Two Vineyard fishermen barely survived a boating accident south of Noman's Land on Wednesday morning. Scott Terry, 51, a West Tisbury artist and avid commercial rod and reel fisherman, has a black eye and a few bruises, but is very much okay after the boat he was operating flipped in a rogue wave. He and his crewman, 13-year-old Mitchell Pachico of Vineyard Haven, were both in the water for a short time.

Thoughtful Night: Can Alliance of Blacks and Jews Cross Barriers?

By CHRIS BURRELL

Is George W. Bush's brand of conservatism so reprehensible that it could create a new alliance between America's blacks and Jews? Or is the economic gap between the two groups simply too great to allow them to find common ground?

A 55-year-old Steamship authority crew member is in Providence Hospital, recovering from a near-drowning suffered yesterday when a routine man-overboard drill aboard the Steamship Authority ferry Islander went suddenly and catastrophically wrong.

Health Survey Results in; Report Sunday

By JULIA WELLS

The people of the Vineyard are healthy - healthier, in fact, than the general population on the mainland. They have lower rates of obesity, they smoke less, they are conscientious about prevention and they visit their doctors regularly.

Oak Bluffs Selectmen to Check Moped Dealers' Record Books

By CHRIS BURRELL

In the years of controversy and political wrangling over the safety of mopeds on the Vineyard, dealers have kept close guard over one vital statistic: the actual number of mopeds they rent and set loose on Island roads.

The Martha's Vineyard Commission announced yesterday that it will join the town of Aquinnah and ask a superior court judge to reconsider his recent ruling in favor of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).

Two months ago the Hon. Richard F. Connon found that the tribe cannot be sued because of sovereign immunity.