News
Land Bank's Chappaquiddick ‘Prize' Will Bring Island Trail to Pond's Edge
By JULIA WELLS
The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank announced this week that it will buy the Wasey property on Chappaquiddick, a grassy, windblown four-acre crest that embraces the unspoiled inner shore of Cape Pogue Pond.
For Steamship Governor, Heated Questions About Direction, Accountability
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
Amid fresh eddies of controversy swirling around the Steamship Authority, Vineyard boat line governor Kathryn A. Roessel came under heavy fire this week from an array of county officials - including members of the Dukes County Commission, her appointing authority - who demanded better communication and more accountability.
Oak Bluffs Sign Off Didn't Follow Rules
By CHRIS BURRELL
An elected Oak Bluffs town official who is employed as operator of two municipal sewage treatment plants on the Island may have violated state environmental and ethics laws in the process of securing a septic permit this winter for his new house in Oak Bluffs.
Joseph N. Alosso, member of the board of health and operator of the wastewater treatment plants in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs, denies any wrongdoing.
Draft Report Eyes Airport
An Early Look at Project Plans Sees No Environmental Hurdle to Runway Improvements, New Terminal, Jail
By ALEXIS TONTI
The Martha's Vineyard Airport commissioners this week previewed a document that will be critical to the approval, by both state and federal officials, of long-range plans for development at the airport and on its surrounding property.
Gone is the 02568 zip code above the door announcing the building's identity.
Chilmark Merry-Go-Round Will Bring Police to School
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
As their town grows, Chilmark municipal employees are playing a game of musical chairs at the old Menemsha School.
In November of 2001, when the town library staff needed a place to work while their building underwent $2.4 million in renovations and expansion, the Menemsha School became their temporary home.