At 7:15 a.m. Sunday at the Rod and Gun Club in Edgartown, more than 100 people had their eyes set on a 20-inch TV screen in the corner of the room. Brazil was playing Germany in the final game of the World Cup in Yokohama, Japan. In the room, yellow, green and blue flags and soccer jerseys to match made it clear this was not the place to cheer for Germany.

Down to the Sea with Love: They Come to the Island for a Memorable Voyage

By JOHN BUDRIS and JAMES D'AMBROSIO

For three magic days they were not heart transplant patients or the leukemia kids in the next ward. They were neither stuck with needles, nor looped through high-tech machines.

For three magic days their parents forgot about blood counts, organ rejection and the next visit to yet another specialist at Boston Children's Hospital.

Terry McCarthy will tell you point blank that cruise line passengers are the best thing going.

SSA Considers Ticket Fare Cut

Monies Saved by New Bedford's Refusal to Run Ferry Service from State Pier May Mean Lower Prices for Islanders

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

The decision by the city of New Bedford early this year to cancel Steamship Authority ferry service in and out of the State Pier there has saved the public boat line substantial amounts of money - and the savings may soon translate to reduced fares for Island residents.

A second round of blood tests has confirmed that two Island men who fell ill earlier this month with symptoms of pneumonia actually had the pneumonic form of tularemia, the rare bacterial disease that killed a Chilmark man almost two years ago.

Refuse District Faces Deepening Financial Woes

By MANDY LOCKE

Financial difficulties again dominated discussion at the Martha's Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery District meeting as committee members tried to find ways to climb out of a hole half a million dollars deep.