Cape Wind Project Snags in Politics on Capitol Hill

By IAN FEIN

When news broke last Friday that a Congressional committee on Capitol Hill attached language to a federal bill that would grant the governor of Massachusetts veto power over any offshore wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound, some called it a death knell for the Cape Wind project.

And it does appear to be a significant setback, considering that Gov. Mitt Romney has long been a vocal opponent of the project.

Edgartown Sees Light Turnout; Override Spending Approved

By JAMES KINSELLA

In an election gripped by calm, Edgartown voters yesterday approved 12 borrowing and spending proposals and ousted an incumbent from the board of health.

West Tisbury Voters Back Incumbents

By IAN FEIN

With a narrow show of support for the West Tisbury political establishment, town voters in the annual election yesterday returned to office an incumbent selectman and the longtime chairman of the board of assessors.

Selectman Jeffrey (Skipper) Manter earned 54 per cent of the vote to edge James F. Alley, 395-342, and assessor Michael Colaneri fended off two challengers with 40 per cent approval.

When Tisbury voters gather Tuesday to elect a selectman, they will have plenty of choices.

The ranking veteran on the Oak Bluffs board of selectmen held onto his seat by a whisker yesterday during one the closest races in annual town election history.

Roger Wey, who has served on the board for 18 years, defeated challenger Christine Catherine Todd by 489 to 484, a margin of only five votes. After the polls closed last night, Ms. Todd said she would formally request a recount in the coming days.

Ensuring that Kennedy family members will remain stewards of their rare Aquinnah estate into the next generation, the Martha's Vineyard Commission