The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News

Candles in Hand, Vineyard Walks for Hope and Healing

Louisa Hufstader

In the dark stillness of Saturday morning, an hour and a half before dawn, music mingled with the smell of woodsmoke at Bend in the Road Beach in Edgartown, where scores of tea lights twinkled against a backdrop of navigational markers flashing out to sea.

3:16 pm, September 25, 2021
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Tisbury Marine Terminal Project Breezes Through Public Hearing

Noah Asimow

A massive project to redevelop the Tisbury Marine Terminal on Beach Road flew through its public hearing process at the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday, seeing no opposition.

12:27 pm, September 24, 2021
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Tisbury Reshuffles Sewer Advisory Board

Louisa Hufstader

A divided Tisbury select board voted this week to appoint two new members to the town’s sewer advisory board, along with four existing members — but not longstanding representative John Best, whose request was denied.

2:19 pm, September 23, 2021
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Edgartown Fire Department Looks to Expand Its Ranks

Noah Asimow

Faced with a staffing shortage that has resulted in part from the Island housing crisis, the Edgartown fire and emergency services department is holding two recruitment sessions in the next two weeks in the hopes of refilling its ranks.

1:21 pm, September 24, 2021
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No Charges for Vineyard Trust; Organization Looks to Restore Confidence

Noah Asimow

The Cape and Islands district attorney’s office announced this week it will not prosecute the Vineyard Trust for altering contractor work quotes.

4:10 pm, September 23, 2021
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What’s Open on Martha’s Vineyard

September 23, 2021

Restaurants, farm stands and retail shops on Martha’s Vineyard are open, or in the process of opening for the season. The coronavirus pandemic has forced changes in the hours and operations of many establishments. What follows is a regularly updated list of what is open and what is closed on the Island.