Boat Line Pursues Government Grants

Oak Bluffs Ferry Terminal Renovation Is Delayed Until Steamship Authority Acquires State and Federal Funding

By JAMES KINSELLA

The $10.1 million renovation of the Oak Bluffs ferry terminal and several other major Steamship Authority projects will remain on hold until the boat line succeeds in landing state or federal government grants.

Aquinnah Voters Adopt Balanced Budget

By IAN FEIN

It took a month and a good dose of grief, but Aquinnah voters last week completed their annual town meeting and adopted a balanced $2.6 million town budget.

The approval did not come a moment too soon for town officials, who needed to have a budget in place for the start of the 2007 fiscal year only three weeks away.

Did you know that it is illegal to roller skate on most parts of Circuit avenue in Oak Bluffs? Or that all raw milk and cream sold in Edgartown is supposed to come from cows certified by the town inspector of milk?

And don't even think about driving your horse at a furious or immoderate gait in Tisbury or at an unreasonable rate in Oak Bluffs. Both are also illegal, and could net you a fine, or worse, a night in jail.

p> After over a week of cool temperatures, rain and fog, the clouds parted on Sunday morning just in time for the 47th annual commencement of the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. Before the ceremony even began, Tyler Meyst was beaming.

Shellfish Beds Closed After Deluge

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

The state temporarily shut down shellfish beds on the Vineyard and across Cape Cod Wednesday as a severe northeaster swept across the region, bringing torrential rains and wind gusts of more than 45 miles per hour.

Caterpillar Invasion Returns for Encore, Stripping Trees, Shrubbery, in Our Hair

By IAN FEIN

They dangle down on silken threads and stick to your shirt or in your hair. They crawl up the sides of homes and infest your trees. You can hear them munching away on leaves, their frass falling to the ground like rain.