An Infestation of Caterpillars Gobbles Foliage

By JULIA WELLS

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are over - or almost over - and now it's time for a rest.

If you're craving hot doughnuts and apple fritters late at night, get an early start: Last call at the back door of a downtown bakery in Oak Bluffs is now officially half past midnight.

In Wake of Garage Flap, Ripples Widen

By CHRIS BURRELL

The hammers are quiet over at the controversial Moujabber garage in the North Bluff neighborhood of Oak Bluffs, but the political dust hasn't begun to settle.

Just over a month after work on the three-story garage was halted, neighbors in this enclave between the harbor and Nantucket Sound have now banded together into a homeowners association.

Boatline CEO to Quit; Will Stay for Transition; Board to Begin Search

By ALEXIS TONTI

Ending months of uncertainty and speculation, Steamship Authority chief executive officer Fred C. Raskin told boat line governors yesterday in an executive session that he will resign - but not quite yet.

Aquinnah Leaders Make Painful Budget Choices After Failure of Override

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

Swinging the proverbial budget ax, selectmen and town department heads in Aquinnah took their first whacks yesterday at trying to cut $260,000 from a $2.4 million town budget.

"We're here tonight to try and come up with some cost savings," declared Aquinnah selectman and board chairman Carl Widdiss.

Don't Fall for Misconceptions on Ticks, and Remain Vigilant, Experts Tell Forum

By BRIEN HEFLER

Coming home from a day at the beach, a hike through nature's splendor or a walk in the backyard, one may find a hard, foreign body on their person, holding fast and feeding voraciously. It's a familiar and unsettling feeling here on the Island, one of the worst areas in the state for ticks and tick borne illnesses.