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Due to service cutbacks by the privately-owned Hy-Line, the Steamship Authority is considering a Nantucket route for the new $40 million ferry Woods Hole, now under construction in Louisiana, boat line governor Marc Hanover said.
A U.S. Coast Guard investigation into the sinking of a the fishing boat Robert C. Monday afternoon off Dogfish Bar at the western end of the Vineyard, remains open and active, according to a Coast Guard spokesman The owner of the sunken vessel reportedly has decided not to salvage the 33-foot wooden boat, which went down in 40 to 50 feet of water after colliding with another fishing boat.
Molly Fischer of Chilmark, a recent graduate from the women’s lacrosse team at Ithaca College earned All-Empire 8 Second Team for the 2015 season.
Hailey Loonan of Oak Bluffs graduated from Emmanuel College with a bachelor of fine arts in graphic design and technology.
Daniel Kaeka of West Tisbury graduated magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with a bachelor of science degree in biology.
The Martha’s Vineyard Sharks made history Sunday night, winning a record-setting 19-inning game against the Nashua Silver Knights in Nashua, N.H.. The game is either the longest or tied for longest in Futures Collegiate Baseball League history.