After years of uphill struggle and vocal protest, the Vineyard community will finally get what it wants, a full service Coast Guard station at Mene

State Forest Tapped for Massive Clearing

By TOM DUNLOP

Swift and monumental change may soon come to blighted landscapes in the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, which lies at the geographical and ecological heart of Martha's Vineyard.

The flakes falling around Scott Hershowitz's leather boots look like snow. But this is September, and Mr. Hershowitz is sweating like crazy, the droplets sliding down his nose and off his chin.

Westwood Crushes the Vineyard in Disappointing Home Opener

By ALEXIS TONTI

The Vineyarders took a hit Friday night, falling 35-0 to Westwood in a game that pitted last year's Division V and Division VI champions against one another.

Coast Guard Suspends Vineyard SSA Captain

The United States Coast Guard confirmed yesterday that it has suspended the license of an experienced Steamship Authority captain for negligence in an alarming accident during a man overboard drill on the ferry Islander last year.

Lieut. John Winter, a senior marine investigator and marine safety officer based in Providence, R.I., said Capt. David Dandridge turned in his license last Wednesday for a 30-day suspension.

Remnants of Ivan Deliver Stormy Blast in Weekend of High Winds, Heavy Seas

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

The remains of one of the worst hurricanes of the year came up from the south and brought severe weather across the Island over the weekend. A 36-foot power boat was destroyed on Saturday when it broke from its mooring in the Vineyard Haven outer harbor and was thrown against the breakwater in heavy seas.

Two other boats were grounded in the area. In Edgartown two boats were grounded and a third sank at its dock.