Federal Agency Cites Packer Firm For Violations of Clean Air Act; Investigation Charges Release Of Tons of Toxic Pollutants

NANTUCKET - Signaling an abrupt shift in direction on the ambitious new service model, Steamship Authority general manager Armand Tiberio said yest

MVC Defers Chappy Decision

By JULIA WELLS

After listening to more than two hours of bitterly divided testimony from an overflow crowd, the Martha's Vineyard Commission postponed a decision last night on a proposal to designate the entire island of Chappaquiddick as a district of critical planning concern (DCPC).

"I will tell you that Chappy is a finite place, and because of its size what happens on this island affects everything else - the beaches, the roads, the ferry," declared Don Crocker, president of the Chappaquiddick Island Association.

Edgartown selectmen this week affirmed the use of fire as a land management tool as long as members of The Nature Conservancy continue to work closely with the town's fire chief.

Joel R. Carlson, a fire manager for The Nature Conservancy, came before the selectmen to answer concerns about the risk of setting fires in wooded areas. The meeting was attended by representatives of the town conservation commission and the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest.

Island police are looking into the possibility that a brawl involving off-duty National guardsmen on the night of May 10 at the Atlantic Connection in Oak Bluffs is connected to the vandalism of National Guard trucks three nights later in Tisbury.

Island Charter School Prepares To Honor First Graduating Class

By JOSHUA SABATINI

The Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School is holding its first ever graduation in June. The school, in its fifth year, has a lot to celebrate.