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Spring Snow Is Forecast for Cape and Islands
12:21 am, March 19, 2016Sara Brown A snow storm is forecast for Sunday evening into Monday morning, with forecasters now reporting that the primary areas of impact will be southeastern Massachusetts,...
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Volunteers Needed to Observe Vineyard Osprey
1:35 pm, March 21, 2016Sara Brown The Island osprey population is doing so well that additional volunteers are needed to continue monitoring the species.
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A Man of the People, Representative Madden Will Be Missed
3:43 pm, March 21, 2016Thomas MoakleyAt the 2015 annual Falmouth Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner all of the local politicians were invited on stage to have their chance at the microphone. State Rep....
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Leaning Tower of Linguini, Pasta Contest Is Al Dente Delight
3:41 pm, March 21, 2016Heather Hamacek Lizzie Williamson and Victoria Scott’s bridge won the 19th annual linguini bridge contest at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Monday, holding 990 pounds...
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Katama Bay Oyster Growers Find New Frontier at Eel Pond
7:30 pm, March 21, 2016Sara BrownOyster farming in Edgartown continues to grow beyond Katama Bay, with the Edgartown selectmen Monday awarding two more aquaculture grants off Eel Pond.
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Real Estate Transactions: March 14 to March 20
11:40 pm, March 21, 2016Jeffrey Smith and Meredith Lewis purchased 16 Rockrose Path in Chilmark from Russell Maloney and John Schmidt for $1,021,500 on March 17.
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Land Bank Revenues: March 18
11:46 pm, March 21, 2016The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $182,236 for the business week ending on Friday, March 18, 2016.
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Ellen Orleans Was Active in Community Affairs
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 - 8:58amEllen Sonia (Shufro) Orleans of Vineyard Haven died Sept. 24, 2015, the day after her 89th birthday, at the Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Oak Bluffs.She...
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Credits Roll, But Conversations Continue After Another Successful Film Festival
1:22 pm, March 22, 2016Heather HamacekOn Sunday evening the 16th annual Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival ended another successful run. For many, the main issue was how to choose among so many quality...
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Reproductive Health to Parenting, Family Planning Is Family Asset
2:56 pm, March 22, 2016Heather HamacekThe small staff at Martha’s Vineyard Family Planning helps more than 1,000 people a year, doesn’t have a waiting list, and offers services unavailable elsewhere on...
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Chilmark Town Column: March 25
6:26 pm, March 22, 2016Jane N. SlaterChilmark joins the rest of the world in grieving the terrible losses in Belgium this morning...as I write this on Tuesday, however, it strikes me that we could...
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Easter Week Services Around Martha's Vineyard
10:51 am, March 23, 2016From Maundy Thursday to Good Friday and Easter Sunday, church services take place at houses of worship, on beaches and in parish houses around the Island.
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Alan Willens, 80, Harthaven Man Full of Heart
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 11:24amAlan Rush Willens died peacefully on Monday, March 14 with his family at his side. He was 80 and had determinedly battled cancer for many years, characteristically...
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Estey Teller, Family Matriarch, Lifelong Islander, Derby Champion
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 2:27pmEstey Frances (Look) Teller died peacefully on March 23 at her home in Edgartown after an extended illness. She was 83.Estey Look was born in Oak Bluffs on Oct. 22,...
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David Douglas, Owner of Rainbow Farm Who Bred Prize-Winning Charolais Cattle
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 4:11pmDavid Ogden Douglas, whose passionate love of the land, agriculture and all things farming related — including the often temperamental machinery it took to run a farm...
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Upcoming Town Elections See Few Contests
4:26 pm, March 23, 2016Heather HamacekWith five annual town elections coming up next month, a noticeable dearth of contests is the Islandwide theme this year. Elections will be held in five of the six...
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Oak Bluffs Voters to Weigh in on Windemere Road Access Plan
4:44 pm, March 23, 2016Heather Hamacek Oak Bluffs voters will be asked to accept Hospital Road as the new public access into the Windemere neighborhood at the April town meeting, selectmen decided this...
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Tisbury Welcomes New DPW Director
5:01 pm, March 23, 2016Heather Hamacek Tisbury selectmen have appointed Ray Tattersall as the town’s new Department of Public Works director.
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In Praise of Peeps
11:09 pm, March 23, 2016Suzan BellincampiSpring and Easter mean Peeps, miraculous marshmallow confections now making their mark in Easter baskets and sticky fingers.
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Spring on the Wing: Migration Time Is Here
11:22 pm, March 23, 2016Robert A. Culbert This week’s new arrivals are eastern phoebes and a piping plover. Both species showed up on March 18.
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