Notice of Lawsuit Filed on Cape Wind
Town of Barnstable and Citizen Groups Take Formal Steps, Preparing to Sue State Environmental Secretary.
By IAN FEIN
A powerful spring storm that inundated the entire East Coast pounded the Vineyard south shore with heavy seas this week, marrying with extreme tide
Dianne Powers Is Elected West Tisbury Selectman
By IAN FEIN
Faced with the difficult task of replacing a longtime town leader, West Tisbury voters yesterday elected Dianne E. Powers to the board of selectmen.
Ms. Powers, the Dukes County register of deeds, more than doubled the vote tally of her opponent, Cynthia Riggs, to earn a seat on the board. The final count was 410 to 190.
"I'm just thrilled and a little overwhelmed," Ms. Powers said last night. "I'm thankful for the support, and I hope to live up to it."
Voters in West Tisbury Decide Against School District Pullout
By IAN FEIN
In a strong show of support for the value of regional education, West Tisbury voters at their annual town meeting this week opted to stay in the Up-Island Regional School District and fully fund their share of the $7.5 million district budget.
The two votes went against the recommendations of the town finance committee, which has long been a critic of district finances.
When the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) broke ground on a community center building in the spring of 2004, tribal leaders envisioned it as
State Approves Cape Wind Plan
Secretary of Environment Clears Jim Gordon's Wind Farm; Federal Review Expected to Last Through Year
By IAN FEIN
The state's top environmental official ruled last week that developers of the Cape Wind project have fulfilled their environmental review requirements on the state level, and that the offshore wind farm proposed for Nantucket Sound would provide significant benefits to air quality and energy reliability in New England.