SSA Governor Starts New Job

Kathryn Roessel Begins First Term Amid Aggressive Selectmen\\\\\\\'s Campaign to Overthrow Her With Political Maneuvers

By JULIA WELLS

In a quiet ceremony on the second floor of the Edgartown courthouse yesterday, Kathryn A. Roessel was sworn in as the new Vineyard Steamship Authority governor.

In a quiet ceremony on the second floor of the Edgartown courthouse yesterday, Kathryn A.

The owners of the Tisbury Inn plan to demolish the old building early in February, with an eye toward building a new hotel and health center. Susan Goldstein, who with her husband Sherman owns the inn, said yesterday they are talking with local contractors about taking down what remains of the complex, at the head of Main street in Tisbury, which was ruined in a fire that began in the evening of Saturday, Dec. 15.

The eighth annual New Year's Eve celebration in Tisbury has a new look, mixing highlights of years past - the hat parade, fireworks, Marcus the Magician - with brand-new events over a two-day period.

Shellfish constable Paul Bagnall oversaw the opening of Oyster Pond and Edgartown Great Pond to the sea on Wednesday, but Thursday's unfavorable wind and surf conspired to close both openings.

Mr. Bagnall said he may try to make the cuts sometime in January if he is presented with a good opportunity; otherwise, he will wait until March. "Now I will take a good look at it," said Mr. Bagnall, "and keep an eye on the weather."

While the Martha's Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery District committee negotiates costs, facility capacity and logistics with the Rhode Island-based Waste Options company to build a composting facility on the Island, many Islanders seek answers to more basic questions.