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Reverend William Welles Eddy

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH WELCOMES NEW INTERIM PRIEST The Reverend William Welles Eddy will serve as Interim Priest at St. Paul's Church until a new rector is called. He has been an interim in the Diocese of Massachusetts for the past sixteen years. He has spent eight years on Martha's Vineyard and knows the ins and outs of living on an island.

Rev. Eddy and his wife Eileen have four grown children and one grandchild. Bill has many interests. He is completing a 53-foot Chesapeake Bay Schooner which he expects to have in the water soon. He is a skilled carpenter and has built every home he has lived in. He loves history and is presently doing research for a novel on the fall of Jerusalem in 132 CE during the reign of Hadrian.

He was educated at Deerfield Academy, Yale University, the Institute of Theology at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine in New York City and the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Rev. Eddy replaces the Rev. Joel Ives who

served St. Paul's Church for eight years before leaving last December to be the rector of The Church of Our Saviour in Brookline, MA. The interim period between rectors typically lasts for 14-18 months. Rev. and Mrs. Eddy will live in the church's rectory on Fair Street during this time.

ELDER SERVICES HOSTS MAYORS FOR MEALS Today marks the annual Mayors for Meals campaign hosted by Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands when local officials ride with Meals on Wheels volunteers to meet some of the MOW clients who receive weekly dinner deliveries. This year, selectmen Whitey Willauer and Michael Kopko are participating to meet the recipients and learn more about programs Elder Services provides to the island's senior citizens. Anyone interested in being a regular volunteer driver may call 228-4647 to speak with nutrition coordinator Mark Budaj.

ISLAND'S NEW FAST FERRY ARRIVES SATURDAY Acommissioning ceremony for Nantucket's new fast ferry, the MV Iyanough, will take place on Sat., March 24 at 11 a.m. at Steamboat Wharf. The boat will leave Hyannis at 9:45 a.m. for her trip to the island where an open house will be held after the ceremony. The open house will last until 2 p.m. when the vessel will return to Hyannis. Her regular service between Hyannis and Nantucket begins Wed., March 28.

SSA INSTITUTES NEW STANDBY POLICY Riding the steamship just got easier for those traveling on vehicle standby basis. At its March 13 meeting in Woods Hole, the Steamship Authority board voted in a new policy that will make it more convenient for those without tickets to board their cars on the boat from Hyannis to Nantucket and from the island to Hyannis.

Previously, those on standby from Hyannis had to keep their vehicles in the line between boat trips to maintain their place on the list. Folks on standby in Nantucket could not leave their vehicles at the terminal, instead being told to return for each boat trip to stay on the list.

Now, once a traveler's name is on the list the SSA will give them a slip with a number and date, including the SSA phone number and Web site address to check on the most recent standby status. This means the customer will know when they should return to the terminal, and slips with a particular return time will only be issued to those with a real chance of getting on the next ferry. Everyone else will be instructed that they are potentially on the next trip, but will need to check their status to avoid inconvenience.

Though standby is available daily and year-round, no more than five unaccompanied rental cars will be carried before all other vehicles in line, including standbys, are already loaded on the ferry. While those wishing to go on standby from Hyannis to Nantucket must put their name on the list in person at the terminal, people in that situation on Nantucket may also call in to be put on the list. Anyone except travelers who forfeited their list space and who were not transported by the end of their standby day will retain their standby spot for the following day, and those parked at the Hyannis terminal will not pay parking charges while remaining on the list.

The only catch is, customers required to return to the terminal at a particular time are not guaranteed travel on the next trip because the SSA usually instructs more drivers to return than can be actually accommodated in case some with reservations fail to appear.

At the meeting it was also decided to cancel the expiration date on SSA commuter book tickets, which previously terminated two years following

the purchase date if the tickets were not used. I