According to new statistics released this week by Martha's Vineyard Hospital, the number of people injured in moped accidents during the first seven months of the year dropped sharply for the second year in a row.

Oak Bluffs Presents Passionate Defense of the Martha's Vineyard Commission Before Legislative Committee Hearing

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

An overflow crowd from Oak Bluffs and other Vineyard towns turned out for a state legislative hearing yesterday that was marked by an outpouring of passionate support for the Martha's Vineyard Commission and the unique role it has played in the protection of the Island for the last 28 years.

Islanders Pray for Peace on Remembrance Day

September 11 Service Brings Worshippers from Many Faiths

By MANDY LOCKE

While Americans braced against the threat of another war on the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks that shook the nation, a group of Vineyarders gathered in a cozy chapel on Tisbury's Main street to pray for peace.

"Let us know there can be no understanding where there is mutual rejection," said Carolyn Eddy, one of a half-dozen speakers.

Island Teachers Study Portuguese in Brazil

By JOSHUA SABATINI

Two staff members at the Tisbury School went the extra distance this summer to foster a more productive relationship with Brazilian students and their parents.

Charlie Braun and Emily Broderick spent a month in Brazil, studying both the Portuguese language and the local culture. Mr. Braun was in Salvador, and Mrs. Broderick visited Maceio.

At their special town meeting Tuesday evening, Tisbury voters decided that the town's future infrastructure is more important than holding the line on water rates and taxes.

In about an hour, voters decisively approved funding for the wastewater treatment project, a third town well and rehabilitation of about 4,000 feet of water mains.

September 11: Island Remembers the Fallen

Solemn Ceremonies on Avenue of Flags Mark Anniversary

By ALEXIS TONTI

September 11 is a part of our collective consciousness. Though the Island sometimes seems far away from the mainland and mainland concerns, the tragedies of that day have resonated here as they have throughout the nation.