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Selectmen Permanently Close Vulnerable Stretch of East Chop Drive

Steve Myrick
Oak Bluffs selectmen voted Tuesday evening to permanently close East Chop Drive to vehicular traffic, but rejected an engineer’s recommendation to ban bicycle and pedestrian traffic on part of the scenic roadway.
Community Services Opens Clinic to Assist Drug Addicts
Steve Myrick
Martha’s Vineyard Community Services will open a new clinic on May 22 to dispense a drug that has helped many people escape the grip of addiction to heroin and other opioids.
Tisbury School Project In Limbo After Voters Reject Spending Question
Holly Pretsky
Turning out in large numbers at their annual town election Tuesday, Tisbury voters narrowly rejected the $46.6 million new school project, throwing future plans for the school into limbo.
Chilmark Motorcycle Crash Claims a Life
Julia Wells
A 39-year-old Chilmark man was killed when his motorcycle hit a utility pole off North Road early Tuesday evening. Lynn Murphy Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lambert's Cove Inn Sells to Boston Businessman
Landry Harlan
The Lambert's Cove Inn sold for $5.5 million. It will remain an inn and restaurant, the new owner said.

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Awakenings

March has its moniker, coming in like a lamb and out like a lion or vice versa depending on the vagaries of Mother Nature. Poor April has been saddled with being “the cruelest month.”