Mornings on the Vineyard are noisy with birdsong now as the days continue to warm up and spring weather becomes the norm rather than an unexpected, but oh-so-welcome, respite from rain and chill. Looking at events for the Week Ahead it certainly seems as if we’ve all caught the urge to sing out, get out […]
See MoreOld Whaling Church Accessibility Issues Raised
May 4, 2018
Martha’s Vineyard – Kathleen Samways, a physical therapist and the former Dukes County associate commissioner on disability affairs, told selectmen at their Monday meeting that the 19th-century Old Whaling Church belonging to the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust poses accessibility barriers, including steep stairs going into the sanctuary, an unreliable elevator and poor lighting. In the […]
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Airfield Recount Ends in Tie
May 4, 2018
Martha’s Vineyard – A hand recount of votes, requested by members of the airport commission and supporters, on a Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusion question for the $1.2 million plan to rebuild the old airplane hangar at the town-owned airfield Monday resulted in a 468 to 468 tie. Much like what occurred with the override […]
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Martha’s Vineyard – A name change for the The Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust, now to be known as the Vineyard Trust, accompanied the announcement that the organization’s new flagship property, the Carnegie library on North Water Street in Edgartown, will open to the public on June 23. Established in 1975, The Trust owns 20 historic […]
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We may envy our snowbird neighbors as we shovel, stoke the fire and wait out a winter deep freeze, but when warmer days finally arrive on MV, there are no happier faces on Main Street than those who have waited out another Island winter. So it goes without saying that spring events drawing us out […]
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VH Voters Reject Prop 2 1/2 Override
April 27, 2018
Martha’s Vineyard – Following its annual town election Tuesday, Tisbury voters narrowly rejected the $46.6 million new school project, throwing future plans for the school into limbo. The hotly-debated school project had won approval by a wide margin at the annual town meeting in the second week of April. But in the end it failed […]
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East Chop Drive Protections in Place
April 27, 2018
Martha’s Vineyard – Following a vote, Oak Bluffs selectmen have permanently close East Chop Drive to vehicular traffic. A further restriction to ban bicycle and pedestrian traffic on part of the scenic roadway was rejected. A three-year plan recently approved by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission to repair and stabilize the bluff has been developed by […]
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Caution! Right Whales Ahead!
April 27, 2018
Martha’s Vineyard – In response to recent sightings of three North Atlantic right whales south of Martha’s Vineyard on April 24 NOAA Fisheries has announced a voluntary vessel speed restriction zone to be in effect until May 9 has been established in the area after the whales were seen 19 nautical miles south of the […]
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The week ahead brings with it the end of April and the first days of May. That the new season is almost here has been pretty obvious over the past weekends when boats have been filled to capacity and the sidewalks are filled with unfamiliar faces, loads of shopping bags and lots of folks stopping […]
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Island Time 2, June 18: Our Picks for the Week Ahead
April 24, 2018
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