State Finds Code Infractions in Oak Bluffs

By CHRIS BURRELL

An eight-month investigation by the state's environmental enforcement agency has confirmed that the Oak Bluffs board of health and a Tisbury engineering firm violated several state health regulations when they signed septic permits for a new house belonging to Joseph N. Alosso, an Island official in charge of two municipal sewage treatment plants on the Vineyard.

Scores Improve on MCAS Test

High School Tops State Average in Both Math and English; Lower Grades Also See Strong Exam Results

By ALEXIS TONTI

The results are in from the spring round of MCAS testing, and students at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School again posted strong scores on the rigorous exam required by the state for graduation.

Ninety-two per cent of Vineyard high school sophomores passed the English exam, while 94 per cent passed the math exam, surpassing statewide averages.

Boat Line Eyes Rate Increases

Preliminary Budget Unveiled; New Fee Hikes Are Proposed for All Parking Permits and Hazardous Trips

By CHRIS BURRELL

Despite rising fuel costs and lagging car traffic on Steamship Authority ferries, the boat line leadership still plans to hold the line next year on ticket rates for cars and walk-on passengers.

In other words, no fare hikes. The cost to park your car in a mainland lot, however, is another story.

Chilmark town moderator Everett H. Poole will bang the gavel Monday night, and town voters will consider the question of parties.

A special town meeting is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Chilmark Community Center, and the 17-article warrant includes a proposal to limit the excessive use of private homes for commercial weddings.

Voters in Aquinnah Will Confront Supplemental Budget Request

By ALEXIS TONTI

After twice rejecting a general override to Proposition 2 1/2, voters in Aquinnah are being asked to consider yet another request for extra funding, this time for $113,000.

The money would cover cost of living increases for town employees and restore a number of other drastic cuts that were necessary to balance the budget earlier this year.

A special town meeting to consider a supplemental budget convenes Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Aquinnah town hall.

Oak Bluffs selectmen gave the official go-ahead to the Island's first roundabout this week, awarding a $40,000 design contract for the traffic circle to an engineering and architecture firm in Stoneham.