His own story is told through the stories of others: A World War II aviator whose face and hands were burned beyond recognition; a young boy who was abandoned by his mother and locked away in an institution for 20 years because of a facial deformity; identical twins who were the first successful kidney transplant patients in history.

Eleven years ago, Dr. Joseph E. Murray won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his pioneering kidney transplant work in the 1950s.

Two middle school teachers from Florida, Judy and Barnard Lorence, should be back in their classrooms getting ready for a new school year, but there's no chance of that now.

Survivors of Rape and Sexual Violence Speak to Dark Side of Vineyard Life

By MANDY LOCKE

She's the girl next door. She's the waitress who serves you at your favorite spot on Circuit avenue. She teaches your children. She dates your brother. She sits next to you in biology class.

She's your daughter, your sister, your mother, your wife.

SSA Public Hearing Set Tuesday at Crucial Stage In Planning for Future

By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer

The Steamship Authority will host a public hearing on the Vineyard early next week, marking a crucial juncture in a tangled discussion about the future of the boat line that was established to serve the two Islands - and about the role of expanded ferry service between the Vineyard and New Bedford.

The hearing begins at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the Oak Bluffs School.

Oak Bluffs selectman Todd Rebello this week all but admitted that town officials have done a lousy job making moped dealers abide by town regulations, and selectmen agreed Tuesday night to improve local enforcement.

West Tisbury center may be a natural crossroads and the ideal hub for Vineyard transit buses to transfer riders, but West Tisbury selectmen said they have had enough of the buses converging on their narrow and historic main street.