Land Bank Revenues: April 10
6:25 pm, April 16, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $58,355.50 for the business week ending on Friday, April 10, 2015.
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West Tisbury Woman Dies Following Single Car Crash
3:36 pm, April 12, 2015Steve MyrickA state police accident reconstruction team began its investigation this week into a single car accident that claimed the life of a West Tisbury woman Sunday. Brianna...
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In the Community of Island Women, One Stands Very Tall
7:24 pm, April 16, 2015Mollie DoyleElizabeth (Betty) Eddy makes 94 look like 74. This winter, as part of her routine, she would climb up to the roof by way of a pair of rickety stairs with a metal...
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Oak Bluffs Backs Incumbents, Says Yes To Fluoride
7:31 pm, April 16, 2015Steve Myrick Oak Bluffs voters backed incumbents and voted in favor of continuing to add fluoride to the town’s water supply at the annual town election Thursday. Gregory Coogan...
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Ben Hall Jr. Files for Bankruptcy, Creating Quiet Ripple Effect
7:55 pm, April 16, 2015Steve MyrickSince Edgartown attorney Benjamin Hall Jr. filed a personal bankruptcy action last month, the move has caused reverberations in some unexpected places. Mr. Hall’s...
View ArticleTreasurer, Town Accountant Resign in Aquinnah
6:38 pm, April 14, 2015Alex ElvinFollowing a period of financial confusion, the Aquinnah selectmen this week accepted the resignations of the town accountant and treasurer. Kimberly Brown, who was...
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Tisbury Takes Steps to Abolish the DPW
8:05 pm, April 16, 2015Steve MyrickWith vigorous debate over two long evenings, Tisbury voters emerged from special and annual town meetings with a $24.3 million spending plan, authorization for Dukes...
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Edgartown Town Meeting Turns Down Mini Park Purchase
8:23 pm, April 16, 2015Sara Brown Edgartown voters readily approved nearly all articles, including a $32 million town operating budget at their annual town meeting. But they stopped short of spending...
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West Tisbury to Continue Town Meeting on April 28
8:23 pm, April 16, 2015Alex ElvinWest Tisbury opened its town meeting with a tribute to Patrick Gregory. Getting down to business, voters approved a $16.9 million budget, with all but one of the 42...
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Oak Bluffs Voters Back Programs for Elderly
8:50 pm, April 16, 2015Olivia HullOak Bluffs voters gave strong backing to regional projects at their annual town meeting this year, including those that aim to boost services for the elderly in the...
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Failed Override in West Tisbury Sends School Committee Back to Drawing Board...
6:37 am, April 18, 2015Alex ElvinThe up-Island regional school district may need to amend its budget after voters in West Tisbury rejected the town’s first tax override in 10 years Thursday.
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Ruth Van Brakle Was Lifelong Islander With Zest for LIfe
Saturday, April 18, 2015 - 12:37pmRuth E. Van Brakle of Edgartown died unexpectedly on April 5 at the age of 73.Ruth was born in Oak Bluffs to Antone T. and Inez W. (Manning) Silvia. She was a lifelong...
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Still on a Mission; Blues Sister Helps Keep the Flame Burning
7:29 am, April 20, 2015Elizabeth BennettNearly 40 years after John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd created The Blues Brothers, the music and spirit of the band’s original incarnation continues to thrive....
View ArticleFrances Alwardt, 82
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 4:53pmFrances L. (Bettencourt) Alwardt died on Sunday, April 19 at the Windsor Nursing home in South Yarmouth. She was 82.Frances was predeceased by her husband, Carl W. D....
View ArticleNorman S. Reed, 91
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 4:58pmNorman S. Reed died unexpectedly at his home in Oak Bluffs on Sunday, April 19. He was 91.Visiting hours at the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs will...
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George G. Magnuson Jr., 90
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 5:07pmGeorge G. Magnuson, Jr., of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Friday evening, April 17, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 90.George was predeceased by...
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Regional High School Tightens Security
6:09 am, April 21, 2015Olivia HullAs part of new security measures, visitors to Martha's Vineyard Regional High School are now asked to present identification which is scanned into a computer, and to...
View ArticleLand Bank Revenues: April 17
11:26 am, April 21, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $154,750 for the business week ending on Friday, April 17, 2015.
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John Ayers Loved Cooking and the Outdoor Life
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 2:11pmJohn Patrick Ayers of Plymouth died peacefully on March 25. He was 76.John was born in Buffalo, N.Y. to the late John J. Ayers and Marion (Condren) Ayers. He was a...
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Edward Abbe Was a True Gentleman with a Sense of Humor
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 3:35pmReaching his goal of making it to 100, Edward Howard Abbe died April 16, catching the Vineyard southwest wind in his beloved Saba.Ed was born on March 29, 1915 in...
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