Former Interim Schools Superintendent Named to Principal Post in Edgartown

By IAN FEIN

Since moving to the Island a little over a year ago, G. Paul Dulac has had his taste of the Vineyard shuffle - serving first as interim superintendent of schools, and then as interim principal of the Edgartown School.

Now he can settle in for good.

Mr. Dulac was named yesterday as the permanent Edgartown School principal - replacing longtime principal Edward Jerome, who retired in November after 26 years in the front office.

James F. Alley Aims for Return to Town Politics

By IAN FEIN

First in a series of profiles leading up to the West Tisbury town election.

In his 73 years James F. Alley has done a bit of just about everything.

He ran a riding school at Misty Meadows horse farm, served as the West Tisbury postmaster for more than 20 years, spent a few decades at Alley's General Store in various capacities, built a laundromat and car wash, sold used cars, and had a real estate business with his father, among other things.

Campaign to Rebuild Hospital Turns to Year-Round Islanders

By JAMES KINSELLA

With summer residents on board with major donations for the Martha's Vineyard Community Hospital capital campaign, volunteers are pursuing the next crucial area of support: the Islanders who call the Vineyard home.

The Islander campaign has gotten under way with a series of by-invitation dinners and an advertising effort asking for donations from the Vineyard community at large. An Islandwide mailing is due to go out by the end of the month.

Long-Running Case Goes to High Court

Edgartown Wastewater Treatment Plant Under Legal Seige for Ten Years Over Its Discharge Permit

By IAN FEIN

A decade-long legal battle examining the environmental merits of the Edgartown sewer system and wastewater treatment plant came before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court last week.

The court heard arguments on the case last Thursday and will likely issue a decision sometime this spring.

Federal Inspectors Find Lapses in Security at Vineyard Airport

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

A federal inspection last November found lapses in security at the Martha's Vineyard Airport.

Among the findings: the airport was unable to account for keys issued for vehicle and pedestrian gates that provide access to the air operations area and secured areas at the airport.