Julia Wells
Deck Collapse Injures Ten in Chilmark; Island Rescue Units in Quick Response
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
A festive summer cocktail party in Chilmark ended abruptly in chaos, fright and injuries last night when a second story deck collapsed on a home overlooking Clam Cove in Nashaquitsa Pond.
Judge Rejects Neighbors' Pleas Over Katama Farm, Supports Current Usage
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
In a detailed decision that explicitly recognizes the value of a 190-acre, town-owned farm in the Great Plains section of Edgartown, a superior court judge late last week soundly rejected a request from a group of neighbors who are trying to shut down Katama Farm.
Privatizing Plan for Schamonchi
Steamship Authority Tells Union That Losses Could Be Stemmed If Another Operator Runs New Bedford Ferry
By JULIA WELLS
After only three years of owning the New Bedford passenger ferry Schamonchi, Steamship Authority senior managers are now proposing to convert it back to a private operation, the Gazette has learned.
Living on the Vineyard is healthy and idyllic but it also comes with
headaches - quite literally, as it turns out.
Southern Woodlands Hearing Is Set, but Developers Seem Primed to Fight
By JULIA WELLS
Gazette Senior Writer
On the eve of a public hearing - now set for next week - to review a massive housing project in the southern woodlands section of Oak Bluffs, the developers of the Down Island Golf Club appear to be charting a fresh collision course with the Martha's Vineyard Commission.
Charging Bigotry, Applicant Attacks Commissioner Role
By JULIA WELLS
In a tense exchange that left members of the Martha's Vineyard Commission stunned, the developer of the Down Island Golf Club took off the gloves last night, repeatedly calling a senior member of the commission a bigot.