Commentary
SSA Office Here: No Reservations
The same way they are buying shoes, sweaters and new sheets for the guest room, Islanders increasingly are using the Internet to book their ferry passage on the Steamship Authority these days.
Eric Wodlinger, longtime counsel to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission and the Cape Cod Commission, died last week at the age of 62. He had a quiet presence on the Vineyard, but he leaves a large legacy.
During his tenure as the commission’s counsel, Eric effectively advocated for Vineyard interests before Massachusetts courts at all levels, including the superior court, the land court, the court of appeals and the Supreme Judicial Court.
Let me briefly describe a few of the key cases Eric argued for the commission:
Catch of the Day
From Gazette editions of October 1986:
The Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby will no longer be sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce. The announcement came from Karl Buder, chamber president, at the derby award ceremonies at the Edgartown Yacht Club.
In one quick generation the Vineyard be came a famous summer resort destination. The shoreline and its recreational joys became the drum that beats the local economy. And now that economy is at risk of cracking under the weight of climate change.
In a small room on the second floor of West Tisbury town hall this week, a crowd of maybe one actual spectator gathered to hear the
RETHINKING THE BOATHOUSE
Editors, Vineyard Gazette:
The following letter was sent to the Chilmark selectmen:
I keep reading over the articles in the Gazette and the Times and wondering if everyone involved with the Coast Guard boathouse is missing the point altogether. We the citizens, the selectmen, the Coast Guard, and the people in Washington who control the flow of our tax dollars, should be asking what is best for the harbor.