Just seven weeks after announcing their intention to negotiate an affiliation with the giant Partners Health group, Martha's Vineyard hospital trustees voted unanimously to approve the landmark sale agreement on Saturday.
Danubia Campos dreams big. A law degree, or maybe one in international relations. Possibly a career with the United Nations or even one as a Supreme Court Justice.
The Steamship Authority is expected to impose higher fees and new restrictions on the operations of its main competitor, Hy-Line Cruises, when the SSA board meets to consider Hy-Line's new licensing agreement on Tuesday.
The Martha's Vineyard Hospital will be fully covered for any decrease in Medicare funding that flows from a proposed affiliation with the giant Partners Health Care group, a gathering of Island residents were promised this week.
It was the eve of an election in which most Americans were preparing to pass judgment on the war in which Bertha Blake's two sons are soldiers, but she politely declined to talk about that election.
Except to say this: "I respect the right of people not to support the war. We all are entitled to our own beliefs, and my sons hold up that freedom for us."
Over-manning on vessels run by the Steamship Authority costs more than $3 million each year, according to estimates by the Authority.
The boat line contends that its ships operate with crews more than 52 per cent above minimum Coast Guard requirements in the summer tourist season and more than 40 per cent above requirements in the off-season.