Doctors Say Abandoned Baby Will Recover; Police Probe on

By MANDY LOCKE

A newborn baby boy, abandoned on the stoop of St. Augustine's Church early Tuesday morning, turned the corner yesterday, and doctors are now hopeful the infant will fully recover from his traumatic first hours of life.

Now that the Island Health Plan has received a green light from officials on Beacon Hill, leaders of this grassroots affordable insurance program must turn their attention home - enlisting doctors and Island business owners to sign on to this experimental project.

"We all want this to work. Now is the time for all the players to translate their words into action," said Tad Crawford, chairman of the Dukes County Health Council.

It's like gardening, William Wilcox and Paul Bagnall explain, but with a twist. All the planting is done underwater.

Office Building Eyed for State Road

By MANDY LOCKE

A 10,000-square-foot office building proposed for a congested stretch of State Road in Tisbury has shaken neighbors still trying to carve out a quiet residential life on this busy thoroughfare.

"We're the orphans from 1972 when the business district crept up the street," said Shirley Kennedy, a lifetime resident of Causeway Road, a residential street just up the hill from Main street.

The state legislature has given final approval to the Island Health Plan to make use of millions of dollars in state subsidies for the grassroots health insurance initiative.

After more than a year of inching toward legislative approval, this week's senate override vote gives the needed clearance to begin offering low-rate insurance to Islanders without it.

Innkeeper Stephen Caliri chats about golden retrievers with his guests in the parking lot of the Victorian Inn after directing them to lemonade and cookies on the back patio. The cordless phone on his belt rings, and Mr. Caliri begins rattling off room rates to a prospective guest on the other end of the line. He even mentions the third-floor mahogany deck he laid over the winter.