Island Towns Step Up Planning to Restore Beaches

The state Department of Environmental Protection Monday granted Edgartown emergency authorization to dredge Katama Bay, clearing the way for a project intended to help restore the storm-battered South Beach.

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Planning Board Drops Turf Appeal

The planning board’s withdrawal now lifts one of the major obstacles for the high school, which has been talking about overhauling its athletic facilities since 2016.

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JetBlue Halts Vineyard-White Plains Route

The airline notified Martha’s Vineyard Airport last week that the flights to and from Westchester County, which ran about once a day in the summer, would be discontinued in 2024, said Geoff Freeman, the airport director. 

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Beach Road Weekend Will Not Return in 2024

Beach Road Weekend, the Vineyard Haven music festival and one of the largest events on the Island in recent years, will not continue in 2024 and instead will move to Cape Cod in 2025.

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After Slow Start, County Searches for Septic Grant Applicants

After months of work to set up a new program to help Islanders replace their aging septic systems, Dukes County officials say they are struggling to attract enough interested applicants. 

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Former Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Pleads Not Guilty

John Rose pleaded not guilty Monday in Edgartown District Court to a charge of photographing, videotaping, or electronically surveilling a partially nude or nude persons. He was released on $10,000 bail and ordered to wear a tracking device.

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Former Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Arrested

The former Oak Bluffs fire chief who had resigned in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal was arrested Saturday.

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Technical Problems Put SSA Opening Day Reservations on Hold

The ferry line announced the indefinite delay last week, saying it had technical challenges Tuesday during the Head Start summer reservation openings for residents on the Vineyard and Nantucket.

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Winter Storm Barrage Likely To Continue

Climatologists say the prevalence of strong southerly storms that have battered the Vineyard’s south shore this winter are due, in part, to the first El Niño winter in five years.

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Navigator Takes Ownership of Nursing Home Land

Officials said the land transfer is crucial because it will allow Navigator to take in about $53 million in grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

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