Mandy Locke
Deficit Crisis at Refuse District Angers Officials in Island Towns
By MANDY LOCKE
The Martha's Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery district found itself on the hot seat this week as selectmen in both Edgartown and Chilmark grappled with the six-figure hole in its books - a deficit that the district's four member towns will eventually be asked to carry.
Showcase Car Dealer Shuts Island Doors End of This Month
By MANDY LOCKE
In 10 days, the Island will lose its only new car dealership when Showcase Isuzu Suzuki of Martha's Vineyard closes due to an inability to recruit and retain employees.
Nearly five years after Bourne auto dealer Bob Scena renovated the former Old Colony Service Corporation in Edgartown, his company will clear out of its home on West Tisbury Road in Edgartown on July 19.
Refuse District Faces Deepening Financial Woes
By MANDY LOCKE
Financial difficulties again dominated discussion at the Martha's Vineyard Refuse Disposal and Resource Recovery District meeting as committee members tried to find ways to climb out of a hole half a million dollars deep.
The Martha's Vineyard Commission backed away Thursday night from a push to redraw the Vineyard Golf Club's Island membership plan.
Union Wins Key Election to Represent Employees at Community Services
By MANDY LOCKE
Hospital Workers Union gained a seat at the negotiation table at Martha's Vineyard Community Services Thursday evening after two-thirds of Island Counseling Center and Visiting Nurse Service professional employees voted the union into the health and human service agency during the closely watched election.
New Windemere Administrator Foresees Turnaround at Vineyard Nursing Center
By MANDY LOCKE
Just past the entrance way of Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Philip Hickey sits in a fishbowl.