Hospital Picks Chief Executive Officer to Secure Future of Medical Complex; Announces Plan to Build New Facility
By JOSHUA SABATINI
A new era promising a brighter future in the wake of yearly fiscal woes has dawned at Martha's Vineyard Hospital, as the hospital's board of trustees last week approved a new chief executive officer and a plan for a possible $30 million project to construct a new hospital facility.
Tisbury Voters Face Decision on Money for Treatment Plant
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Tisbury selectmen will convene a special town meeting Sept. 10 to ask voters for an additional $2 million to fund a proposed wastewater treatment project, having pushed the project over budget Tuesday by accepting a bid for construction of a wastewater treatment center.
The board's action came this week at the recommendation of Earth Tech Inc., the town's consulting firm for the project.
Bids for Tisbury Wastewater Plant Arrive at $1 Million Above Expected Price Tag
By JOSHUA SABATINI
The lowest bid to build a wastewater treatment facility in Tisbury has come in more than a million dollars higher than anticipated, raising financial concerns among town officials and residents that the project cost will stretch beyond its expected $8.3 million price tag.
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.
Conover Real Estate and LandVest Merge in Business Alliance
By JOSHUA SABATINI
In a newly formed business alliance, Conover Real Estate Inc. last week merged with Vineyard-based LandVest, and the two upscale firms opened joint offices in a refurbished 1850's house on South Summer street next to the Charlotte Inn.
The merging partners are David C. Thompson, principal of the Island LandVest office, and Gerret C. Conover and Thomas E. LeClair, principals of Conover Real Estate.
Tisbury Street Fair Draws Thousands
Festivities Celebrate All Things Vineyard in July Highlight
By JOSHUA SABATINI
A stroller entering the 31st annual Tisbury Street Fair was overwhelmed from every direction by the sounds of music, the wafting scents of foods - from raw oysters to crispy fried chicken - and the sights of wares pushed by shop owners, educational displays, glow sticks, balloons and painted faces.