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Donald Ben David Had Zest for Life and Helping Others
Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 4:00pmDonald Arthur Ben David died Thursday, Feb. 25 at Massachusetts General Hospital following a brief illness. He was 83. Donald was the son of Augustus and Elvira...
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Edgartown Town Column: March 4
4:27 pm, March 2, 2016Kathie CaseHere we are March and it did not come in like a lion. In fact it has been warm but a little breezy. How can we complain when it is being said we are having one of the...
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Income Inequality
4:06 pm, March 3, 2016Almost everyone in the United States is aware that income inequality exists.
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Blue Economy Initiative
4:08 pm, March 3, 2016As an Island, the Vineyard’s geography, beauty, economy, character and sense of community are all defined by the sea.
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The Lion Roars
4:11 pm, March 3, 2016From the March 8, 1940 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Well, it’s March, and March is the first spring month.
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Wheat Has Deep Roots on Martha's Vineyard
4:28 pm, March 3, 2016Linda Wilson In the late 1830s, Massachusetts agriculture commissioner Henry Coleman decided to offer a bounty for growing wheat to the farmers of the commonwealth.
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Whither Berlin in Talk of Building Walls
4:38 pm, March 3, 2016Phyllis MerasLast year marked the 25th anniversary of the reunification of Germany.
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When the Third World Feels Safer Than Home
4:39 pm, March 3, 2016Robert Skydell An email from a Vineyard friend arrived letting me know that he, his wife and their two young daughters would be vacationing in Nicaragua.
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Too Many Trophy Homes Equals Island Adrift
4:49 pm, March 3, 2016John Crelan I have had an opportunity to examine the dangers inherent in the rampant building of trophy homes on Martha’s Vineyard.
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In Words and Places, To Live Was to See
4:54 pm, March 3, 2016Edward Hoagland The subtleties of a sunrise or even a menu can’t be scanned any more. Nor a friend’s face for distress — you’ll need to reach out and feel their cheek for tears.
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Rushing Is Unsafe at Any Speed
5:05 pm, March 3, 2016Lisa Taddeo The other day I was driving down Old County Road after the latest snowfall remade the Island’s brown and gnarled February branches into resting egrets.
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Rep. Timothy Madden Will Not Seek Reelection
5:14 pm, March 3, 2016Steve MyrickThe widely-admired Cape and Islands legislator will not run for reelection in the district he has represented since 2008. A Nantucket resident, Mr. Madden said he is...
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Please Adopt Us
5:46 pm, March 3, 2016 All our residents are hoping someone will come into the shelter and fall in love with them so they can find their forever homes.
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In Film and Life, Black Panthers Party Continues to Resonate
7:02 pm, March 3, 2016Alex ElvinAward-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson's new documentary The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution aired last month on PBS. On Tuesday, he will discuss his work at...
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Martha's Vineyard Airport Commission Hires Interim Manager
12:49 pm, March 1, 2016Steve MyrickThe airport commission has selected an interim manager and welcomes new two new members as a period of change continues at the Island's only commercial airport.
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County Commissioners Voice Concern Over Heroin Epidemic
7:17 pm, March 3, 2016Steve MyrickEscalating concern about the heroin epidemic, and how the Island is dealing with treatment and support for addicts and their families, was the primary topic at a...
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Julia Bracaglia Spent Happy Times with Family on the Beach at Gay Head
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 10:56pmJulia Bracaglia, wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, died on Sunday, Feb. 21, from complications due to chronic Lyme disease. She was 33 years old and will be...
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Youth Town
9:27 pm, March 3, 2016Some take the bus to Edgartown after school to play games or do homework in a safe, supervised space.
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Stubborn House Fire in Aquinnah Sees All-Out Response Up-Island
9:36 am, March 4, 2016Julia WellsUp-Island volunteer firefighters battled a major house fire off Moshup Trail in Aquinnah for several hours Thursday, finally containing the blaze by evening. No one was...
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Boys Basketball Team Falls in First Round of State Tourney
12:22 pm, March 4, 2016Heather HamacekThe Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School boys’ basketball team ended their post season play in the first round of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic...
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