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Bill to Free Islands from City Goes to Governor

Vineyard Gazette | Friday, September 30 1960 - 9:54am

Only the signature of Governor Furcolo now remains to turn into law the bill setting up a new Steamship Authority with three members, locally appointed, to represent the Vineyard Nantucket, and Falmouth, and with final emancipation from New Bedford.

Steamships and Ferries

Steamship Authority

Construction of $32 Million Woods Hole Ticket Building to Start This Fall Article updated

Louisa Hufstader

A new terminal in the Falmouth village has been talked about going back about 10 years, and plans for the controversial ticket building were initially approved by the board in 2019.

Pump Breakdown Sidelines Sankaty

Ethan Genter

Trips aboard the ferry were cancelled Monday after its steering gear pumps were out of sync.

Freight Ferry Running Again After Crew Shortage

Ethan Genter

The Sankaty ferry was back up and running Monday after a crew shortage caused the Steamship Authority to cancel all of the freight ferry’s trips on Sunday.

5:30 a.m. Boat on Hold During Vineyard Haven Terminal Work

Ethan Genter

Maintenance work at the Island terminal is scheduled to start on Wednesday, meaning the Sankaty ferry that normally makes the first departure from the Island will be berthed in Woods Hole instead of Vineyard Haven.

Steamship Ferries Set to Launch in March

Louisa Hufstader

The M/V Aquinnah and M/V Barnstable have spent more than nine months at a shipyard in Mobile, Ala., transforming from offshore energy tenders to Steamship Authority freight ferries that can also carry passengers and cars.

Opening Day Goes Smoothly for SSA Article updated

Ethan Genter

The ferry line booked more than 25,000 vehicle reservations Wednesday and did not run into any of the technical issues that have plagued opening day for the general public in the past.