Steamship Authority Board Members Clash Over Chief Executive Officer Role

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

Struggling with issues of governance and lines of authority, a sharply divided Steamship Authority board of governors failed to find common ground yesterday in an executive session that will ultimately determine the future for boat line chief executive officer Fred C. Raskin, who has been on the job for just four months.

Commissioners Open Review of Southern Woodlands Plan

By JULIA WELLS

Battles lines were drawn last night when a Bolton developer who wants to build a massive housing project in the Southern Woodlands gave the Martha's Vineyard Commission its first glimpse of the project.

In fact a glimpse was all that was available, as developer Brian Lafferty unveiled only the barest outlines of his plan to build 320 homes on 288 acres in Oak Bluffs.

The great thing about yesterday's memorial service for Francis (Pat) West Jr. was hearing the echo of his voice.

Emotions ran high throughout the final night of public testimony regarding a Chapter 40B affordable housing development that, if approved, would pl

Congressman Ties New Bedford to Full Pay for Any Ferry Deficit

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

If New Bedford and the state legislature want the Steamship Authority to run ferry service between the Whaling City and the Islands, then the port should agree to pay 100 per cent of any deficit incurred.

That was the opinion of Cong. William Delahunt, delivered bluntly in a conversation with the Gazette yesterday morning.

Federal Business Loans Help Fire Recovery Effort

By JOSHUA SABATINI

Visiting the sandy lot on Main street where the Tisbury Inn stood before it was destroyed in a December fire, Cong. William Delahunt joined Tisbury officials and businessmen yesterday morning for a groundbreaking ceremony.

Mr. Delahunt announced as part of the event that the inn's owners, Sherman and Susan Goldstein, had received nearly $400,000 in loans from the federal Small Business Administration to help rebuild their landmark hotel.