SSA Leaders Pick up the Telephone, Prepare to Vote on New Ferry Design

By ALEXIS TONTI

Thursday night, as the ferry Islander sounded her arrival outside Vineyard Haven harbor, inside the Steamship Authority terminal a presentation was under way about her replacement, a double-ended vessel estimated to cost between $22 million and $25 million.

Even things that first dazzle the imagination with their shine and sparkle need substance to endure - like 135 years of tradition, fellowship and c

Early Crash Reports Suggest Pilot Error

By ALEXIS TONTI

Pennsylvania residents Michael Untermeyer and Phillip McFillin were released from the Martha's Vineyard Hospital Friday after being treated for minor injures sustained when their single-engine airplane crashed at the edge of the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest the previous evening.

Tomorrow, Jennifer Gardner will be hurling heavy old skillets around her backyard. David Scott will unbolt the middle seat from his van to make room for Ruby and Maggie May, and Cathy Weiss will be elbow-deep in pastry flour with her game face on.

Author, Author! President Draws Throng to Store for Autographs

By JESSIE ROYCE HILL

They turned up in droves - and rain slickers - yesterday morning, snaking along Main street in Vineyard Haven for a chance to shake hands with the man whose name many wished were appearing on the ballot this November.

Former President Bill Clinton signed nearly 900 copies of his memoir, My Life, at the Bunch of Grapes Bookstore on Monday. The store was prepared to hand out 1,000 tickets to customers but ran out of books along the way.

As secluded white sand beaches become a commodity more precious than oil, the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank this week announced significant expansion