Fishermen Press Ideas for Harborfront

By RACHEL KOVAC

Commercial and charter fishermen jammed a public forum this week to air their concerns about a plan by the new owners of the Navigator Restaurant to relocate the dinghy docks on the Edgartown harborfront.

If you need to talk to Steve Morris this weekend, you probably won't find him working behind the counter at his store, Dick's Bait and Tackle, in Oak Bluffs.

If you are looking to chew the fat with Patrick Jenkinson at Up-Island Automotive in West Tisbury, you are also probably going to be out of luck.

And if your water heater breaks and you need Steve Amaral to fix it, you better call another plumber.

Bus Company Severs Contract; Boards Call Emergency Session

By RACHEL KOVAC

School buses will roll on the Vineyard tomorrow, although it is still unclear who will manage them. Under mounting pressure from a heated labor dispute with its bus drivers, on Friday MV Coachlines abruptly pulled the plug on its transportation contract with the Island school district.

Between security escorts for Steamship Authority ferries and two major boating accidents, the U.S.

First Day Thursday for Most Students; Enrollment Is Flat

By RACHEL KOVAC

Restless children will be sent to bed early Wednesday after a summer of beach days and evening ice cream cones. On Thursday they will don new clothes and grab backpacks filled with pencils and notebooks. It is that time of year again: back to school.

Governors Speak Out Sharply Against Union-Backed SSA Bill

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

The Steamship Authority board of governors has formally protested a union-backed legislative bill that would shift control of the board away from the two Islands.