Head start reservations opened Tuesday and the general public will be able to book summer vehicle passage starting Feb. 3.

When Massachusetts inspector general Jeffrey Shapiro saw headlines year after year about the Steamship Authority’s website and reservation system, he was reminded of the swallows of Capistrano.

The Island will have new representation on the Steamship Authority board next year after James Malkin announced he is withdrawing his candidacy for another term.

Islanders, lawmakers and Steamship Authority officials all say change is needed after a bombshell report detailing millions in wasted funds was released by the inspector general’s office on Thursday.

The state’s inspector general tore into the Steamship Authority leadership this week in a new report that faults the ferry line general manager and board for a lack of oversight into the millions of dollars poured into a yet-to-be produced new website.