Vote in Aquinnah Thursday Attempts to Pass Override, and Restore Items to Town Budget

By JULIA WELLS

Voters in Aquinnah go to the polls this week to conclude the annual town meeting which began two months ago - and to say yes or no to a $130,000 general override to Proposition 2 1/2.

If the override is approved, town employees will get a cost of living raise and funding will remain in place for the town's share of the Martha's Vineyard Shellfish Group. Funding for a town-sponsored summer day camp for children also hangs in the balance.

Boat Line Treasurer Says He Is Willing to Return to Role of Interim Chief

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

Marking an auspicious new tack for the embattled Steamship Authority, Wayne Lamson, the respected longtime boat line treasurer, has volunteered to step in as interim chief executive officer, the Gazette has learned.

In a letter sent to SSA governors last week, Mr. Lamson offered to take over the top spot at the boat line as CEO Fred Raskin prepares to leave after barely two years on the job.

Pennywise Path Gets Subcommittee's Nod

Martha's Vineyard Commission to Give Final Consideration Thursday; List of Conditions Attached

By JULIA WELLS

A key subcommittee of the Martha's Vineyard Commission voted last night to recommend approval of the Pennywise Path affordable housing project in Edgartown, along with a hefty list of conditions aimed at softening the blow to both the neighborhood and the environment from 60 rental units.

Pennywise Path Vote Next Week

Informally, Commissioners Seem Inclined to Okay Housing Plan, but Voice Doubts on Access; Other Issues Linger

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

Early road signs now point to possible approval for the Pennywise Path affordable housing project in Edgartown, but members of a key Martha's Vineyard Commission subcommittee said this week that access and impact on the neighborhood are stubborn trouble spots in the plan.

The ghosts are quiet these days - if you believe in such things - but at the Vanderhoop homestead the screen door still bangs and the old wood sash

Superior Court Ruling on Bridge Housing Dismisses Neighbor's Attempt to Appeal

By JULIA WELLS

Marking one more win in court for the Martha's Vineyard Commission, a superior court judge last week threw out a neighbor's appeal of the Bridge Housing project planned for Vineyard Haven.

The Hon. Richard J. Chin, an associate justice of the superior court, ruled that Kenneth and Nicole Bilzerian have no standing, and he allowed summary judgment for Bridge Housing and the 30-year-old regional land use commission.

The ruling was issued July 7.