State Appellate Tax Board Hears Testimony in West Tisbury Case
By IAN FEIN
BOSTON - Attorneys for Island resident William W. Graham charged in a legal hearing this week that West Tisbury assessors deliberately falsified property records that inflated his land values and increased his taxes.
"At heart this case is about fraud," Mr. Graham's attorney, Richard Wulsin, told the chairman of the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board.
The FARM Institute angered many of its new neighbors this week with a plan to hold a two-night summer fundraising concert for as many as 10,000 peo
Homegrown Forum Set to Tackle Energy Conservation for Future
By IAN FEIN
The total energy bill for Martha's Vineyard this year will approach $65 million, according to a study conducted by an energy consultant this winter.
And although more solar roofs are appearing on the Island landscape, the consultant found that less than one-tenth of one per cent of the Vineyard's energy is produced on the Island. The rest comes from the mainland, either by boat or underwater cable.
Board of Appeals in Edgartown Turns Down Library Expansion
By IAN FEIN
The Edgartown zoning board of appeals this week denied a special permit for the Edgartown Free Public Library, effectively killing the proposed library expansion project for at least another four years.
Three of the five board members voted in opposition to the project, which would have connected the Carnegie library and recently purchased Captain Warren House by means of a 17,000-square-foot addition.
Thirty-five years ago today, some five dozen Vineyard residents gathered in Owen Park on Vineyard Haven Harbor and walked along Beach Road into Edg
Boat Line Sees Fuel Cost Spike
Steamship Authority Governors Consider Slowing Down Ferries On Vineyard-Woods Hole Run In Effort to Save Money
By JAMES KINSELLA
Facing the possibility of up to $1 million in unplanned fuel costs, Steamship Authority management is taking a hard look at slowing down its ferries to and from Martha\\\\\\\'s Vineyard as a way to cut costs.