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Projected costs for a new high school range from $223 to $427 million, leading some Island officials to question if the project should be downsized in order to make it past the voters.
The Seastreak ferry company has pulled the plug on its Vineyard winter commuter service, saying it didn’t have enough passengers to cover the costs.
More than 3,000 fishermen registered this year for the 79th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass & Bluefish Derby. On Sunday, it comes down to six, as the winners of each category vie for the grand prize boat.
The Hajjar family, which owns numerous properties in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs, late last month purchased the plaza on Upper Main Street that contains Al’s Package Store, Wicked Burger and Larry’s Tackle Shop.
The Steamship Authority has dropped a potential $3.50 to $5 rate increase for excursion fares from the Vineyard and cut a proposed passenger rate hike from $1 to 50 cents, according to a revised draft of the preliminary 2025 operating budget.
Tisbury Opens Scallop Season Next Week
October 10, 2024
Recreational scalloping outside of Tisbury’s ponds is set to begin Oct. 19 and commercial scalloping Oct. 21, following a town select board vote Tuesday night.
West Tisbury Weighs Draft Short-Term Rental Rules
October 3, 2024
The West Tisbury select board is considering putting the final touches on new short-term rental regulations passed at town meeting earlier this year.
ICE Arrests Two Men For Crimes in Home Countries
updated October 1, 2024
On Sept. 17, ICE arrested a 50-year-old Salvadoran man wanted for “crimes against humanity,” and a 36-year-old Brazilian man wanted for international drug trafficking.
Appeals Court Dismisses Chappy Cell Tower Challenge
September 30, 2024
Chappaquiddick property owners Dana and Robert Strayton have for years been fighting a 115-foot cell tower on a nearby property, claiming the tower had an adverse impact on their views, safety and property values.
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From the Oct. 22, 1948 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
The 1948 striped bass derby ended at noon on Friday, in a pleasant, genial fadeout and without fanfare or excitement. Though the official weighers remained on the job until 2 o’clock in case fish should be brought in from some distant point, there was virtually nothing to affect the list of prize-winners.
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