At his arraignment Friday in Edgartown District Court, William O'Connell, a powerful Quincy developer, pleaded not guilty to charges that he was drunk and operating his 47-foot cigarette boat negligently when the propeller struck and killed his close friend, Quincy real estate broker William Sanderson.

For members of the Island's Brazilian population, one of the most frightening prospects is a visit to the hospital. Rather than a lack of health insurance, what keeps many away is the fear of not being understood.

The Emperor of Ocean Park

Blockbuster First Novel Surprises Modest Author Stephen Carter

By JULIA WELLS Gazette Senior Writer

He is a law professor first and a novelist second, but he is also a lot of other things, in no particular order: a loving husband and father, a deeply religious African-American, a constitutional scholar, a conservative among liberals, a writer, a writer, a writer.

A Quincy man vacationing on Chappaquiddick was killed yesterday afternoon after being sucked into the propeller blades of a 47-foot white cigarette boat piloted by his best friend, William O'Connell. Mr. O'Connell, a prominent Quincy developer, now faces charges of operating a motorboat while under the influence of alcohol and fleeing the scene of a boating accident.

This Fourth of July parade was clearly the biggest. Last night's fireworks were vivid and colorful. And those words can also be used to describe a parade that was so large that it took nearly two hours to run its course.

Edgartown fire chief Tony Bettencourt said: "It was absolutely the largest. It was incredible."

SSA Launches Plan to Tighten Security

By JULIA WELLS

The Steamship Authority will spend about $200,000 this summer to boost security on ferries and at boat line terminals on the Cape and Islands.

Senior managers at the SSA said this week that they are trying to incorporate a new awareness about safety and security into operations at the public boat line, although it is still unclear how much can be done that is meaningful - and also legal.