Middle East Queries for Jody Powell Are Few

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

Joseph (Jody) Powell Jr., who served as press secretary to President Jimmy Carter, can understand that some restrictions on gun ownership are reasonable.

And Mr. Powell can see why some Americans, especially Americans of African descent, would not necessarily be fond of the Confederate flag.

With gasoline prices at an all-time high across the country, the Vineyard stands in the top ranks for prices paid at the pump, as the cost of premium gas climbed above the four dollar mark at most Island stations this week and regular trailed not far behind.

Jenney Lane Dispute Comes to an End

Edgartown Affordable Housing Project Is Now Back on Track for Building After Long Delay in the Courts

By IAN FEIN

A two-year legal dispute over the Jenney Lane affordable housing project was settled last week only days before a scheduled trial date, putting the Edgartown development back on track for construction.

Celebration Saturday to Honor Life of Della Brown Hardman

The message on her telephone answering machine and the closing for her letters, columns and e-mails was always the same: Savor the moment, she said.

Della Louise Brown Hardman, artist, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, teacher and columnist for the Vineyard Gazette, died suddenly on Dec. 13, 2005, at the age of 83. The Vineyard community in general and the Oak Bluffs community in particular mourned the loss of the artist and educator who had enriched so many lives.

Large Crowds Gather for Monster Catch, Children in Tow

Marcus Benker, 11, of Holyoke, had never seen a live shark prior to the Boston Big Game Fishing Club's Monster Shark Tournament in Oak Bluffs this weekend.

So when he first glimpsed a 321-pound blue shark on Saturday strapped to the back of the Melissa Kate, a fishing boat out of Scituate, he studied its lifeless eye, its rows of razor sharp teeth and its streamlined body and wondered aloud if he was looking at the real thing.