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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.

 

 

 

Building Inspector Orders Demolition

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Building Inspector Orders Demolition

Mr. Moujabber's Controversial Garage Is Now on Track to Be Torn Down Attorney Will Delay with Appeal

By JAMES KINSELLA

Push has come to shove in the long Oak Bluffs saga of the Moujabber garage.

In a letter dated Wednesday, Oak Bluffs building inspector Richard Mavro ordered local businessman Joseph G. Moujabber to demolish the three-story structure, built next to property owned by Mr. Moujabber at 10 Seaview avenue extension in the North Bluff section of downtown.

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Landowners React to Blind Trust Deals

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Landowners React to Blind Trust Deals

By JAMES KINSELLA

Two parties who learned that they unknowingly sold property to the Martha's Vineyard Land Bank have expressed concern about how the land bank cloaked its identity in the transactions.

Mia Lewis, one of the former owners of 1.9 acres of barrier beach on Tisbury Great Pond, and Judith Lane, who owned six acres off Ice House Pond, this week questioned the strategy used by the land bank, a state-chartered agency funded by property transfer taxes.

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Boat Line Governor Shuns Participation

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Boat Line Governor Shuns Participation

Kathryn Roessel Withdraws Partially From Selection Process for New Term, Frankly Doubting Her Own Prospects

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

Quoting a legendary cowboy, a sometimes teary Kathryn A. Roessel said Tuesday that she anticipates her time as the Vineyard Steamship Authority governor is coming to an end.

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