A wrongful death lawsuit is expected to be filed next week in connection with the car crash last March that claimed the life of Eric MacLean, an 18-year-old high school senior who was thrown from a Jeep driven by his friend and classmate, Seamus O'Brien.

Vineyard Haven Voters Decide June 12 on Successor to Edmond G. Coogan

By JOSHUA SABATINI

On Tuesday, June 12, Tisbury voters will decide which of two candidates, Cora Medeiros or Ray LaPorte, will fill the vacancy on the board of selectmen resulting from the death of Edmond G. Coogan earlier this year.

Mrs. Medeiros and Mr. LaPorte spoke with the Gazette in separate interviews to discuss the race and the issues before the town.

A selling job. Pitching the fast ferry. This is the main melody these days at the Steamship Authority, where management activities have spun into overdrive on the ambitious new service model that has been under discussion in all the port communities for the last five months.

Officials Forecast Expanded Air Traffic

By JOSHUA SABATINI

The Martha's Vineyard Airport, with another summer season at hand, is ready to handle the projected increase in air traffic and would like to see even more.

Shortages in fuel supply are not expected this season. A new fuel farm, with a capacity of 60,000 gallons, has recently begun operation. Fuel trucks come to the Island by barge, empty their supply in the farm's tanks, and trucks from the farm head out to fill up planes on the paved strip.

The Vineyard's outermost lighthouse is celebrating a birthday.

If it seems the inventory of hair color products on Island drugstore and supermarket shelves is growing larger every year - well, it probably is.