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Edgartown Appoints New School Committee Member
10:34 am, July 14, 2015Steve Myrick Edgartown selectmen, along with the town’s school committee, elected Kelly McCracken at Monday’s board of selectmen meeting to fill a vacancy on the school board.
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Getting Mad and Getting Busy, Vineyarder Led Fight to Save Sweet Briar College
11:15 am, July 14, 2015Megan CerulloIn March, the president of Sweet Briar College announced that the 114-year-old women's college in Virginia would be closing. But he hadn't counted on Tracy Stuart,...
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By Boat or Foiling Kiteboard, Vineyard Cup Racers Find Fair Winds and...
12:19 pm, July 14, 2015Steve MyrickIn the grand tradition of the Vineyard Cup, the forecast for mostly fun, a high probability of good food, and a strong chance of evening music was spot on. The 10th...
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Dean's List at University of Rhode Island
3:41 pm, July 14, 2015Samantha White Billings of Oak Bluffs, Erin Marie Gosson of Edgartown, and Michael Frederick Hill of Oak Bluffs, were named to the spring 2015 dean’s list at the University of...
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A Market Grows in Edgartown; God Bless You Rosewater
5:17 pm, July 14, 2015Alex FloydOn Tuesday morning the new cafe and marketplace Rosewater opened at 20 South Summer street in Edgartown after five months of development. The store includes several...
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Edgartown Town Column: July 17
5:23 pm, July 14, 2015Kathie CaseWell, the hot and humid weather has arrived. I guess that means summer is actually here. We are still wishing for rain as the ground is still so dry. But we will still...
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Oak Bluffs Town Column: July 17
5:31 pm, July 14, 2015Skip FinleySKIP FINLEY508-627-4311 (sfinley@mvgazette.com)Ogkeshkuppe, the original name of Oak Bluffs, has always been a religious place, a highlight of which is a historic rock...
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Aquinnah Goes to Court to Block Casino; Tribe Blasts Town
11:42 am, July 14, 2015John H. KennedyThe town of Aquinnah today sought a federal court order to block all construction work to convert a community center into a gambling facility by the Wampanoag...
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Ferry Operating Charter Cruise Runs Aground in Woods Hole
5:35 am, July 15, 2015Steve MyrickThe Pied Piper ran aground in Woods Hole passage late Tuesday evening during a private charter cruise with 106 passengers and seven crew members aboard. There were no...
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Front Row Seat for Backstage at The Nation Magazine
10:53 am, July 15, 2015Alex FloydTwo-time Academy Award winning documentarian Barbara Kopple will be on the Island tonight to present her newest feature Hot Type: 150 Years of the Nation at the...
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Orphaned Osprey Need Not Fear; Island Bird Savior to the Rescue
12:18 pm, July 15, 2015Alex FloydNaturalist Gus Ben David has handled everything from gigantic snakes to enormous birds of prey, but the latest creature under his care is less intimidating and quite a...
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Sengekontacket Closed Again to Shellfishing After Rain
1:49 pm, July 15, 2015For the second time this month, Sengekontacket Pond has been closed to shellfishing because of rainfall. The town of Oak Bluffs said the pond was closed Wednesday and would reopen...
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Eileen Cheevers Loved the Ocean and the Edgartown Library
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 3:28pmEileen M. (Patterson) Cheevers, of Dorchester and Edgartown, died peacefully on July 8 after a valiant struggle with Lewy Body Dementia.She was the beloved wife of the...
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Fall Forecast Calls for Lots of Ducks
10:11 pm, July 15, 2015Robert A. CulbertA recent survey of the major breeding grounds of waterfowl predicts record numbers of ducks will be migrating south in the fall.
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High Summer in the Garden
10:29 pm, July 15, 2015Lynne IronsI guess this would be considered “High Summer.” There is plenty of food for the picking in the vegetable garden.
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Introducing Salps, Amazing Creatures of the Open Ocean
10:36 pm, July 15, 2015Suzan BellincampiLast Sunday, State Beach was invaded by millions of jelly-like organisms, and folks wanted to know what they were.
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Little Bridge Flows, Beach Sand Growns, It's a Win-Win
3:52 pm, July 16, 2015Heather HamacekThe summer scene is back to normal this year at Pay and Inkwell beaches following a project this spring to renourish them with tons of clean sand dredged sand from...
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Celebration of Life for Norman Bridwell
4:01 pm, July 16, 2015A celebration of life for longtime Edgartown resident Norman Bridwell, illustrator and author of the Clifford the Big Red Dog series, will be held on Monday, July 20 from 2:30...
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Hello, Jairo
4:15 pm, July 16, 2015Joyce Reis and Jairo Freitas of Vineyard Haven announce the birth of a son, Jairo Diniz Freitas Junior, born on July 13 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
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Community Art
5:42 pm, July 16, 2015Martha’s Vineyard feels awash right now in art entrepreneurs, artists who so love their craft that they can’t help themselves from creating platforms to engage and delight the...
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