Do Islanders like it, not know about it or just not care?
A nearly-nonexistent turnout at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday night for a public hearing on a new 12,200-square-foot solar canopy over the parking lot at Cronig’s Market in Vineyard Haven had some commissioners scratching their heads.
“There certainly doesn’t seem to be an outcry of public concern about this project, but I’m curious whether people are really paying a lot of attention,” said commissioner Linda Sibley.
The freight ferry Governor’s term may be over. At the monthly Steamship Authority meeting this week, the fate of the humble vessel, which dates to the 1950s, was a subject for discussion. Boat line general manager Wayne Lamson announced the launch of a study — scheduled to be completed in March — about options for replacing the Governor.
Responding to the complaints of fishing communities throughout the Commonwealth on Tuesday, the Patrick administration agreed to implement a $1 million loan program to help small fishermen get back on the water.
“Massachusetts has a proud tradition of commercial fishing, and these direct loans will help preserve the economic viability of our fishing ports and communities,” Gov. Deval Patrick said on Tuesday.
Town leaders in Tisbury and Oak Bluffs had their first look at the drawings for a permanent Lagoon Pond drawbridge last week.
The drawings were on display during a meeting at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission office in Oak Bluffs. The federally-funded $28.5 million project is expected to take three years to build; construction bids are slated to be advertised in the fall.
By PETER BRANNEN
Ted Bayne approached one of the signature hilly turns on Lambert’s Cove Road and hit the — well, not the gas.
“If you turn off eco-mode, this thing screams,” he said.
Pulling G forces in an all-electric car, you are quickly disabused of the notion that going green means sacrificing performance.
The town of Oak Bluffs has decided to take a harder look at operations at the Goodale’s Sand and Gravel Pit in Oak Bluffs. Recently-appointed building inspector James Dunn has determined that a hot asphalt storage silo operating on the site since last April runs afoul of town zoning.
