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John Varkonda Was Faithful Steward of State Forest
Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 1:33pmJohn Varkonda, who stewarded the Island’s 5,343-acre State Forest for more than a quarter-century, died unexpectedly Tuesday at Massachusetts General Hospital.Mr....
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Gina deBettencourt Sets Bar High as New P.A. Club President
3:11 pm, January 2, 2014Remy TuminGina deBettencourt takes over as new P.A. Club president, succeeding longtime club president Tricia Bergeron, who led the club for 22 years. She’s been involved in...
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John Varkonda Was Faithful Steward of State Forest
1:38 pm, January 1, 2014Olivia HullJohn J. Varkonda, who served as superintendent of the state forest for 26 years, died suddenly at age 55. The cause was abdominal aortic aneurysm. Mr. Varkonda was 29...
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NOAA Takes Over Sea Animal Rescues
2:00 pm, January 2, 2014Sara BrownThe New England Aquarium is shifting its mammal rescue efforts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It will no longer be the lead response agency...
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Winter Storm Brings Big Snow, Wind and Extreme Cold
9:38 am, January 3, 2014Remy TuminThe Vineyard continues to experience the effects of a strong winter storm that will continue throughout the day. Total snow accumulations are estimated at 6 to 10...
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Snow Stops, Cold Continues After First Big Storm
4:56 pm, January 3, 2014Remy TuminThe first big snowstorm of the year has settled down but temperatures are expected to drop to six degrees tonight, with wind chills of 15-below late tonight and into...
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Unicorn Takes on Water; Volunteers Rally to Save Fishing Boat
11:59 am, January 4, 2014Remy TuminIn freezing temperatures a crew in Menemsha worked through the night to save the Unicorn from sinking.
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First Baby of 2014 Is a Boy
5:53 am, January 5, 2014The first Vineyard baby of 2014 was born on Jan. 3 at 1:33 a.m. during the snowstorm. Maicon Nilson Patricio weighed in at 8 pounds 14.7 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.
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East Chop Icon John Potter Jr. Led Life of Adventure
3:28 pm, January 6, 2014Mr. Potter died Jan. 4 at the age of 89. A retired businessman and former treasure diver, he spent his early childhood years in China and recently wrote a colorful memoir titled...
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Christmas Bird Count Soars With Colorful Presents
4:06 pm, January 6, 2014Ivy AsheThe annual Vineyard Christmas Bird on Saturday recorded 16,378 individual birds. The count is the oldest citizen scientist survey in the world beginning 114 years ago....
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Construction Contract Awarded for New Edgartown Library
6:10 am, January 7, 2014Sara BrownA Rhode Island company was the low bidder for a $7.3 million contract on the new Edgartown library. The award adds urgency to the need to obtain funds from the...
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Budget Standoff Continues for Up-Island School District
6:49 am, January 7, 2014Olivia HullDespite hours of debate and five drafts of an operating budget, the up-Island regional school committee has yet to agree on a financial plan for 2015. Now under...
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Island Plunges Into Deep Freeze
5:23 pm, January 7, 2014Hardy bay scallopers were grounded, plumbers were on 24-hour call and hardware stores were doing a brisk business in space heaters, hand and foot warmers as the Vineyard was...
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Shark Tournament Organizer Dies in Westport River Hunting Accident
5:39 pm, January 7, 2014Sara BrownSteven James, 53, of Marshfield, and a partner died after going on a duck hunt early Tuesday morning. A third man was rescued by the Coast Guard and hospitalized with...
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Up-Island Appetites to Get Some Rolling Relief
12:11 pm, January 8, 2014Remy TuminJosh Aronie, chef at Cafe Moxie in Vineyard Haven and formerly of the Menemsha Cafe, has been approved to operate an off-season food truck in the parking lot of the...
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Flu Season Begins; 14 Cases Confirmed
6:40 am, January 9, 2014Olivia HullThe Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reports a steady flow of people coming into the emergency department with upper respiratory illness. It is not too late to get a flu...
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From Brew to You, Bad Martha Beer Goes Brick and Mortar
11:07 am, January 9, 2014Sara BrownThe craft beer company Bad Martha Brewery is planning a microbrewery and retail space on part of Donaroma’s Nursery on Upper Main street. The beer company was started...
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John Varkonda, 55, Faithful Steward of State Forest
Wednesday, January 1, 2014 - 1:33pmJohn J. Varkonda died suddenly on Dec. 31, 2013, despite the valiant efforts of Edgartown rescue personnel, and the doctors and nurses at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital...
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Who Ya Gonna Call? Era Ends as Oak Bluffs Safety Czar Steps Down
6:20 pm, January 9, 2014Olivia HullThroughout the years, he has guided the town through blizzards, northeasters and hurricanes, boil water orders and multiple presidential visits. Now, after 38 years...
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Tribal Chief Pledges Collaboration
6:39 pm, January 9, 2014Remy TuminIn Tobias Vanderhoop’s new office there is a chair engraved to Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, the first Wampanoag tribal member to graduate from Harvard in 1665. The chair...
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