Superior Court Ruling on Bridge Housing Dismisses Neighbor's Attempt to Appeal

By JULIA WELLS

Marking one more win in court for the Martha's Vineyard Commission, a superior court judge last week threw out a neighbor's appeal of the Bridge Housing project planned for Vineyard Haven.

The Hon. Richard J. Chin, an associate justice of the superior court, ruled that Kenneth and Nicole Bilzerian have no standing, and he allowed summary judgment for Bridge Housing and the 30-year-old regional land use commission.

The ruling was issued July 7.

Dukes County Board Suggests Full Review of SSA Operations

By ALEXIS TONTI

Amid turmoil and turnover at the Steamship Authority, the Dukes County commissioners this week called on the boat line to steady itself by hiring a consultant for a full review of its operations.

Citizenry of Oak Bluffs Raises Chorus of Protest Over Disputed Building

By CHRIS BURRELL

An indignant crowd of more than 70 people piled into last night's hearing of the Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals and clamored for town leaders to tear down the three-story building in Joseph Moujabber's backyard.

Zoning board members were just as thorny, repeatedly questioning how Mr. Moujabber's $22,000 garage replacement could have turned into something more than 30 feet tall with balconies and sliding glass doors.

Pennywise Path Vote Next Week

Informally, Commissioners Seem Inclined to Okay Housing Plan, but Voice Doubts on Access; Other Issues Linger

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

Early road signs now point to possible approval for the Pennywise Path affordable housing project in Edgartown, but members of a key Martha's Vineyard Commission subcommittee said this week that access and impact on the neighborhood are stubborn trouble spots in the plan.

Tisbury Proposal: New Access to State Road

By ALEXIS TONTI

As part of its work on a master plan for Tisbury, the town planning board is now circulating an ambitious proposal aimed at transforming upper State Road from a commercial corridor into a traditional neighborhood with a mix of residential and business development.

The ghosts are quiet these days - if you believe in such things - but at the Vanderhoop homestead the screen door still bangs and the old wood sash