Talk Centers on Preserving Character

By IAN FEIN

The chairman of the Martha's Vineyard Commission said last week that Vineyard residents will inevitably love the Island to death.

West Tisbury Selectmen Defend Principal Assessor on Spending

By IAN FEIN

West Tisbury selectmen this week criticized a story in last Friday's Gazette about costly travel expenses submitted by the town principal assessor.

Among other things, the story reported that principal assessor Jo-Ann Resendes stayed in luxury Boston hotels at a cost of more than $250 per night throughout the first seven weeks of the ongoing tax hearing at the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board.

Boat Line Eyes Changes at Oak Bluffs Terminal; Town Hall Deal in Doubt

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

HYANNIS - Steamship Authority governors said yesterday that the boat line may now revise the Oak Bluffs terminal reconstruction project, including possibly dropping plans to relocate the ticket office to the former town hall off Sea View avenue.

The 120-foot cargo ship Kwai sits at the R.M. Packer Co. bulkhead in Vineyard Haven.

Camp Jabberwocky Director Steps Down

Gillian Lamb Butchman Has Resigned to Pursue Ever-Widening Mission of Building Similar Camps

By RACHEL KOVAC

After 35 years, Gillian Lamb Butchman quietly stepped down from her role as director at Camp Jabberwocky on Saturday. The daughter of Jabberwocky founder Helen (Hellcat) Lamb, Mrs. Butchman's resignation leaves the venerable cerebral palsy camp with no Lamb in an active director role for the first time in its 52-year history.

Gasoline prices on the Vineyard have hit record highs this summer, with the cost of premium gasoline now topping three dollars a gallon at some sta