Employees Explain Position in Dispute

Public Forum Hears Staff Grievances from Community Services Personnel; Campaign for Union Heats Up

By MANDY LOCKE

Island Counseling Center employees - wading through an unresolved labor dispute at Martha's Vineyard Community Services - received unwavering support in the court of public opinion Monday evening.

Tisbury Prepares for Key Election in Board of Selectmen Contest

By JOSHUA SABATINI

Facing plans for big changes in Tisbury, town voters will decide next week whether experience or a fresh look will have a contested seat on the board of selectmen.

Denys Wortman said a number of people asked him to run and he decided to do just that. "The town should have a choice," said Mr. Wortman, who is running against incumbent Thomas Pachico.

Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash is eyeing another job in Virginia this weekend as one of three finalists for the position of superintendent of schools in Charlottesville.

A crowd of Vineyard residents registered their concerns with the U.S.

Vineyard House: Women Find Island Haven For Recovery

By ALEXIS TONTI

On March 19, 2001, the first woman moved into Vineyard House's third and newest residence - a house dedicated solely to Island women in need of a safe living environment during the early stages of recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. More than a year later, 14 women have already moved through the house, most staying for between one and three months. Four live there now.

In Tisbury: Tisbury Voters Back Main Street Renovation

By JOSHUA SABATINI

Tisbury residents this week green-lighted major structural improvements in town by approving both the initial phases of the ambitious Main street project and the construction of a harbor master's facility at the foot of Owen Park.