Chappaquiddick's Space Fund, Land Bank Buy Island Trail Link

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

With the national economy stuck in neutral and nonprofit groups scrambling to compete for a shrinking pool of donor dollars, a quiet movement on the tiny island of Chappaquiddick is gaining momentum among landowners to buy open space in their own backyards.

Golf Club Case Gets a Hearing

A Motion for Court to Reconsider Earlier Ruling Takes Lawyers to Boston; How Powerful Is Island Commission?

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

BOSTON - An attorney who represents the Down Island Golf Club developers tried to convince a Massachusetts Land Court judge this week that the court's chief justice was wrong when he ruled last year that the Martha's Vineyard Commission has full power of review over affordable housing developments - including the power to reject them.

State's Doug Foy: Guiding Four State Agencies in New Regime

By JULIA WELLS

He switched teams, changing from private to public, from advocacy to bureaucracy, from an attorney who led the fierce charge for environmental protection to an Uber-secretary with a lofty title and a post in state government to match.

But on Doug Foy, the drape of the new uniform appears to be just right.

Summit on Lagoon Weighs Dredging, Controlling Growth

By JULIA WELLS

Dredge the pond. Control growth. Upgrade septic systems. Encourage homeowners to curb the use of high-nitrogen fertilizers on their lawns.

These were the central themes this week when an array of shellfish officials and Vineyard residents gathered for a summit meeting of sorts to discuss the latest water quality crisis in the Lagoon Pond.

NANTUCKET - On a hot Tuesday morning, tourists clog Nantucket's cobblestone streets, strolling from boutique to art gallery to coffee shop.

Walking from Main to Centre streets, they sip a latte, buy a hooded island sweatshirt and brunch at the Jared Coffin House, knowing nothing of the obstacles this old whaling city has overcome just to serve them.

Artist Stanley Murphy Dies at Age 81

Beloved Artist Painted Telling Portraits of Island Generation

Stanley Murphy, renowned and beloved Island artist, died Wednesday, July 23, at his home on Middle Road, West Tisbury. He was 81 years old.