SSA Set to Vote on Fare Hikes Thursday at Cornell Theatre

By JAMES KINSELLA

When the Steamship Authority board of governors convenes next Thursday morning at the Katharine Cornell Theatre, Vineyard governor Marc Hanover anticipates voting for across-the-board rate increases to fund next year\\\'s $78.3 million budget.

But he said it will be the last time.

And this year, for the first time since he took the job in 1976, superior court clerk Joseph E. Sollitto Jr. faces a challenge for his seat. The court clerk is elected every six years in Dukes County.

Judge Backs MVC in Robinson Case

Superior Court Says Decision to Deny Expansion for Hotel, Racquet Club Was Reasonable, Not Arbitrary

By JULIA WELLS

A superior court judge ruled yesterday that the Martha's Vineyard Commission did not stray outside the lines of its authority when it rejected an expansion plan for Jack E. Robinson Sr.'s bed and breakfast on New York avenue in Oak Bluffs last year.

Trustees at the Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket hospitals this week announced their intention to join Massachusetts General Hospital and its parent

Hospital Ends Year Flush with Cash

By JULIA WELLS

The Martha's Vineyard Community Hospital ended its fiscal year on a high note drenched in black ink, posting a net operating gain of just over $1.5 million, more than double the gain posted last year before gifts and other income. Cash reserves are also at an all-time high at the Island's only hospital, thanks in part to a surge in volume.

Hospital Begins Formal Review

Plans for $42 Million New Facility Set to Be Filed in Oak Bluffs; MVC Land Use Committee Will Discuss on Monday

By JULIA WELLS

The Martha's Vineyard Community Hospital, much in the news this year with its ambitious $42 million capital campaign, is now set to file formal plans for a new hospital building off Linton Lane in the Eastville section of Oak Bluffs.