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Downtown Edgartown Fire Contained Quickly; Parade Will Go On
10:12 am, July 4, 2015Julia WellsEdgartown firefighters swiftly contained an upper-story fire at the Atlantic Restaurant at the foot of Main street Saturday morning. Deputy fire chief Alex Schaeffer...
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Drumbeat of Tradition Beats Strong at Fourth of July Parade
9:49 am, July 5, 2015Megan Cerullo and Alex Floyd On no other summer afternoon would there be so many empty parking spaces in downtown Edgartown, But the Fourth of July parade was about to begin and...
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This Time the Headliner; Walk The Moon Rocks Stars and Stripes Festival
8:35 pm, July 5, 2015Megan Cerullo Walk The Moon was the big name at the fifth annual Stars and Stripes festival held on Friday night at Flatbread, but two local kids proved they were ready for the...
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Aquinnah Issues Cease and Desist Order to Tribe to Halt Work on Casino
10:55 am, July 6, 2015John H. KennedyThe Aquinnah selectmen will send a formal cease and desist letter to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) asking the tribe to halt all activity to convert the...
View ArticleEvan McCarthy Graduates
10:59 am, July 6, 2015Evan P. McCarthy graduated from Central Connecticut State University on May 16 with degrees in physics and philosophy.
View ArticleServices for Vivian DeBettencourt
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 11:42amMrs. Vivian A. (Combra) DeBettencourt of Oak Bluffs died at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital on Sunday, July 5. She was 80.She was predeceased by her husband, Richard J....
View ArticleCelebration of Life for Pieter M. Hahn
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 2:21pmPieter Moen Hahn died in August 2014 at age 60. To honor his request, there have been no services. His wish was to have parties where family, friends, and clients could...
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Real Estate Transactions: June 29 to June 5
3:22 pm, July 6, 2015Hugo R. Leoncio and Ariana F. Leoncio purchased 99 Charles Neck Way in West Tisbury from Joel P. Anthony for $600,000 on July 2.
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Reported Measles Case on Martha's Vineyard Was Misidentified
3:37 pm, July 6, 2015Steve Myrick The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and public health officials that a case first identified as measles,...
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Island First Responders Kept Busy During Crowded Fourth of July Weekend
11:09 am, July 7, 2015Steve MyrickThe Fourth of July holiday weekend proved a busy time for Island first responders, who responded to several calls, including a fire in a downtown Edgartown restaurant...
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Chilmark Goes Back to Drawing Board for New Public Safety Building Site
11:53 am, July 7, 2015Alex ElvinThe recent purchase of the Santander Bank property in Chilmark by the Martha’s Vineyard Savings Bank will meet an up-Island need, but also leaves one less potential site...
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MV United U-18 Girls Soccer Team Advanced to Tournament of Champions
12:38 pm, July 7, 2015For the first time, Martha’s Vineyard sent a girls team to the Massachusetts youth soccer Tournament of Champions.
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This Time the Podium Is a Pulpit for former Governor Deval Patrick
1:34 pm, July 7, 2015Alex ElvinDrawing connections between his Christian faith and politics, former governor Deval Patrick delivered a sermon at Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs on Sunday morning.
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Building Inspector Warns Wampanoag Tribe to Halt Construction on Casino
2:39 pm, July 7, 2015John H. KennedyThe town of Aquinnah today delivered a cease and desist letter to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), warning it to halt any work on a gaming hall because...
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Summer Institute Series Opens With Expert on Middle East
2:39 pm, July 7, 2015Alex FloydOn Thursday evening, as part of the Summer Institute Speaker Series at the Hebrew Center, Jane Harman, former congresswoman and president of the Woodrow Wilson...
View ArticleDr. Anne Merrill Was Longtime Camp Ground Resident
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 3:52pmLongtime Camp Ground resident Dr. Anne W. Merrill died of natural causes at the Pennswood Village retirement home in Newtown, Pa. on June 2. She was 92.The daughter of...
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Rachel Mercer Burns Grew Up on the Vineyard
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 4:17pmRachel Mercer Burns, most recently of Hingham, died on May 15. She was 91. She was born Sept. 21, 1923 in Medford to Nathan and Edna Willoughby Mercer, and was one of six...
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Memorial Service for Joyce Erdman
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 4:25pmJoyce West Erdman died on April 13. The daughter of Richard and Ann West and a native to Edgartown, Joyce raised her family in Vermont and returned every year to spend...
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Pedaling for Diabetes Awareness, and to Show Others the Way
4:48 pm, July 7, 2015Steve MyrickJeannie Wright battled her increasingly debilitating diabetes with a new attitude, an insulin pump, and determination to lose weight. Now she's using her new-found...
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Guest House Destroyed in Vineyard Haven House Fire
11:13 pm, July 7, 2015Steve MyrickTisbury and Oak Bluffs firefighters extinguished a fire that destroyed a guest house at a home off Border Road in Vineyard Haven late Tuesday. Pets were rescued and a...
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