Hospital Building Plans Ready for Commission

By IAN FEIN

Patients in any one of the new 24 state-of-the-art rooms on the second floor of the proposed Martha's Vineyard Community Hospital would have views of Lagoon Pond, Vineyard Haven harbor, or a garden slated for the first-story roof of the 90,000-square-foot addition, according to formal plans for the $42 million project that were filed with the Martha's Vineyard Commission last week.

Citizen Kennedy: Proudly American

General Contractor Arnold F. Kennedy Hails from Brazil

By JAMES KINSELLA

You know when Arnold F. Kennedy is coming down the road. He's driving a blue Ford Econoline 250, with yellow letters hand-painted on the van's side that say, "Arnold F. Kennedy, General Contractor." Then there's the phone number and the fax number, and a big four-petal flower that looks like a lotus but more likely is meant to be a clover. An American flag on paper is taped inside the back window.

Capawock Stays Closed for Now

Rising Discontent Over Theatre Leads to Closed-Door Meeting Where Hall Family Pledges to Open by November 1

By MAX HART

In the aftermath of a closed-door meeting last night with town and business leaders, the owners of the Capawock movie theatre have pledged to reopen the Vineyard Haven cinema by Nov. 1 or sooner.

Two Freight Boats Fail on Busy Weekend

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

The nearly simultaneous failure Saturday evening of the two Steamship Authority freight vessels on the Vineyard route stranded about 200 people Saturday evening and Sunday morning - 100 people each in Vineyard Haven and Woods Hole.

There Is Still Hope to Save the Planet, Jane Goodall Says

By IAN FEIN

Jane Goodall has seen a lot of sad things in the world.

But she still finds reasons for hope, and she shared that message with a packed Vineyard audience at the Tabernacle in Oak Bluffs on Thursday evening.

"I have three grandchildren, and my sister has two. And when I look at them and think about how much ill we've done to this planet since we were their age, I feel guilt and anger," Ms. Goodall said.