Garage Case Is Heard by Judge

Town Counsel Presses in Court to Have Moujabber Garage Demolished as Ordered, Calling it Hideous

By IAN FEIN

A three-story North Bluff garage built in open violation of town zoning laws three years ago is an illegal eyesore and must come down now, Oak Bluffs town counsel Ronald H. Rappaport told a Dukes County Superior Court judge this week.

After a busy week on the floor, Cong. Willliam Delahunt could not refrain from putting his feet up on his desk to rest. "It's been frenetic," he said last Friday, taking a short break in his House office across the street from the Capitol.

Boatline Eases Coupon Rules

Steamship Authority Governors Adopt New Ticket Book Policy, Encouraging Foot Passengers to Use Discounted Fares

By IAN FEIN

Steamship Authority discount ticket book holders will now be able to share their passenger coupons with friends and family members and use more than one ticket on a single ferry trip, according to new regulations adopted by the boat line this week. Both practices were previously disallowed.

Tribe Approves Land Use Pact

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Two Governments Now Needs Voter Approval at Special Town Meeting

By IAN FEIN

After five months of internal deliberations, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) this week approved a revised land use agreement with the town of Aquinnah.

Property Tax Bills Are Out on Island: Edgartown Drops; Other Towns Rise

By IAN FEIN

Driven by ever-increasing municipal spending, average property tax bills in five of six Island towns rose yet again this year.

Cape Wind Plan Sees Potential in Year Ahead

By IAN FEIN

Beginning today, developers of the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound will face a new political landscape as they continue their bid to build the nation's first offshore wind farm.

Gov. Deval L. Patrick, an ardent Cape Wind supporter, was sworn into office on Beacon Hill yesterday afternoon, minutes after the new Democrat-controlled Congress convened in Washington, D.C., with renewable energy reform as a top priority for the coming legislative session.