Committee Members Hash Out a New Vision for Superintendent

By CHRIS BURRELL

All-Island school committee members took their first crack this week at defining the kind of superintendent they want to lead Vineyard public schools.

Their suggestions ran the gamut. Some wanted a financial expert to oversee an educational budget on the Island that exceeds $35 million a year.

Endangered Green Sea Turtle Rescued

By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL

A 17-pound live green sea turtle found on Chappaquiddick more than a week ago is recovering at the New England Aquarium. The turtle, nicknamed Quiddick by a Vineyard veterinarian who first treated it, is the first endangered green turtle recovered live from the Vineyard.

When taken out of context, listening to Gustavo Simoes talk about football can be quite confusing.

"I played football all the time as a kid in Brazil," the high school senior and Vineyarders center said after practice Monday. "And I had seen football on TV, too, but I never played it until I came here."

Put in context, the confusion is easily sorted out.

Defenders of historic architecture in downtown Oak Bluffs this week shot down a plan to rescue a controversial, three-story garage that was built last spring in the North Bluff section of town.

Tisbury Zoning Board Approves Bridge Commons Housing Plan

By MARK LOVEWELL

Tisbury zoning board members last night unanimously approved a comprehensive permit for a controversial 30-unit affordable housing project on eight acres of land off State Road.

The board's action includes numerous conditions but clears the way for construction of Bridge Commons, a housing project of 15 duplex-style buildings. Half of all the units will be dedicated to affordable housing, restricted in perpetuity as low or moderate income housing.

Army Corps of Engineers Releases Long-Awaited Environmental Report for Controversial Cape Wind Plan