Gov. Maura Healey is calling on federal regulators to amend a new proposal that could drastically cut ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed new speed restrictions for boats across the East Coast, including the Vineyard and Nantucket sounds where the Steamship Authority runs its ferries to the islands.
The new rules are being considered to create more robust protections for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale…