They are on camera more than any soap opera actor, and their fan base extends all the way to Europe. But they coudn’t be more clueless about their fame. That’s because they are chickens, and their every daylight move is being broadcast over the worldwide web from a backyard camera in West Tisbury.
Sweet Revenge: Vineyarders Recapture Cup
By ALEXIS TONTI
After winning the 26th annual Island Cup and clinching the
Mayflower Large League title last Saturday, the Vineyarders now
advance to the playoffs, where they will compete for a spot in the
Division VI superbowl.
The playoff game is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 4 p.m.
at White Stadium in Franklin Park, south of Boston. The Vineyarders
will face East Boston, which defeated South Boston 36-16 in a game
played yesterday.
Voters in Aquinnah are set to gather next week for a relatively routine special town meeting, but as a swirl of discussion heats up in this tiny town over the Wampanoag tribe's court case on sovereign immunity, the meeting may prove to be not-so-routine.
Five months ago a superior court judge ruled that the tribe could not be sued because of sovereign immunity.
Oak Bluffs Weighs Zoning Issues
By CHRIS BURRELL
You won't actually need to bring a hammer or architectural
blueprints to next week's special town meeting in Oak Bluffs, but
nearly the entire warrant is devoted to issues around building and
zoning.
Voters who come out Tuesday will decide questions about
leasing the old town hall, redesigning the new town hall, hiring a
fundraiser for the library building project and protecting historic
buildings from the wrecking ball.
At a public hearing on Monday, MassHighway officials told
Islanders to expect the temporary drawbridge across Lagoon Pond to
stay in place for six years.
Stunned at the prospect, Islanders immediately urged the
project engineers to finalize a design for the new drawbridge before
beginning construction on a temporary replacement.
In Divided Vote, Board Denies Merit Pay Raise To Superintendent Cash
By CHRIS BURRELL
For the first time in his eight-year tenure here, Vineyard schools superintendent Dr. Kriner Cash failed this week to win the school board’s backing for a merit pay increase.
The Island Cup is a treasure shared by two Islands. Though tarnished, occasionally dropped and frequently squeezed, its significance has only increased. For 25 years the cup continues to be photographed, celebrated and coveted by athletes. And tomorrow, when Nantucket meets Martha’s Vineyard on the football gridiron, the cup is up for grabs again.
Oak Bluffs Tax Bills Going Up in Wake of Reassessments
By CHRIS BURRELL
A high-priced real estate market coupled with the payback on capital
spending projects in Oak Bluffs is fueling tax increases that could hit
some taxpayers hard when they open their bills next month.
In some cases, property taxes in Oak Bluffs will increase by as much
as 36 per cent over last year.
Merchants in Oak Bluffs Win Effort to Keep Ferry Running to
Mid-October
By CHRIS BURRELL
Under pressure from selectmen and business leaders in Oak Bluffs,
the Steamship Authority yesterday backed off a cost-savings plan that
would have closed down ferry service to Oak Bluffs two weeks earlier
than usual.
Shopkeepers protested, charging that the early closure at the end of
September - instead of mid-October - would have been
"devastating."
