.7 percent from the prior year. The bulk of the increase came through charges to patients.

Island Charter School Honors Six Seniors

By COOPER DAVIS

A Chinese proverb, a willow tree and a piece by Handel were all part of the festivities last Saturday as the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School community celebrated the graduation of the Class of 2005.

Commencement Day: Hail to the Class of 2005

Tabernacle Is Stage for 195 Graduates at Regional High

By RACHEL KOVAC

Sunday was an afternoon for storytelling as the Class of 2005 was graduated from the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. With humor and sensitivity, students and school leaders drew on the past and looked to the future while the 195 graduates sat listening under the protective covering of the Tabernacle. The warm weather and blazing sun only added to the excitement.

Real estate sales on Martha's Vineyard are falling against a backdrop of increasing inventory and rising transaction prices.

The Island's growing population of Brazilian immigrants came here in large part to better their economic condition, but a study released last week shows that in many cases the endeavor is taking a serious toll on their health.

Pomp and Circumstance: Regional High School Seniors Ready for Commencement Day

By RACHEL KOVAC

The members of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Class of 2005 stand on common ground in the last few days before graduation. But as the seniors reach for their diplomas Sunday, they will be marking the moment when everything changes. Many will spend the next few years earning degrees from colleges across the country; others are immediately joining the work force, while still others are unsure what the future holds.