James Kinsella

Steamship Authority Weathers Changes Through Long Year

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Steamship Authority Weathers Changes Through Long Year

By JAMES KINSELLA

As 2004 got under way at the Steamship Authority, there was some question about whether there would be a Steamship Authority in the future.

In mid-January Nantucket governor Grace Grossman confirmed that she had been exploring since the previous summer whether that island should secede from the boat line, an entity created by the state in 1960 to ensure reliable, affordable ferry travel between Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and the mainland.

 

 

 

Visiting Nurse Services Explore Merger Into a Single Agency

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Visiting Nurse Services Explore Merger Into a Single Agency

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

The Vineyard's two major visiting nurse services are in talks about a potential merger, the Gazette has learned.

Representatives from the Visiting Nurse Service, which is part of Martha's Vineyard Community Services, and the Vineyard Nursing Association Inc. are contemplating whether to combine the entities.

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Blue Heron Farm at Tiah's Cove Is Sold for $20.35 Million

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Blue Heron Farm, the sprawling gentleman's farm overlooking Tiah's Cove in Chilmark and West Tisbury that was the former residence of the late M. Anthony (Tony) Fisher and his wife Anne, was sold last week to a Mississippi couple for $20.35 million.

The buyers are William and Mollie Van Devender of Jackson, Miss.

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Sheriff Took Training with Tisbury Police

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Sheriff Took Training with Tisbury Police

Controversy Over Nantucket Sheriff Spills Onto Vineyard Turf with News of Assault Weapon Instruction Here

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

The Nantucket County sheriff, mired in controversy, including over his recent decision to buy assault weapons, obtained training and certification for the weapons several weeks ago from the Tisbury police department.

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Frank Words Punctuate County Discussion

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Frank Words Punctuate County Discussion

By JAMES KINSELLA

A planned goal-setting session for the Dukes County Commission was interrupted abruptly this week when county commissioner Leonard Jason Jr. of Chilmark questioned whether the county would even continue to exist.

"The first thing you've got to do is determine if there will be county government," Mr. Jason declared at the regular county commission meeting Wednesday night.

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