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April 22, 1970, the very first Earth Day, dawned pure and clear on the Vineyard. “One might almost have thought all the brouhaha about Earth Day was...
Eli Dagostino stands out. But it’s not the shock of well-groomed bright red hair. And it’s not the ankle-skimming plum-colored chinos, cream-colored...
On the Vineyard everybody knows somebody in Boston. Over the past week, in the aftermath of Monday’s bombing during the 117th Boston Marathon, flags...
It’s that time of year when seasonal businesses are taking down the shutters and the summer workforce is beginning to arrive.
In recent years Eastern...
A steep rate hike is in the offing for the only home insurance available to many Vineyard residents.
The FAIR Plan has proposed a rate increase of...
Oak Bluffs voted in favor of catch-and-release shark tournaments, West Tisbury approved a new police station and Edgartown approved two spending...
The West Tisbury selectmen agreed to allow Alpha Taxi this week to double the size of its cab fleet, over the objection of the two other taxi...
A company that transmits money to foreign countries was temporarily shut down by the state banking commissioner this month after remittances went...
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank reported revenues of $128,109 for the business week ending on Friday, April 12, 2013. The land bank receives its...
Home sports action picks up after April vacation on Monday with boys’ lacrosse taking on Dartmouth at 3 p.m. On Tuesday girls’ lacrosse hosts league...
There are few things as enduring in American politics as the tension between individual freedom and community values. In Washington this week, the...
Eat more shellfish. Your mother might not have told you that, but she could have, at least on the Vineyard. Here shellfish is a readily-available and...