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Testing Strength in Government
Analyzing Trends Across Island as Legal Disputes Increase; Citizens
Debate Causes, Leaders Take Stock
By JAMES...
Chairman Suspends Tax Hearing Until Attorneys Agree on View
By IAN FEIN
In a surprise decision this week, the chairman of the Massachusetts...
Maasai Visitor: Regina Nakola Speaks History to Save Tribe
By MAX HART
Tucked in along one edge of the Chilmark Flea Market, between a
stone...
Maasai Visitor: Regina Nakola Speaks History to Save Tribe
By MAX HART
Tucked in along one edge of the Chilmark Flea Market, between a
stone...
County Weighs Legal Choices
Commission, Advisors Huddle in Aftermath of Court Ruling Ordering
Triple Damages; Appeal Still Possible
By JAMES...
In West Tisbury, the board of assessors decides not to mediate a tax appeal, landing the town in an extended slugfest at the state level that has yet...
Court Rules County Must Pay Triple Damages, Attorney Fees
By JAMES KINSELLA Gazette Senior Writer
Dealing a potentially crushing blow to Dukes...
Talk Centers on Preserving Character
By IAN FEIN
The chairman of the Martha's Vineyard Commission said last
week that Vineyard residents will...
Commission Rejects Hotel Plan for Second Time in One Year
By IAN FEIN
Citing the need to contain increased commercial use in an eclectic...
Throughout this month swimmers along the north shore of the Vineyard have found krill-like creatures washed up on the beach by the millions. Large...
Debate over the Supreme Court justice nominee John G. Roberts raged
in Chilmark. Dinner guests sat in awe as Patricia Neal recited her
Hollywood...
West Tisbury Selectmen Defend Principal Assessor on Spending
By IAN FEIN
West Tisbury selectmen this week criticized a story in last
Friday's...