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GE Vernova, the manufacturer of the blade that doubled over in July and poured down into the sea, had vessels at the malfunctioning turbine Sunday with the goal of retrieving the large pieces of the 305-foot blade.
The Island community turned out Monday for a memorial gathering in memory of Island naturalist Gus Ben David, the original director of Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary, who died July 4 at 81.
The heartbeat of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) rang out through a performance of the Black Brook Singers at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday.
Fears of wildfire, concerns about trail safety and anger over this summer’s unannounced destruction of a homeless camp were the top themes when Islanders spoke to Massachusetts officials in charge of the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest on Thursday night.
The town will host the seven-article meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. at the West Tisbury School.
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. 9, 1970 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
A vexed subject in Vineyard history came up last week with the difficulty in deciding whether a particular hillside in the East Chop region was a park, a mysteriously named “plaza,” or just ordinary private property. Confusions such as this have arisen from the free and easy planning by developers in the boom times of the past century.
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