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Only You Can Help Find Smokey Bear; State Forest Icon Goes Missing
12:09 pm, January 8, 2016Steve MyrickEdgartown police are asking for help in a bear-napping caper. The plywood likeness of Smokey that stands by the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest is missing.
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North Bluff Project Clears MVC With No Dissent
3:24 pm, January 8, 2016Alex ElvinThe Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the North Bluff restoration project in Oak Bluffs, which has drawn heavy scrutiny from the...
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It's a Girl; Island Welcomes First Baby of the New Year
6:51 pm, January 8, 2016Orion Grace Newton Thibodeau arrived at 1:09 p.m. on Jan. 7 at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital. Her parents are Maria and Janet Newton Thibodeau of Edgartown.
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Thomas (T-Bone) Barlosky, Beloved Islander Known for Love of Fishing and the...
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 3:29pmThomas R. Barlosky, also known as T-Bone, of Vineyard Haven died Thursday, Jan. 7. He was 60 years old.Born in Bridgeport, Conn., Tommy moved to Martha’s Vineyard in...
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Norton Point Breaks Open Again on Stormy, Windswept Day
1:59 pm, January 10, 2016Julia WellsThe fragile barrier beach at Norton Point off Chappaquiddick was awash again Sunday as the ocean broke through the ribbon of sand on a stormy day.
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Linda Gonsalves, Devoted Matriarch, Bargain Hunter, Crafter
Sunday, January 10, 2016 - 8:21pmLinda R. (Tankard) Gonsalves of Wareham died at home on Jan. 8 after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family. She was 59.She was the daughter of Carrie...
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Southern Woodlands Plan Will Bypass MVC Review
6:12 am, January 11, 2016Alex ElvinA 51-acre subdivision in Oak Bluffs will not require formal review by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, but conditions, including to protect the Lagoon Pond, are...
View ArticleLynn Friis, Gifted Athlete and Accomplished Cellist
Monday, January 11, 2016 - 10:46amLynn Jelliffe Friis of West Tisbury died peacefully on Friday, Jan. 8 at Windemere Nursing Center after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. She spent her final days...
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For Those Shackled by Conformity, Bowie Provided the Key
1:38 pm, January 11, 2016Holly GleasonHe was the Thin White Duke, the most glamorous man I’d ever seen. More glamorous than Bianca Jagger, and that was saying something in those Studio 54 years,...
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One of Three High School Principal Finalists Drops Out of the Running
3:08 pm, January 11, 2016Sara Brown David Fabrizio, principal of Ipswich Middle School and one of three finalists being considered for the next principal of Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School has...
View ArticleDean's List at Stonehill College
5:44 pm, January 11, 2016Megan E. Hurley of Edgartown and Charlotte E. Potter of Vineyard Haven, both in the class of 2019, were named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Stonehill College.
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Squibnocket Beach Plan Comes Under Fresh Scrutiny
7:05 pm, January 11, 2016Alex ElvinAt public hearings before the Chilmark conservation commission, town residents who are critics renewed concerns about two beach restoration plans and how they will...
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Cape Pogue Pond Is Closed to Scalloping
8:26 pm, January 11, 2016Steve MyrickEdgartown selectmen voted Monday to close Cape Pogue Pond to commercial and recreational scalloping, following the recommendation of the town shellfish committee....
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Hugh MacInnis, True Son of the Island
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 10:29amHugh James MacInnis Jr. died suddenly Sunday morning Jan. 3 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital where he was born. He was 74 and was a true son of the Island, as his...
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Real Estate Transactions: Jan. 4 to Jan . 10
11:31 am, January 12, 2016Paul A. Slavin and Susan D. Waitzkin purchased 6 Eddy Farm Road in Chilmark from Fairlawn LP for $1,615,000 on Jan. 6.
View ArticleLand Bank Revenues: Jan. 8
11:48 am, January 12, 2016The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $269,796.22 for the business week ending on Friday, Jan. 8, 2016.
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Connie Cowan, Passionate Gardener, Homemaker
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 12:22pmConstance Marion Cowan of Edgartown, formerly of New Providence, N.J., died on Christmas Eve, surrounded by her loving family and at peace with God. She was 84.Connie...
View ArticleNew Fund Supports Board Education for Nonprofits, Municipal Groups
12:30 pm, January 12, 2016Island nonprofits and municipal organizations will soon be able to apply for grants for board development and education thanks to a new joint effort.
View ArticleMediation Information
12:50 pm, January 12, 2016On Tuesday, Feb. 2, the Martha’s Vineyard Mediation Program will host a free informational program to outline family mediation.
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Ted Lewis, Long-Time East Chop Resident, Never Met a Stranger
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 12:53pmAlbert Theodore (Ted) Lewis of Glenview, Ill., died peacefully in the company of his wife and four generations of his immediate family at the Vi Care Center in...
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