Two Suspended County Guards Set for Criminal Trials in Court

By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer

Two guards suspended from the Dukes County House of Correction are scheduled to be tried separately next month in Dukes County Superior Court on a charge of conspiring to persuade one inmate to attack another.

One of the suspended guards, Teejay Roginski, is set to face trial Oct. 5. The other suspended guard, Michael Trance, is scheduled to go to trial Oct. 17.

Mitigation Plan Saves Rare Plants Alongside Purple Tiger Beetles; Sandy Pathways Are Created Across West Tisbury Road

Steamship Authority chairman Marc Hanover was not looking for support from the Dukes County Commission Wednesday in his continuing battle with the Tisbury board of selectmen over ferry fee money. But he got it anyway.

Attorneys Seek a Legal Ruling in Case Against Oak Bluffs Man

By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer

The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has moved for summary decision in its complaint against the supervisor of two Vineyard municipal sewage plants for allegedly violating state septic rules at his own house in Oak Bluffs.

Boatline Governors See Proposed Fare Increases Across Board Next Year

By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer

HYANNIS - Islanders and summer visitors alike will pay more to travel on Steamship Authority ferries next year.

The only question now is how the rate increase will be divided up among passenger, car and truck fares.

Fuel Costs Drive Rate Hikes at SSA

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

Vineyard and Nantucket governors on the Steamship Authority anticipate that fuel costs will drive boat line rates higher in the coming year.

"We haven't had a rate hike since 2003," said Vineyard governor and board chairman Marc Hanover. "We're certainly due . . . we've had a nice ride of it, but the ride is over."

"We're hoping for a little more efficient operation, but there's only so much you can do," Nantucket governor Flint Ranney said.