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Mill Brook Under Threat; Public Forum Scheduled

June 22, 2018

Martha’s Vineyard – Following the completion of a year-long study, it has been determined that high water temperatures, water diversion and inflated levels of nitrogen and phosphorus all threaten the vast Mill Brook river system and some of its most vulnerable species. Scientists with the environmental consulting firm ESS Group and Vineyard wildlife research organization […]

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Musical Mondays at Featherstone Cancelled

June 22, 2018

Martha’s Vineyard – Musical Mondays, the summer concert series held at Featherstone Center for the Arts for over 20 years, has been cancelled this summer due to lack of parking  for the vehicles that typically brought some 400 people to the popular weekly event.  Additional parking following recent construction of two new buildings was planned […]

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Seattle Company Awarded SSA Consultancy Contract

June 22, 2018

Martha’s Vineyard – HMS Consulting and Technical Engineers, a Seattle, Washington marine consulting company has been awarded  the contract to to undertake a comprehensive review of Steamship Authority operations, pending contract negotiations. Eight companies had responded to a request for proposals following an agreement by the SSA board of governors to seek an independent review […]

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Environmental Conference Explores Coastal Impacts

June 15, 2018

Martha’s Vineyard – More than 100 scientists, environmental representatives, town officials and interested residents attended the third Martha’s Vineyard Coastal Conference held last week at the Edgartown’s Harbor View Hotel. The daylong conference concentrated its attention on sea level rise, coastal erosion and increased storm frequency which keynote speaker Jeff Donnelly, a senior scientist at […]

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MV Horse Council Acquires New Name, Mission

June 15, 2018

Martha’s Vineyard – Next month the Martha’s Vineyard Community Horse Center will change its name to Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center having recently merged with Rising Tide, a long-established Island therapeutic equestrian center. The new name reflects a broader mission and vision for Misty Meadows. To view the full story in the Vineyard Gazette click here> […]

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Hospital to Welcome Primary Care Doctors

June 8, 2018

Martha’s Vineyard – Three new primary care doctors, a pediatrician and two family practitioners, will soon be added to staff at The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Dr. Steven Feder, a board-certified pediatrician who has been practicing at Lincoln Medical Partners in Damariscotta, Maine, plans to move to the Island in late September with his family. Dr. […]

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Squibnocket Beach Officially Reopened

June 1, 2018

Martha’s Vineyard – At the start of last week’s holiday weekend about 100 people attended the official reopening of Squibnocket Beach to the public. Chilmark selectman Warren Doty praised those who assisted on the beach project, including his fellow selectmen Bill Rossi and Jim Malkin, Island surveyor Reid Silva, Chilmark conservation agent Chuck Hodgkinson and […]

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