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Tisbury Takes Steps to Abolish the DPW
8:05 pm, April 16, 2015Steve MyrickWith vigorous debate over two long evenings, Tisbury voters emerged from special and annual town meetings with a $24.3 million spending plan, authorization for Dukes...
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Edgartown Town Meeting Turns Down Mini Park Purchase
8:23 pm, April 16, 2015Sara Brown Edgartown voters readily approved nearly all articles, including a $32 million town operating budget at their annual town meeting. But they stopped short of spending...
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West Tisbury to Continue Town Meeting on April 28
8:23 pm, April 16, 2015Alex ElvinWest Tisbury opened its town meeting with a tribute to Patrick Gregory. Getting down to business, voters approved a $16.9 million budget, with all but one of the 42...
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Oak Bluffs Voters Back Programs for Elderly
8:50 pm, April 16, 2015Olivia HullOak Bluffs voters gave strong backing to regional projects at their annual town meeting this year, including those that aim to boost services for the elderly in the...
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Failed Override in West Tisbury Sends School Committee Back to Drawing Board...
6:37 am, April 18, 2015Alex ElvinThe up-Island regional school district may need to amend its budget after voters in West Tisbury rejected the town’s first tax override in 10 years Thursday.
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Ruth Van Brakle Was Lifelong Islander With Zest for LIfe
Saturday, April 18, 2015 - 12:37pmRuth E. Van Brakle of Edgartown died unexpectedly on April 5 at the age of 73.Ruth was born in Oak Bluffs to Antone T. and Inez W. (Manning) Silvia. She was a lifelong...
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Still on a Mission; Blues Sister Helps Keep the Flame Burning
7:29 am, April 20, 2015Elizabeth BennettNearly 40 years after John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd created The Blues Brothers, the music and spirit of the band’s original incarnation continues to thrive....
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Frances Alwardt, 82
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 4:53pmFrances L. (Bettencourt) Alwardt died on Sunday, April 19 at the Windsor Nursing home in South Yarmouth. She was 82.Frances was predeceased by her husband, Carl W. D....
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Norman S. Reed, 91
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 4:58pmNorman S. Reed died unexpectedly at his home in Oak Bluffs on Sunday, April 19. He was 91.Visiting hours at the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs will...
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George G. Magnuson Jr., 90
Monday, April 20, 2015 - 5:07pmGeorge G. Magnuson, Jr., of Edgartown died unexpectedly on Friday evening, April 17, at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He was 90.George was predeceased by...
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Regional High School Tightens Security
6:09 am, April 21, 2015Olivia HullAs part of new security measures, visitors to Martha's Vineyard Regional High School are now asked to present identification which is scanned into a computer, and to...
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Land Bank Revenues: April 17
11:26 am, April 21, 2015The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $154,750 for the business week ending on Friday, April 17, 2015.
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John Ayers Loved Cooking and the Outdoor Life
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 2:11pmJohn Patrick Ayers of Plymouth died peacefully on March 25. He was 76.John was born in Buffalo, N.Y. to the late John J. Ayers and Marion (Condren) Ayers. He was a...
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Edward Abbe Was a True Gentleman with a Sense of Humor
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 3:35pmReaching his goal of making it to 100, Edward Howard Abbe died April 16, catching the Vineyard southwest wind in his beloved Saba.Ed was born on March 29, 1915 in...
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Jackson Eno Led an Active Civic Life
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 4:07pmJackson French Eno of Vineyard Haven and Simsbury, Conn., beloved husband of Carol Besse Eno, died Wednesday, April 15 at his home in Simsbury surrounded by his family....
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Marion Mackay Was Proud of Her Family and Scottish Heritage
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 4:25pmOn April 14 Marion Mackay died after a brief but courageous fight with cancer. She was in the company of Bob, her adoring husband of 56 years, her children and their...
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Gail Goltra Was Art Historian and Avid Sailboat Racer
Tuesday, April 21, 2015 - 4:31pmGail Wright Goltra died peacefully on April 17, ending a 22-year battle with cancer. She was 73.Gail was an art historian following an interest that started in childhood...
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Edgartown Set to Review Candidates for Police Chief
5:15 pm, April 21, 2015Steve MyrickEdgartown selectmen have called a meeting for May 4 to consider candidates for the town’s next police chief, when interim police chief Jack Collins will make his...
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Heralding Hummingbirds and the Return of the Robins
11:20 am, April 22, 2015Robert A. CulbertA species has arrived for the summer season, but its arrival has really been ignored to date.
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After Rough Winter, Trees Feel the Heat
12:21 pm, April 22, 2015Suzan BellincampiSome of our evergreens are struggling. Notice the yellow, brown or red leaves on normally green plants, and the dead-looking limbs on the trees and shrubs in...
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