Katama Bay Anchorage Closed to Protect Waters

By MANDY LOCKE

Boaters looking for a place to anchor for the night won't find refuge in Katama Bay this summer.

Citing a deterioration in water quality in Katama Bay over the last several years, Edgartown officials have banned boaters from anchoring overnight in the area.

"The town made a decision. Do we want two months of boating or a year-round shellfishing industry?

Hauling in almost two-thirds of the votes, Tisbury selectman Tristan Israel won a fourth term in Tuesday's annual town election.

Hospital Leaders Revisit Building Plans

By JULIA WELLS

The plan has changed and the $50 million price tag is heading south — how far south, it's too early to say.

But leaders at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital confirmed this week that they have taken a fresh tack in their quest to replace the decrepit Island hospital with a new building.

"We said it's time to take a deep breath and rethink a few things," said Tim Sweet, who is vice president of the hospital board of trustees.

Nine months ago hospital trustees announced their

Boatline CEO Looks Ahead

By JULIA WELLS

Steamship Authority chief executive officer Fred Raskin said this week that reports of his impending resignation are premature, although he did admit that the decision is now at hand: Will he stay in the top post at the boat line that he stepped into barely two years ago, or leave?

"I haven't made a final decision, although I think I will shortly and I'll talk to the board about it before I make a final decision," Mr.

Beyond Differences: Island Families Are Enriched by Adoptions

By JESSIE ROYCE HILL

Sometimes they get funny looks in town when they are walking with their children. People ask insensitive questions just because their children don't resemble them. Are you their real parent? Are they really brother and sister?

On an Island predominantly white, a number of couples and singles have chosen to adopt children of color, bringing diversity into their homes and community.

"Ten years ago we started an infertility group.

District Attorney to Seek Grand Jury Indictments in Jail Inmate Beatings

By ALEXIS TONTI

The Cape and Islands district attorney said yesterday he will go to a Dukes County grand jury to ask for indictments as the result of a state police investigation into allegations of officer collusion in two separate inmate beatings at the Dukes County House of Correction.

"We will more than likely be presenting evidence to a grand jury in the coming weeks," said Michael Trudeau, the first assistant Cape and Islands district attorney.