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A bill pending in the state legislature that proposes giving Steamship Authority port communities on the mainland more voting power got a hearing before a joint committee this week. Falmouth state Sen. Susan Moran’s bill, called an Act Relative to Municipal Equity in Steamship Authority Operations, was heard before the Joint Committee on Municipalities and […]
(Dec. 5, 2023) Mainland port communities are "completely disenfranchised" by the Steamship Authority that controls transportation of people and goods to and from Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, …
To the Editor: Your neighbors in Falmouth are becoming increasingly upset at the very heavy and noisy septic tanks that you are sending through Falmouth residential neighborhoods at 6:15 to 6:25 am on a regular basis. What part of being a good neighbor justifies your consent for such disruptive freight scheduling, and impact on your […]
To the Editor: Martha’s Vineyard Hospital CEO Denise Schepici must be a very powerful, and persuasive, person on the Vineyard. In releasing a 2024 ferry schedule that continues to offer highly objectionable 5:30 am freight trips from Woods Hole, the Steamship Authority acknowledged relying in large part on a supportive letter from her. Ms. Schepici […]
To the Editor: Residents of Barnstable, Falmouth, and Martha’s Vineyard recently wrote to the board of governors of the Steamship Authority to renew our strenuous objection to the Steamship Authority’s proposed 2024 freight operating schedule. A petition signed by more than 100 residents has requested that the Steamship Authority conduct a public hearing per Section 15A of […]