Martha's Vineyard Community Services sees the writing on the wall.

SSA Members Express Concern Over Troubled High Speed Ferry

By JULIA WELLS

After two years of breakdowns and mechanical problems on the high-speed ferry Flying Cloud, the Steamship Authority chief executive officer said last week that he had negotiated a nine-month extension on the warranty for the ferry's engine.

"Although the relationship is frayed and strained, the company continues to provide support," boat line CEO Fred C. Raskin told board members at the monthly SSA meeting on Nantucket.

A 38-year-old man from Watertown drowned early Saturday morning after he fell off the bulkhead at Oak Bluffs harbor and into the water, according to police.

Bids for Tisbury Wastewater Plant Arrive at $1 Million Above Expected Price Tag

By JOSHUA SABATINI

The lowest bid to build a wastewater treatment facility in Tisbury has come in more than a million dollars higher than anticipated, raising financial concerns among town officials and residents that the project cost will stretch beyond its expected $8.3 million price tag.

They came by the thousands. The word at the annual Feast of the Holy Ghost was that on Martha's Vineyard, everyone can be Portuguese for a weekend.