Connecticut Developer Refiles Massive Housing Proposal for Woodlands

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

The developers of the Down Island Golf Club slipped back onto the scene this week, quietly reviving a dormant plan for a massive affordable housing project in the southern woodlands section of Oak Bluffs.

An attorney who represents Connecticut developer Corey Kupersmith wrote a letter to the Martha's Vineyard Commission late last week, asking to have the housing plan put back on an active track.

Varsity Lacrosse Team Loses by a Goal in Vineyard's First State Championship

By BRETT FERRY

In the first high school state championship game ever played on-Island, the boys' varsity lacrosse team of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School finished its season yesterday two goals shy of a Division III state title.

The Mabel Sets Sail, Bound for Hudson Waters

By BRETT FERRY

The seven teens seem almost casual about heading to sea in a 28-foot open boat. They field questions about their trip with responses like, "It should be interesting."

They are a part of Vineyard Voyagers, an Island maritime program for young people that gives them the chance to have significant encounters with the sea. The students, all of them from the charter school, signed on to this voyage for various reasons, but each of them will fulfill an independent school project along the way.

Sewer Box Receives Gingerbread Facelift in Oak Bluffs Test

By CHRIS BURRELL

In Oak Bluffs, gingerbread has now become a Band-aid.

After more than two years of trying to figure out what to do about the 38 sewer panel boxes that popped up all over downtown as part of the new wastewater project, town leaders have decided to road-test one solution - building a mini-cottage on top of one box.

Summer Labor Dynamic Is Annual Dance of Employers, Work Force and Landlords

By MANDY LOCKE

Early reads on the summer work force bring more questions than answers this year.

Through April and May, business owners scratched their heads, asking where the workers were. This week, new arrivals in the work force stumbled about the Vineyard, shaking their heads and wondering where the jobs are.

Boat Line Proposes to Run Van from Wharf to Park-and-Ride

By JONATHAN BURKE

Tisbury selectmen next week will consider the Steamship Authority's proposal to run a shuttle service between the town park-and-ride lot and the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal.

Under terms of the proposal, from June 25 through the end of the year, from 5:30 am to 9:00 pm, the SSA would "dedicate a van to run continuously between the terminal and the lot."