One-third of the Steamship Authority’s fleet is nearing obsolescence, particularly the SSA’s freight ferries the Katama, Gay Head, and Sankaty, according to a study conducted by the Marine Safety Consultants. At a meeting on Tuesday, the SSA’s board heard the report through general manager Robert Davis. Vessels typically only have a life expectancy of 35 […]
George Balco died on April 10, 2022, at his home on Martha’s Vineyard, of cancer. George grew up in Connecticut, served in the U.S. Army as part of forces patrolling the East German border at the height of the Cold War in 1961–63, and subsequently spent the majority of his career as a financial analyst […]
Terry Donahue’s comments during a Zoom meeting have been and should be condemned. And while Donahue has apologized for his vulgarity aimed at Susan Desmarais, and she has accepted that apology, we need to do better all around when it comes to civility. That brings us to Jim Bishop one of three candidates for Oak […]
The town of Tisbury lost two civic leaders George Balco and Harold Chapdelaine. Both men died over the weekend Balco on Sunday after a long illness and Chapdelaine on Saturday after a more recent illness. “It’s a huge loss for the community,” Tristan Israel, a Dukes County commissioner and former Tisbury select board member, said. […]
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Cahill appointed to Port Council for Tisbury
‘Avid boater’ picked over environmentalists for waterways committee.
Dukes County Commissioner John Cahill was appointed to the SSA Port Council Tuesday night as Tisbury s representative.
In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the Tisbury select board appointed Dukes County commissioner John Cahill to the Port Council of the Steamship Authority as Tisbury’s representative.
Cahill replaces outgoing Port Council member George Balco. The board interviewed one other candidate, former SSA Capt. David Dandridge, before making its decision.
Also by unanimous vote, the board chose planning board member Paul Munafo over Tisbury Waterways Inc. board member Beverly Potsaid and Lagoon Pond Association president Doug Reece for a slot on Tisbury’s waterways committee.