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Not your garden variety prank
Drive by the Howes House Up-Island Council On Aging across from Alley’s General Store on any given April Fools’ Day, and you may see something curious — daffodils in full bloom. Don’t be ... Read full article
O.B. joins state in SUP land taking
Oak Bluffs plans to take land from Eastville homeowners to facilitate a shared-use path (SUP) project. The land taking will come in addition to land the commonwealth intends to take in furtherance of ... Read full article
SSA offers priority passage for vaccine appointments
Beginning April 1, the Steamship Authority is treating vaccine appointments the same as medical appointments for Vineyard residents traveling off-Island. Residents traveling off-Island will have to ... Read full article
MVRHS teachers highlight women, gender education
Teachers at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) are highlighting the importance of inclusive education by bringing a diverse range of female authors, artists, and historical figures into ... Read full article
Egg hunt meant as a pick-me-up
Paula Karol wants to provide a little spring fun by placing more than 75 papier-mâché Easter eggs filled with her homemade candy around the Island for folks to go out and find. Karol, a dermatologist ... Read full article
Longtime Chilmark resident Emmett Carroll dies
Updated Marshall Emmett Carroll Jr. recently passed away. He was 77 years old. A graveside service was held Tuesday at Abel’s Hill Cemetery. A complete obituary is expected in the coming days. ... Read full article
RODA says it’s being ignored
With America’s first industrial scale offshore wind farm poised to receive final approval from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), fishermen continue to have reservations about potential ... Read full article
New camera to count herring at Lagoon Pond
A new underwater camera was installed at the Lagoon Pond herring run Tuesday to help gather data on herring populations. The fish counter camera sits inside a metal box shaped like a Tetris piece, ... Read full article
Jamieson advances to top 24 on ‘American Idol’
Colin Jamieson, the Bay State singer with ties to Martha’s Vineyard, has made it to the top 24 of this season of “American Idol.” Jamieson wowed the judges in the Showstopper round with his ... Read full article
Cell tower case against MVC, AT&T dismissed
Updated March 30 In a 36-page ruling Superior Court Judge Paul Wilson dismissed a lawsuit brought by Dana and Robert Strayton against the Martha’s Vineyard Commission and AT&T over the lawfulness ... Read full article