Boat Line Riders, Hotel Visitors Both Down as Wet Days Go on
By JONATHAN BURKE
Starting with the boats, Island businesses are feeling the pinch of the wet and chilly weather of this spring.
This May, according to the Steamship Authority, there were 201,129 passenger trips to the Vineyard from Woods Hole, down 5.4 per cent from last year's 212,646. For the first two weeks of June, passenger trips were off 6.4 per cent, from 109,820 to 102,755.
Vineyard Question: Would Paramedics Save More Lives?
By JONATHAN BURKE
A proposal by Island medical personnel would establish a regional squad of paramedics on Martha's Vineyard.
Unlike the Island's basic and intermediate emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics can dispense prescription medication and perform other advanced skills. The Vineyard and Nantucket are the only two communities in Massachusetts that do not have access to paramedic care.
Boat Line Proposes to Run Van from Wharf to Park-and-Ride
By JONATHAN BURKE
Tisbury selectmen next week will consider the Steamship Authority's proposal to run a shuttle service between the town park-and-ride lot and the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal.
Under terms of the proposal, from June 25 through the end of the year, from 5:30 am to 9:00 pm, the SSA would "dedicate a van to run continuously between the terminal and the lot."
Tisbury's ‘Climate Has Been Tainted'
So Saying, Selectman LaPorte Decides it's Time for Town Administrator to Take Work Elsewhere
By JONATHAN BURKE
Selectman Ray LaPorte broke a stalemate on the Tisbury town board this week by withdrawing his support for the reappointment of town administrator Dennis Luttrell.
Board Studies New Hospital
Audience at Open Forum Says: Don't Rush to Conclusions, and Be Sure to Include Public in the Debate
By JONATHAN BURKE
Island health care officials urged the Martha's Vineyard Hospital board of directors Saturday not to exclude the community at large in a rush to develop plans for a new facility.
County Report Cites ‘Offensive' Behavior, but Sees No Illegality
By JONATHAN BURKE
Though he found instances of improper treatment by Dukes County officials, including "inappropriate and offensive behavior" by one commissioner, a human resources expert concludes in a report released yesterday that there was no unlawful treatment of Marsha Smolev, county employee.