Project on Hold

Tabernacle Is Battlefront on Camp Ground

By CHRIS BURRELL

Don't let the tranquillity of the Camp Ground fool you.

When residents got wind of plans to put the Camp Ground in debt in order to finance a $1.9 million, full-scale restoration of the Tabernacle, things turned political quickly.

Island Official's Septic Permit Raises Issues of Zoning Rules

By CHRIS BURRELL

The operator of the Island's only two sewage treatment plants, who is also a member and former chairman of the Oak Bluffs board of health, may have sidestepped state environmental regulations when he applied for permits to have his old house demolished and a new one built in its place.

Joseph Alosso's property off County road sits in an area of town called Zone 2, where strict state and local regulations protect the town drinking water supply.

Two Mail Units Are in Jeopardy

Satellite Stations at Alley's Store, Edgartown Visitor Center Could Lose Delivery as Postal Service Continues to Cut Back

By MANDY LOCKE

As the United States Postal Service continues to tighten its belt, two Island post office satellite locations are in jeopardy.

Delivery service at both Alley's General Store and the Edgartown Visitors Center on Church street are on the chopping block as postal officials deal with limited resources.

Mental health counselors at Martha's Vineyard Community Services are now threatening to strike as the agency remains locked in tough contract talks

Commissioners Make It Official

No Southern Woodlands Housing; Developer Says, ‘We'll Be Back'; Courts to Sort Out Issues in Four-Year Dispute

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

The latest chapter in the four-year battle between developer Corey Kupersmith and the Martha's Vineyard Commission ended last night when the commission voted without dissent to reject a 320-unit housing plan for 270 acres in the southern woodlands section of Oak Bluffs.

Life at The Ledge: Skateboarders Soar, and Wait for New Park

By JULIA WELLS

It's a weekday afternoon in downtown Vineyard Haven, and the sounds of early autumn are all around. On Centre street, a narrow side lane that angles steeply west of Main street, a light breeze ruffles the canopy of venerable old shade trees. But on this day there is also another, more distinctive sound in the air. It's the whack of composite hitting pavement, followed by the low thunder of wheels rolling.