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Red Hot and Blue in Chilmark
2:38 pm, January 14, 2015To support the outing program at the Chilmark School, the PTO is hosting a Red Hot Blues fundraiser, featuring the Mike Benjamin Band supplying the tunes.
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3:14 pm, January 14, 2015Brad WoodgerI like gray — a good gray flannel suit is always nice. A well-weathered gray cedar shingle evokes a pleasant feeling. But there is such a thing as too much of a...
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YouTube Sensation to Reality TV Star, Giant Sword Guy Makes the Cut
3:16 pm, January 14, 2015Ivy AsheA crowd of well-wishers gathered at the Wharf on Tuesday night to watch the premiere of Big Giant Swords, a new reality series on the Discovery Channel. Swordmaker Mike...
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Center for Youth Services Clears MVC, Seeks Money to Build
8:15 pm, January 14, 2015Olivia HullA project to house adolescent mental health services in a new building on the Martha’s Vineyard Community Services campus has taken another step forward. The...
View ArticlePublic Record of Cases in Edgartown District Court
4:00 pm, January 14, 2015The following cases were heard in Edgartown district court.
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In Oak Bluffs, Rising Cost of Education Is a Worry
7:17 pm, January 14, 2015Olivia HullOak Bluffs is in the throes of another tight budget season, as education costs continue to outpace tax resources. This week the town selectmen gave their blessing to...
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Falmouth Selectmen to Appoint New SSA Governor, After Death of Catherine Norton
8:35 pm, January 14, 2015Sara BrownCatherine N. Norton died Dec. 22 a the age of 73 after battling cancer. She had been the Falmouth boat line governor for about a year and had previously worked at the...
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You Are Getting Sleepy, Sweet Twizzler
3:38 pm, January 15, 2015Nancy Slonim AronieFolks from all over the world came to see Yefim Shubentsov to end their addictions, so four years ago I made my appointment.
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Ice Follies
4:49 pm, January 15, 2015With temperatures bouncing between single digits and the thirties and forties in recent weeks, ice has been the predominant theme of winter so far.
View ArticleLeadership Search
4:58 pm, January 15, 2015Who will be next in line to lead the Vineyard public schools and the Martha’s Vineyard Commission? Searches are now underway for what are arguably the two top government posts...
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Vineyard Chapter of NAACP to Honor Youth
6:06 pm, January 15, 2015Alex ElvinOn Sunday, as part of the 30th annual Martin Luther King Day membership event, the Martha’s Vineyard chapter of the NAACP will honor two high school students, Olivia...
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Edgartown Police Chief Will Step Down
6:25 pm, January 15, 2015Sara Brown After more than 30 years with the Edgartown police department, including five years at the helm, Edgartown police chief Antone Bettencourt will retire in May.“It’s...
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Passing the Torch, Two Longtime Firefighters Hang up Their Hoses
6:26 pm, January 15, 2015Ivy AsheRussell Maciel was on the job for 44 years before stepping down as assistant fire chief in Tisbury. Daniel Feeney, a captain in the department, also retired on Dec. 31.
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In Long-Running Case, Court Ruling Favors Bear Realty Trust
6:45 pm, January 15, 2015Jane SeagraveAquinnah landowners who have been battling for nearly 18 years to develop some 30 acres of land off Moshup Trail won a favorable decision this week from the state...
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Peeling Back Layers of Time at Quansoo
6:51 pm, January 15, 2015Alex ElvinAt the end of a long dirt road in Chilmark, a huge white tent arches above the meadows at Quansoo Farm. Inside the tent is the historic Mayhew-Hancock-Mitchell House,...
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Mullen Way Subdivision Wins Approval from Edgartown Planning Board
7:06 am, January 14, 2015Sara BrownThe Edgartown planning board has unanimously approved a 10-lot subdivision on 7.11 acres of land on Mullen Way.
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Superintendent Finalists Make Their Pitch
7:56 am, January 16, 2015Ivy AsheIn interviews, two final candidates for Vineyard schools superintendent talked about their career tracks, the challenges that lie ahead for the widely disparate public...
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Squibnocket Beach Proposal Is Main Focus of Chilmark Warrant
12:39 pm, January 16, 2015Alex ElvinChilmark selectmen approved a warrant for a special town meeting Feb. 2 that aims to clear the way for a major restoration project at Squibnocket Beach. Voters will...
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Facing the Difficulties and Stigma of Mental Illness Head On
6:52 am, January 17, 2015Connie BerryOn Wednesday night, two members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness shared their stories at the Oak Bluffs Library as part of a program called In Our Own...
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Concerns Over Small Mesh Trawling for Squid Surface at DMF Hearing
7:24 am, January 17, 2015Alex ElvinAbout 20 people, including commercial fishermen from on and off the Island, provided comments on eight draft and emergency regulations proposed by the Division of...
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