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Language of Community Is Spoken Here
12:43 pm, December 5, 2013Ivy AsheWelcome to the parlor of Cleaveland House in West Tisbury. For at least half a century, this cozy room has served as a salon of sorts for Island poets who gather to...
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Age of Imagination Knows No Boundaries
2:45 pm, December 8, 2013Ivy AsheThe renowned Vineyard painter Allen Whiting set up his easel Saturday at Featherstone Center for the Arts alongside 12 youngters, aged three to 10.
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Vineyard Brings Some Shuck and Awe to New York City
3:23 pm, December 9, 2013David CrisantiWith the temperature in the low 30s and a wintry mix blowing in off the East River, it was a morning fit for neither man nor beast. And yet a calm but energized...
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Speed Limits to Protect Right Whales Become Permanent
7:42 pm, December 9, 2013Julia WellsAnnounced Monday, the news from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration was hailed as a boost to protection efforts for the critically endangered right...
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Chilmark Speeds Through Special Town Meeting
6:06 am, December 10, 2013Ivy AsheReduced funding for a new piling project in Menemsha harbor was approved. A new floor for the community center will wait for another day. The meeting lasted just over...
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High School Hockey Ready for Season
3:38 pm, December 10, 2013Ivy AsheIn preseason scrimmages both home and away, the boys' and girls' hockey squads have been skating well. The puck drops for the boys' first home game on Saturday. The...
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Tisbury Connector Road Defeated Again
11:36 pm, December 10, 2013Ivy AsheThe long-discussed bypass road system off the Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road was rejected for a third time Tuesday during a well-attended special town meeting.
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6:54 am, December 11, 2013Sara BrownAn Oak Bluffs man has been charged with stealing more than $5,000 worth of copper wiring from an Island electric company. Edgartown Det. Michael Snowden led the...
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Burgeoning Oyster Farms in Edgartown Spur Need for More Shellfish Personnel
8:28 pm, December 11, 2013Sara BrownTown selectmen approved a request from the shellfish committee to add personnel hours, but balked at adding an entirely new employee to the department.
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Gift from Tribe to Oak Bluffs: Stormwater Collector for Harbor
12:37 pm, December 12, 2013Olivia HullThe town selectmen presented a certificate of appreciation to the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Tuesday for the rare gift of environmental protection.
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Oak Bluffs Town Report Wins First Place in Statewide Contest
11:13 am, December 12, 2013Olivia HullTown office administrator Alice Butler, who edits and prepares the report each year, was commended by the selectmen for her efforts.
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Stories From Her Childhood Come to Life in Author's Young Adult Novel
11:31 am, December 12, 2013Katie RuppelOn the northeast coast of Ireland in the small suburb Howth, Lara O’Brien spent her childhood days riding horseback with friends through the hillsides.
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In Step With Edgartown’s Holiday Wonderland
12:01 pm, December 12, 2013Bill EvilleIt is approximately 471 strides, done at a leisurely saunter, from the steps of the Harbor View Hotel to the steps of the Edgartown Lighthouse. While this may seem...
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Faith In Action Keeps Spirit Alive
12:15 pm, December 12, 2013Connie BerryThe Rev. Mr. Robert Hensley, who has served as rector of Grace Episcopal Church since 2006, celebrates his 30th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood with a...
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Sharing Ideas at Police Chiefs' Roundtable
2:11 pm, December 12, 2013Sara BrownSummers are a rush for leaders in law enforcement on the Island. But come winter there is still much to do, as police chiefs tell the Gazette in their monthly...
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NStar Says Use of Herbicides Is Essential
3:26 pm, December 12, 2013Olivia HullThe power company resumed an herbicide spraying program last month, reigniting a debate about threats to the environment on the Cape and Vineyard.
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Lighthouse Aglow, Christmas in Edgartown Weekend Begins
8:04 pm, December 13, 2013The lighting of the Edgartown Lighthouse Friday evening launched a weekend of activities sponsored by the Edgartown Board of Trade. Horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown...
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Winter Season Shapes up for Basketball, Swim Teams
7:24 am, December 14, 2013Ivy AsheBoys' basketball hopes to up its game again this year. The girls squad has a new coach. And the swim team is in the pool. High school winter sports season gets under way.
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Town Reconsiders Taking Ownership of East Chop Bluff
6:29 am, December 16, 2013Olivia HullOak Bluffs was recently denied FEMA funding for repairs, in part because the majority of the bluff is owned by the East Chop Association. The road is owned by the...
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Downtown Specialists Help Oak Bluffs Find Its Funky Center
4:29 pm, December 16, 2013Olivia HullSalem is synonymous with witchcraft, Concord with the revolutionary war. But what is the identity of Oak Bluffs? The question was put to community members and state...
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