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ONE LOVE MARKET TO OPEN IN FORMER MUSICALL LOCATION One Love, the Caribbean grocery that opened last summer in the Sanford Building, is reopening in its new location downstairs at 4 East Chestnut St., formerly the location of Musicall which closed just before Christmas. One Love owner Rohan Fowler is unsure when the market will officially begin doing business. Though his new store is smaller than his previous rental, it is year-round and he is confident it will be fine. "It won't be as spacious but I am thankful to have found another year-round location to continue to serve the island's Caribbean population," said Fowler. "It's a tough spot but it's going to work."

SSA BOARD DISCUSSES MANAGEMENT GOALS The Steamship Authority board held its monthly meeting on Nantucket yesterday and had a preliminary discussion on SSA management goals; reviewed business reports for June and July; voted to approve a contract for overhauling the MV Nantucket; and voted a conditional approval for hiring an independent auditor.

Some of the proposed goals for SSA General Manager Wayne Lamson came from him, while other suggestions came from the board and port council members. They include overseeing the timely completion of capital projects within authorized budget amounts and to continue to seek state and federal funding to help pay for those projects.

Lamson wants to establish a recycling program on the boatline's ferries and in its terminals, continue to explore ways to earn revenue other than through rate increases, maintain review of the traffic circulation in the areas on Nantucket near the SSA pier and improve the SSA's communications abilities, especially during emergencies. Other suggestions include naming an assistant manager to fill in if Lamson is absent, develop off-peak pricing and shopper special trips and to pursue obtaining a faster freight boat that could serve both islands and reduce the number of freight vessels needed. The goals will be consolidated and refined for a September vote.

The business report was positive, with Lamson explaining that total operating revenues for June were up $352,000 or 3.8 percent over projections for a total of $9.6 million. The net operating income after bond expenses came in at $3,266,700. Passenger revenues were up 10.8 percent, auto revenue was up 5.4 percent, and freight revenue dropped 4.8 percent. The high speed ferry business for Nantucket rose 16.5 percent from the same period last year. Total operating expenses were down 2.4 percent. For July, overall passenger traffic was up, as was total operating income.

In other business, the board approved a bid award for Colonna's Shipyard Incorporated of Norfolk, Va. for a price of $5,936,470 to perform a mid-life overhaul of the MV Nantucket. The work, to begin mid-November and be completed by the end of next March, will include a new pilothouse, snack bar modifications to expand seating near the concession, new exterior windows and seating, replacement of the second story deck and mezzanine decking and seating, several upgrades and a new elevator.

The board also conditionally approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as its public accountant for auditing of the SSA's general computer controls and procedures. The appointment is contingent on Lamson's approval of a dispute resolution provision for the contract.

FISHERMEN FIGHT CAPE WIND WITH NEW CAMPAIGN The state's largest commercial fishing organization is publicly challenging assertions by the developer of the Cape Wind project that their offshore wind energy project will actually improve fishing in Nantucket Sound.

The Massachusetts Fishermen's Partnership (MFP), which is comprised of 18 commercial fishing organizations, decided to take its message to the airwaves in a TV commercial now appearing on several channels, said Executive Director David Bergeron, "because the public needs to know that sustainable commercial fishing would be impacted and displaced" by the Cape Wind development project on Horseshoe Shoal.

GREENPEACE FIGHTS CAPE WIND FOES WITH NEW CAMPAIGN Greenpeace has launched a new pro-wind power campaign aimed at Cape Cod NIMBY's and other opponents to the Cape Wind project which aims to build wind turbines off the shore in Nantucket Sound off the shore of Cape Cod. Massachusetts Representative William Delahunt and Senator Edward Kennedy oppose the project.

The $40,000 campaign, which counters a recent anti-Cape Wind radio campaign, breaks this week for two weeks and then the week of September 10

NEWS CORP. PLANNING TO SELL OTTAWAY NEWSPAPERS News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch says that he plans to divest Dow Jones' Ottaway newspaper group, which includes Nantucket's Inquirer & Mirror and Nantucket Today magazine. The news came during the company's fiscal 4Q conference call with financial analysts and press.

"We will be selling the local newspapers fairly quickly," Murdoch responded when asked by an analyst. "Outside of that, we are keeping everything and developing it." Murdoch's paid $5-billion for Dow Jones & Co. Inc. earlier this month.