Night Fire in Edgartown Leaves Fourteen Brazilians Homeless

By MANDY LOCKE

Charred Portuguese prayer books, scalded refrigerators and a few box springs are all that remain of the worldly possessions of 14 Brazilians who had been living in a three-bedroom house in Edgartown.

The developers of the Down Island Golf Club made their final chess move last night in the quest to win approval for a luxury golf and housing project in the southern woodlands, unveiling a hasty eleventh-hour plan for public play and urging the Martha's Vineyard Commission to vote on the project immediately.

From Montreal to Martha's Vineyard, from two languages to one, from urban to rural, from one island to another. Just two days into his first week on the job as the new executive director of the Martha's Vineyard Commission, Mark London has developed a keen appreciation for plastic boxes.

Tisbury Center Plan Is Delayed

Failure to Issue State Permit Snags Main Street Sewage Project; Town Officials Raise Public Safety Concerns About Work

By JOSHUA SABATINI

On the eve of the planned groundbreaking for the Tisbury sewage project, two Island officials raised serious safety concerns regarding the renovation plans even as the town faces a snag in starting construction work due to a delay at the state level.

There is something comforting in the connection between old-fashioned, farm-grown accomplishments, community pride and simple pleasures.

Becoming a patient in a primary care physician's practice is now almost impossible for Islanders and visitors, but medical personnel are making an effort to alleviate the situation.

Primary physician practices, in the strictest sense, are closed to new patients, leaving those in search of a doctor in limbo.

Tim Walsh, who became the Martha's Vineyard Hospital's chief executive officer in August, said the lack of primary care physicians is a problem.