Edgartown Town Column: March 22

Mother Nature is playing with us once again. She teased us with warm spring weather and bam, back to the cold and wind and possible snow squalls.

Chilmark Town Column

The Chilmark School PTO’s winter’s end dance party and silent auction is this Saturday, March 23, at the CCC. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and all adults are welcome for a $30 entry fee.

Construction of $32 Million Woods Hole Ticket Building to Start This Fall

A new terminal in the Falmouth village has been talked about going back about 10 years, and plans for the controversial ticket building were initially approved by the board in 2019.

Storm-Ravaged Atlantic Drive to Reopen Next Month

The road along South Beach initially closed in December, when a sinkhole opened up during the first of a trio of storms. A culvert in the area failed during a second storm, causing even further damage. 

Dukes County Hires New Treasurer

Dukes County hired Juliet Mulinare to be its new treasurer last week as the regional government continues to push for the position to become appointed.

Appeals Court Sides With VCS Over Aquinnah Land Dispute

Appeals court judges affirmed a Dukes County Superior Court judge’s opinion that Vineyard Conservation Society is the rightful owner of the parcel off Moshup Trail that once belonged to Louisa Devine.

In New Play, Amy Brenneman Tells Her Own Story — and Her Child's

Well known for the compelling characters she portrays on television, Amy Brenneman appeared in her new play Overcome as herself: a working mother and wife, raising a child with special needs.

Museum and Aquila MV Form Cafe Partnership

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum has partnered with Aquila MV to take over operations of the First Light Cafe at the museum.

Cape Bridges Get $350 Million for Replacement

The plan to build two new spans across the Cape Cod Canal has now amassed about $722 million, and the state Department of Transportation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have a pending $1 billion grant application to the federal government. 

Trains, Resorts and Big Ideas; the Rise of the Tourist Industry

Vineyarders were taken back in time on Thursday, to the late 1800s and the end of Edgartown’s whaling industry, when town leaders were trying to come up with ideas to revive the moribund Edgartown waterfront.

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