Football Team Opens Season with Big Win
By JOSHUA SABATINI
They charged onto the football field shouting "No Mercy, No Mercy," as the setting sun shone on the backs of their purple jerseys.
For the 2002 Martha's Vineyard football squad, it was a fitting moment minutes before last Friday's season opener, at home against the Coyle-Cassidy Warriors. The current players, part of a program with a long list of shining achievements, will strive to carve their own path of glory from now until Dec. 7, the day of the Super Bowl.
County Drafts Plan to Boost Revenues on Real Estate Fees
By JOSHUA SABATINI
A funding plan, drafted by county manager Carol Borer, proposes a new method for Dukes County to receive significant revenue while providing tax relief to Island towns.
The plan hinges upon passing legislation that would allow the county to impose a one per cent fee on the gross sale price of all real estate transfers in Dukes County, made up of the six Island towns and Gosnold.
At their special town meeting Tuesday evening, Tisbury voters decided that the town's future infrastructure is more important than holding the line on water rates and taxes.
In about an hour, voters decisively approved funding for the wastewater treatment project, a third town well and rehabilitation of about 4,000 feet of water mains.
Island Teachers Study Portuguese in Brazil
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Two staff members at the Tisbury School went the extra distance this summer to foster a more productive relationship with Brazilian students and their parents.
Charlie Braun and Emily Broderick spent a month in Brazil, studying both the Portuguese language and the local culture. Mr. Braun was in Salvador, and Mrs. Broderick visited Maceio.
Super Bowl Champs Poised for Opener
By JOSHUA SABATINI
The Martha's Vineyard high school football team took to the field Saturday for a final scrimmage before regular season opens for the squad at home this Friday evening.
Vineyard fans showed up for the morning scrimmage beneath a cloudless sky to have a final peek at the team before the wins and losses begin to count for the 2002 season.
Manter Well to Secure Tisbury Water Supply Is Major Issue at Special Town Meeting
By JOSHUA SABATINI
Tisbury residents could secure their public water supply for the next decade or more by approving at a special town meeting Sept. 10 a $2 million project to establish the Manter well as the town's third municipal water source.