Tisbury Center Plan Is Delayed
Failure to Issue State Permit Snags Main Street Sewage Project; Town Officials Raise Public Safety Concerns About Work
By JOSHUA SABATINI
On the eve of the planned groundbreaking for the Tisbury sewage project, two Island officials raised serious safety concerns regarding the renovation plans even as the town faces a snag in starting construction work due to a delay at the state level.
Becoming a patient in a primary care physician's practice is now almost impossible for Islanders and visitors, but medical personnel are making an effort to alleviate the situation.
Primary physician practices, in the strictest sense, are closed to new patients, leaving those in search of a doctor in limbo.
Tim Walsh, who became the Martha's Vineyard Hospital's chief executive officer in August, said the lack of primary care physicians is a problem.
Sheriff Michael McCormack Takes Case for New County Jail Public
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Amid the uncertainty of acquiring land for a new county jail on the grounds of Martha's Vineyard Airport, Dukes County sheriff Michael McCormack has kept busy reminding Island officials that the present jail and its site at the gateway to Edgartown's historic district is simply inadequate.
He launched a similar campaign when he first took office in January 1999.
Oceans and Coastline Face Environmental Troubles; Report Urges New Policies
By JOSHUA SABATINI
A report that details the findings of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy halfway through its 18-month study of the nation's seas paints a bleak picture of coastal waters.
"The oceans are in trouble," the report says. "Our coasts are in trouble. Our marine resources are in trouble . . . all, perhaps, in serious trouble."
The Dukes County Commission initiated a feud with the Martha's Vineyard Airport commissioners by voting unanimously Wednesday evening to devote 24.4 acres of land on airport grounds to a county jail and training facility for emergency personnel.
Adelphia Breaches Contract with Island
Towns Charge Cable Television Giant with Failing to Deliver Payments for Community Access Channels
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Adelphia Communications, the nation's sixth largest cable operator, has breached the 10-year contract it signed with the six Island towns last year, says the Island's cable advisory committee.