The inventory of unsold Martha's Vineyard real estate is building, and prices are falling on those Island properties that do sell.

Six cases of tularemia this spring and summer on Martha's Vineyard have been confirmed by the state Department of Public Health.

Schooner Accident Leaves Questions

Family and Friends Gather to Mourn Death of Concord Eighteen-Year-Old Who Fell From Ship's Rigging

By MAX HART and JAMES KINSELLA

Family and friends of Benjamin Sutherland, a young man who died last Friday after he fell from the rigging on the schooner Alabama, will gather tomorrow and Sunday to celebrate his life.

Mr. Sutherland was shimmying across the spring stay, a cable attached to both of the Alabama's masts, when he lost his grip and fell 30 feet to the vessel's deck, witnesses said.

With the state legislative session set to expire in 10 days, a proposal to create public housing banks on Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket appears t

Alabama Crew Member Falls to Death on Board Tall Ship Off West Chop

By MAX HART and JAMES KINSELLA

A crew member working aboard the tall ship Alabama fell to his death on Friday morning while the ship was heading out on a day sail.

Benjamin Sutherland, 18, of Concord, was aloft in the rigging 30 feet up when he apparently slipped and plummeted to the deck below. Emergency responders who were rushed to the boat were unable to revive Mr. Sutherland, who was later pronounced dead at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital.

On Cuttyhunk, Sight of Godspeed Brings Joy

By JAMES KINSELLA
Gazette Senior Writer

CUTTYHUNK - Late Monday afternoon, Cuttyhunk residents were sitting around, a popular Island pursuit, when they spied the sails of a 1600s sailing vessel nearing Penikese.

It was the Godspeed!

Residents raced down to the harbor for their boats in unCuttyhunk-like haste.