For the last two summers, Stanimir Vasilev hauled Vineyard tourists back and forth across Beach Road between Oak Bluffs and Edgartown, practicing h

Passengers May Stay in Vehicles on Ferry Crossing, Board Rules

By ALEXIS TONTI

The Steamship Authority board of governors overruled senior management yesterday and abandoned a controversial new policy that would have barred people from staying in their cars while on board the ferries.

The boat line governors instead approved a policy to simply advise passengers to leave their cars and to improve safety below decks through an expanded set of fire prevention measures.

On Dutcher Dock: Menemsha's Seismic Shift: A Fish Market Faces Sale

By JESSIE ROYCE HILL

In a place where generations of fishermen have hawked their seafood, fathers and sons yearly descend to cast lines off the jetty and summer crowds have applauded the glow of a setting sun, the news is out: Stand by for the sale of a landmark Island fish market.

Three Stories, Balconies, a Roof Deck: A Garage Project Stirs the North Bluff

By CHRIS BURRELL

When he applied for a building permit last fall, Joseph G. Moujabber told the Oak Bluffs building inspector he was replacing an old one-car garage in his backyard. It would cost just $22,000 to build and would be used for storage space only, the application states.

But almost five months later, the building under construction - three stories tall with balconies and a roof deck - looks more like a Florida condo than a garage.

Auto Class Revs Up Vocational Program

By CHRIS BURRELL

Her school day is bookended by chemistry and global studies, but for Lauren Richards, the three hours sandwiched in between are anything but abstract and theoretical. They are grimy, noisy, hot, smelly hours.

Miss Richards is a car mechanic in training, one of nine students at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School who major in the vocational automotive program.

Walk down aisle nine toward the meat department at Reliable Self-Service Market in Oak Bluffs, and you quickly notice something different about the