Ruling that the dire need for low-cost rental housing trumps traffic concerns, the Martha's Vineyard Commission voted unanimously last night to approve the Pennywise Path affordable housing project in Edgartown.

New Land Bank Purchase Will Preserve 84 Acres on Chilmark's Middle Road

By ALEXIS TONTI

The Martha's Vineyard Land Bank announced this week that it will buy 84 acres of land in Chilmark, a sprawling property that rises nearly 200 feet from Middle Road to a ridgeline with views of the south shore.

Appeals Board Vetoes Garage

For a Second Time, Oak Bluffs Says It's an Illegal Structure; in Next Week's Chapter, a Request to Move It

By CHRIS BURRELL

They declared the building illegal, called the permit application perjurious and refused to resurrect a building permit for a three-story structure towering up from Joseph G. Moujabber's backyard in Oak Bluffs.

Boatline Interim Manager Will Tackle Reservations and Ticketing Problems

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

HYANNIS - Steamship Authority governors bid a quick adieu to chief executive officer Fred C. Raskin and voted without dissent yesterday to name Wayne Lamson, their longtime treasurer, as interim general manager for the next four months.

"Wayne, it's a pleasure, thank you," said Barnstable governor and board chairman Robert O'Brien during the monthly boat line meeting held here yesterday morning.

For Second Time, Aquinnah Voters Reject Budget Override; A Difficult Year Ahead

By JULIA WELLS

Voters in Aquinnah spoke - and loudly - for the second time in four weeks yesterday, rejecting a $130,000 general override to Proposition 2 1/2 by a decisive margin in a special town election.

The final count was 75-56 against the override to the state-mandated tax cap. There was only one question on the ballot. The vote echoed a special election last month, when voters rejected a $260,000 override by three votes. The final count then was 40-37.

Annual Feast of Holy Ghost Celebrates Spirit of Giving, and Glories of Sopa

By ALEXIS TONTI