To most Americans, soccer is considered a second or third-tier sport that hardly deserves a mention on their nightly edition of Sports Center on ESPN.

Safety Concerns Prompt State Proposal to Ban Truck Traffic Over Drawbridge

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

In an ongoing effort to ease the pounding on the troubled Lagoon Pond drawbridge, heavy trucks may be routed through the blinker intersection in Oak Bluffs or even through West Tisbury this summer.

MassHighway plans to ask selectmen in Tisbury and Oak Bluffs to help designate a truck route to divert such trucks away from the drawbridge, according to Fred LaPiana, the Tisbury director of public works.

Cronig\'s Asks Paper or Polypropylene?

By RACHEL NAVA ROHR

Starting soon, Cronig\'s markets will offer an eco-friendly bagging alternative at the check-out counter: polypropylene shopping bags.

Cronig\'s bought 5,000 of the bags from 1 Bag at a Time, a company started last year by Aquinnah summer resident Lisa Foster.

Who knew so many people with stomachs so full could dance so vigorously?

The epic six-year battle over control of the Martha's Vineyard Airport has ended not with a bang, but with the mailing of checks.

In the end, the court case at the center of the battle cost at least $608,374 - in payments to the two airport managers who brought the lawsuit and in legal fees charged by the attorneys.