A single car crash on County Road in Oak Bluffs Wednesday afternoon claimed the life of high school senior Eric MacLean, who had just turned 18.

The Vineyard community turned out in force at noon on Monday to celebrate the life of Edmond G. Coogan. Friends and family members were pleased by the outpouring of love and sensitivity at his funeral services at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown, and they repeated the thought over and over again.

Mr. Coogan, 57, a Vineyard Haven attorney and selectman with as many years of public service to the community as years of residence on the Island, died last Friday at his home.

Hospital leaders gave themselves a checkup this week, and while no crisis was detected, there was a prescription - for more work.

Plan Asks Full New Bedford Ferry Ties;

By JULIA WELLS

Gazette Senior Writer

Adding a new kink to the tangled business affairs of the Steamship Authority, a private freight hauler submitted a license request this week to run year-round ferry service between New Bedford and the two Islands.

"We are confident that we can operate these routes successfully at no cost to the Steamship Authority," wrote Craig Johnson, who is the director of operations for Seabulk International Inc., formerly known as Hvide Marine Inc.

For the Vineyard it means expanded ferry service using high speed travel from the port of New Bedford and no new double-ended ferry to replace the beloved Islander.

For Nantucket it means replacing three familiar old ferries with one new multi-purpose high-speed ferry whose design has never before been tested in this country.

Hospital leaders gave themselves a checkup this week, and while no crisis was detected, there was a prescription - for more work.