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In Gazette Poll of Island Residents, Coastal Erosion Tops List of Concerns
8:15 pm, June 27, 2013Sara BrownMartha’s Vineyard residents are here for the outdoor lifestyle, rural character, beaches and coastline, and they stay for the sense of community on the Island. They are...
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Former Tisbury Police Officer Arraigned on Assault and Battery Charges
12:52 pm, June 28, 2013Sara BrownKelly R. Kershaw, 30, was arraigned on charges of interfering with a firefighter, assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct and threat to commit a...
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Oak Bluffs Considers Banning Food Trucks in Downtown Area
12:52 pm, June 29, 2013Olivia HullFood trucks likely will never be permitted in downtown Oak Bluffs, according to draft regulations presented at a public reading at Wednesday night’s selectmens’...
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Schifter House Move Begins
6:00 am, July 1, 2013Sara BrownA Chappaquiddick house was on the move this weekend, as the key part of a large and complicated project to relocate the home owned by Richard and Jennifer Schifter away...
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Fate of Old Shade Tree in Edgartown to be Decided in Bench Trial
6:15 am, July 1, 2013Sara BrownA superior court civil trial over a public shade tree on Edgartown’s Main street begins Monday at the Edgartown town hall. Benjamin L. Hall, the owner of the building...
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Museum Celebrates 90 Years with Evening of Discovery
12:34 pm, July 1, 2013Phyllis MerasThe Martha’s Vineyard Museum celebrated its 90th birthday on Saturday by holding its annual Evening of Discovery gala on the grounds of its future site, the former...
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Riptide Warning for South Shore Has Expired
2:02 pm, July 1, 2013South-facing beaches along Martha’s Vineyard are under high risk for rip currents today, the National Weather Service has announced. The warning will remain in effect through...
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Head-On Collision Snarls Traffic, Temporarily Closes Beach Road
2:49 pm, July 1, 2013Remy TuminOak Bluffs police Lt. Timothy Williamson said a Chevy sedan crossed the center line and hit a taxi van head-on in front of the restaurant Hooked. The crash occurred...
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Out of Studio, Into Outdoors, Artists Capture Trustees Properties on Canvas
9:50 am, July 2, 2013Ivy AsheChris Kennedy, Martha’s Vineyard superintendent for the Trustees of Reservations, has spent the past 25 years touring the six Trustees properties on the Island. He’s seen...
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Tribe Appeals Recent Casino Ruling
10:29 am, July 2, 2013Remy TuminThe Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has appealed a decision that blocks its right to intervene in a federal lawsuit concerning the state’s casino law.In the...
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Stars and Stripes Will Fly at Weekend Music Festival
10:45 am, July 3, 2013Nicholas BradleyDerek Davies and Lizzie Plapinger always dreamed of hosting a music festival on Martha’s Vineyard. As best friends spending summers at the Chilmark Community...
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Pie Chicks Business Has Recipe for Success
11:13 am, July 3, 2013Hannah McCarthyOn an unseasonably chilly Friday evening in Vineyard Haven, Juliska on Main street is packed, though oddly quiet save for the occasional “yum... this is good” and a...
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Man-of-Wars Infestation Shuts Down South Beach
11:59 am, July 3, 2013South Beach in Edgartown has been closed to swimming due to several Portuguese man-of-war stings Wednesday morning, the town has announced.“They are dangerous, they are prolific,”...
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Former Tisbury Police Officer Arraigned on Assault and Battery Charges
12:52 pm, June 28, 2013Sara BrownKelly R. Kershaw, 30, was arraigned on charges of interfering with a firefighter, assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct and threat to commit a...
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Oak Bluffs Considers Banning Food Trucks in Downtown Area
12:52 pm, June 29, 2013Olivia HullFood trucks likely will never be permitted in downtown Oak Bluffs, according to draft regulations presented at a public reading at Wednesday night’s selectmens’...
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Slow, Steady Progress on Schifter House Move
6:27 pm, July 1, 2013Sara BrownA large house on Chappaquiddick inched slowly toward its destination this week across a deep, sandy trench at Wasque point, as early summer fog blew in and out and the...
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Disbarred Attorney Faces Federal Charge of Bank Fraud
1:44 pm, July 3, 2013Sara BrownA disbarred Edgartown attorney has been indicted on federal tax and bank fraud violations. John C. McBride, 64, has been charged with allegedly recording or attempting to...
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July Fourth Parade Marches On With New Grand Marshal
9:32 pm, June 27, 2013Sara BrownWhen the clock on the Old Whaling Church strikes 5 p.m. on the Fourth of July, you can bet the annual Edgartown Fourth of July parade will be underway.No matter that...
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Parade, Fireworks Top Martha's Vineyard Fourth of July Celebrations
5:30 am, July 4, 2013The whistling of fifes, the crack of baseball bats, the streak of fireworks in the night sky — the Island's streets will swell today with the sounds of the Fourth of July.
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Five Injured, One Critically in Fourth of July Car Crash
10:35 am, July 5, 2013Sara BrownOne person was med-flighted to a Boston hospital Thursday afternoon with critical injuries following a two-car accident on Meshacket Road in Edgartown.Five people were...
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