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August 2, 2001
Voters in Aquinnah Give Strong Backing to Tribe On Cliff Lot Lease Rights
Voters in Aquinnah Give Strong Backing to Tribe On Cliff Lot Lease Rights
By JOSHUA SABATINI
At a special town meeting in Aquinnah Wednesday night, 122
voters, or 37 per cent of all those registered, decided that the town
should continue to lease its commercial lots at the cliffs
exclusively to Wampanoags.
By a margin of 10 votes, 66 to 56, Article 9 passed.
July 31, 2001
New Island Golf Course Takes Shape
Mother Nature is keeping the Vineyard Golf Club under construction until the next summer season.
Even though the fairways and contours of the course are beginning to glow in a shade of bright green, the caretakers of Vineyard Golf Club refuse to open the 71-acre facility until they know it can sustain foot and cart traffic.
“We agreed to do this the right way. It’s really a labor of love,” said Owen Larkin, managing partner of Vineyard Golf Club.
July 26, 2001
Record Landings of Swordfish
Fishermen, sightseers and friends filled the Menemsha docks
on Wednesday when the fishing boat Quitsa Strider II came in.
The word was out. They had hit the jackpot.
Capt. Jonathan Mayhew, 50, of Chilmark and his crew had 31
harpooned swordfish on ice aboard. It has been years since a
local fishing boat did so well. Hours later, his brother Gregory
Mayhew and his crew on the fishing boat Unicorn landed 16 of the
same.
These were big fish: Their average dressed weight was around
200 pounds.
July 26, 2001
Traffic Snarls on Vineyard Reach Gridlock Condition Along Main Town Arteries
Record Swordfish Landings
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Fishermen, sightseers and friends filled the Menemsha docks
on Wednesday when the fishing boat Quitsa Strider II came in.
The word was out. They had hit the jackpot.
Capt. Jonathan Mayhew, 50, of Chilmark and his crew had 31
harpooned swordfish on ice aboard. It has been years since a
local fishing boat did so well. Hours later, his brother Gregory
Mayhew and his crew on the fishing boat Unicorn landed 16 of the
same.
These were big fish: Their average dressed weight was around
200 pounds.
July 26, 2001
Marlboro Patch Makes Vineyard Debut on Screen
Record Swordfish Landings
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Fishermen, sightseers and friends filled the Menemsha docks
on Wednesday when the fishing boat Quitsa Strider II came in.
The word was out. They had hit the jackpot.
Capt. Jonathan Mayhew, 50, of Chilmark and his crew had 31
harpooned swordfish on ice aboard. It has been years since a
local fishing boat did so well. Hours later, his brother Gregory
Mayhew and his crew on the fishing boat Unicorn landed 16 of the
same.
These were big fish: Their average dressed weight was around
200 pounds.
July 26, 2001
Herring Creek Farm Sells for Record $64 Million
Ending months of speculation and more than a decade of bitter warring over development plans - both in and out of court - the 215-acre, ecologically rare Herring Creek Farm in Edgartown was sold this week for a record $64 Million.
The new owners of the storied Great Plains farm include The Nature Conservancy, the FARM Institute and three private buyers.
July 26, 2001
State Issues Public Health Advisory
Record Swordfish Landings
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Fishermen, sightseers and friends filled the Menemsha docks
on Wednesday when the fishing boat Quitsa Strider II came in.
The word was out. They had hit the jackpot.
Capt. Jonathan Mayhew, 50, of Chilmark and his crew had 31
harpooned swordfish on ice aboard. It has been years since a
local fishing boat did so well. Hours later, his brother Gregory
Mayhew and his crew on the fishing boat Unicorn landed 16 of the
same.
These were big fish: Their average dressed weight was around
200 pounds.
July 26, 2001
Lot Leases on Cliffs Comes Before Town
Record Swordfish Landings
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
Fishermen, sightseers and friends filled the Menemsha docks
on Wednesday when the fishing boat Quitsa Strider II came in.
The word was out. They had hit the jackpot.
Capt. Jonathan Mayhew, 50, of Chilmark and his crew had 31
harpooned swordfish on ice aboard. It has been years since a
local fishing boat did so well. Hours later, his brother Gregory
Mayhew and his crew on the fishing boat Unicorn landed 16 of the
same.
These were big fish: Their average dressed weight was around
200 pounds.
July 19, 2001
Record Swordfish Landings
Fishermen, sightseers and friends filled the Menemsha docks
on Wednesday when the fishing boat Quitsa Strider II came in.
The word was out. They had hit the jackpot.
July 19, 2001
Record Landings of Swordfish
Fishermen, sightseers and friends filled the Menemsha docks
on Wednesday when the fishing boat Quitsa Strider II came in.
The word was out. They had hit the jackpot.
Capt. Jonathan Mayhew, 50, of Chilmark and his crew had 31
harpooned swordfish on ice aboard. It has been years since a
local fishing boat did so well. Hours later, his brother Gregory
Mayhew and his crew on the fishing boat Unicorn landed 16 of the
same.
These were big fish: Their average dressed weight was around
200 pounds.
