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Steamship Authority Weathers Changes Through Long Year

James Kinsella | Thursday, December 30 2004 - 7:00pm

Steamship Authority Weathers Changes Through Long Year

By JAMES KINSELLA

As 2004 got under way at the Steamship Authority, there was some question about whether there would be a Steamship Authority in the future.

In mid-January Nantucket governor Grace Grossman confirmed that she had been exploring since the previous summer whether that island should secede from the boat line, an entity created by the state in 1960 to ensure reliable, affordable ferry travel between Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and the mainland.

Tidal Project Draws Widespread Critics

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Tidal Project Draws Widespread Critics

Fisheries Groups and Competitors Alike Weigh in with Public Comments on Experimental Venture

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

The National Marine Fisheries Service has raised a cautionary flag about a tidal hydroelectric power project proposed for Vineyard Sound.

Historical Society Moves Ahead with $25 Million Building Plan

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Historical Society Moves Ahead with $25 Million Building Plan

By JAMES KINSELLA

The Martha's Vineyard Historical Society is pursuing an ambitious plan to triple its exhibition and storage space in a project that could cost about $25 million.

Society executive director Matthew Stackpole yesterday said that, if all goes according to plan, construction of the society's new museum could begin on its property in West Tisbury in 2009, with an opening in June 2010.

Chappy Advocate: On His Bicycle, Siamak Adibi Ponders Peace

James Kinsella

That guy peddling the old bicycle down the Chappaquiddick Road — he’s a ground-breaking nutritionist, a skilled sailor, a medical official for t

Nonprofit Collaborative Tracks Charitable Giving on Vineyard

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Nonprofit Collaborative Tracks Charitable Giving on Vineyard

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

A new study shows that philanthropic giving to many Island-based nonprofit organizations fell from 2003 to 2004.

The study, conducted by the Martha's Vineyard Donors Collaborative, is based on the filings that the organizations are required to do with the Internal Revenue Service as part of their nonprofit status.

Listening to Hard Lessons of Hurricane Katrina

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Listening to Hard Lessons of Hurricane Katrina

By JAMES KINSELLA

The anguished crying went on and on, echoing within the walls of the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown, where hundreds sat in silence.

On the screen at the front of the hall, a mother was walking away from the grave of her five-year-old daughter, who drowned when the levees outside New Orleans broke last August 30, sending the swollen waters of Hurricane Katrina pouring into the streets of the mostly black, mostly poor Ninth Ward.

Star Reporter: From Oak Bluffs to South Africa: a Life, a Career

James Kinsella

On this hot August afternoon, with a sea breeze flowing through the house and the wind chimes playing a tumbling melody, Paradise On Earth is more frenetic than usual.

For Charlayne Hunter-Gault and her husband, Ron Gault, August has been a time to bring their family together - her daughter Suesan and their son Chuma - at their Oak Bluffs home, which they call Paradise on Earth.