Community Services Hit with Complaint

Federal Labor Board Charges Agency with Poor Treatment of Employees During Union Organizing Effort

By JULIA WELLS

A dormant labor dispute at Martha's Vineyard Community Services bubbled to life again yesterday when a newly formed union announced that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a complaint against the umbrella social service agency.

End of an Era: Louis Giordano Leaves Eatery on State Road

By C.K. WOLFSON

After receiving this year's Tisbury Businessman of the Year award - timed like a certificate of graduation - Louis Giordano has announced his decision to stop operating the State Road take-out food business that bears his name. He is making plans to enter the Island job market. He has leased the Louis' building, and turned over the name and the recipes to former Black Dog chef Douglas Hewson, effective May 1.

Oak Bluffs Undergoes Facelift at Town Center; New Brick Sidewalks Set for Carousel Area

By CHRIS BURRELL

Bricklayers from Rehoboth and a highway crew from Oak Bluffs this week started rebuilding what could be one of the Island's most heavily trafficked sidewalks - the one surrounding the Flying Horses carousel smack in the center of Oak Bluffs.

He's a crowd favorite in the polling booths but back on his own board, Oak Bluffs selectman Roger Wey can't get a break.

Hospital Leaders Attempt to Blunt Financial Crisis at the Windemere Facility

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

Leaders at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital stepped in this week to try to contain an escalating financial crisis at the Windemere Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Hospital senior managers said the crisis at the Island's only nursing home could pose a threat to the Island's only hospital.

Voters in Oak Bluffs, acting decisively yesterday, stared down at a seven-way race for two seats on the board of selectmen and put their pencil mar