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It is 2 a.m. on South Beach in Edgartown on an overcast and chilly
evening in early June.
Summer Beach Party Culture Endures
By JIM HICKEY
It is 2 a.m. on South Beach in Edgartown on an overcast and chilly
evening in early June.
The Fourth of July may not hit for another few days, but the heat
already has been turned on in the kitchen.
The 10th annual Independence Day...
Chilmark Votes Its Assessment for the Regional High School, Marking
Final Town Needed; Edgartown Lacks Quorum
Two days shy of the start of the new...
During a standing-room-only special town meeting in Oak Bluffs that
featured more emotion than a game-winning home run, voters on Tuesday
defeated a...
Almost 40 years ago, after a careful assessment of the state of the
Viet Nam war, Walter Cronkite delivered an editorial on CBS, saying it
was time...
Commission Delays Vote on Oyster Bar
Land Use Subcommittee Recommends Against Oak Bluffs Eatery
Expansion, Leaving Full Commission in Doubt
By...
It was the kind of early summer afternoon that was made for
baseball.
The smell of freshly cut grass blended with that of grilling hots
dogs and...
Votes on School Budget Refuse District Purchase Come Before Two
Towns
By MIKE SECCOMBE and JULIA RAPPOPORT
The approval of extra money to fund...
Earlier this month, the state reclaimed the brush breaker fire truck
it loaned to the town of West Tisbury several years ago to fight fires
in the...
It is a gamble, of sorts, that most Island businesses are forced to
take each year.
When seasonal employees shuffle off at the end of each summer...
Ambitious Vision for Downtown Edgartown
By MIKE SECCOMBE
The old Navigator restaurant in Edgartown - she ain't
what she used to be.
And for...