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No State, Federal Funds to Help After Fire

There is no state or federal grant money available to offset the damage wreaked by an Independence day fire which destroyed Café Moxie and decommissioned Bunch of Grapes Bookstore, according to state representative Eric T. Turkington who traveled to Vineyard Haven meet business owners and town leaders on Friday.

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Shark Sighting Stirs Media Attention Around World

It was not so much a matter of life imitating art as of life contradicting art.

More than 30 years ago, when they were filming the movie Jaws on Martha’s Vineyard, a young Jonathan Searle played the part of a kid who scared people out of the water by using a fake fin to pretend to be a great white shark.

But just a few days ago the same Jonathan Searle played a different role. Not the guy who carries out the shark hoax, but the police officer who busts the guy who carried out the shark hoax.

Moujabber Garage Will Come Down

After five years of lawsuits, appeals and bitter contention, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to approve a plan for an addition to the Oak Bluffs home of Joseph Moujabber, closing at least one chapter in the prolonged saga over the three-storey garage built without a permit back in 2003.

The approved plan among other things calls for the garage — dubbed garage mahal by critics — to be torn down and replaced by a new addition on the rear of Mr. Moujabber’s existing home on Sea View avenue extension.

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Size No Drawback as Sailboats Battle in Race Around Vineyard

A Vineyard sailor in one of the smallest boats was among the winners of Saturday’s ’Round the Island Race.

Roger Becker, in a bright red 24-foot sailboat called Gloria, was one of four first-place winners. The race was part of this past weekend’s 85th annual Edgartown Yacht Club Regatta.

Thirty-seven sailboats participated in this year’s ’Round the Island contest. It truly was challenging because of the lack of enough wind.

Sailboats Prepare for Weekend’s Vineyard Cup

The third annual Vineyard Cup, one of the Island’s biggest sailing events, will take place this coming weekend.

At last count more than 60 boats have registered to sail in Nantucket Sound over the weekend, but the event begins Thursday morning with windsurfing in Vineyard Haven outer harbor.

The Cup starts with the two-day East Coast Junior Olympic Windsurfing Championships, which begin at 9 a.m. at the Vineyard Haven Yacht Club.

Cape Cod League Plays Exhibition Game on Island

Just picture a clear and sunny July afternoon at the ballpark on the Vineyard.

The home team is down in the bottom of the ninth when a lanky outfielder projected by many scouts to be a future major leaguer strides to the plate with a chance to win the game for the hometown nine.

Take Cottagers’ House Tour on Thursday

The Cottagers’ 26th annual House Tour will be held on Thursday, July 17, rain or shine. In the fine tradition of distinctive homes associated with the event, five cottages will be on tour.

Two cottages are on Ocean avenue across from Ocean Park, and two houses and the historical Shearer Cottage are in the area of East Chop known as the Highlands.

No Slowing Down: Dilly Walsh Mixes Up a Big Benefit Party

Tom (Dilly) Walsh grew up in the Bronx. He’s been going fast all his life.

Now he’s going even faster because time is running out for the 60-year-old former Island bartender and real estate professional, afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

On Thursday night, Mr. Walsh will host Vineyard Night, an auction fundraiser in his home at 320 Middle Road in Chilmark to benefit Compassionate Care ALS, one of the few resources available to victims of ALS.

Rotary Antiques Show Features Rare Tapestries

The 37th Annual Martha’s Vineyard Antiques Show, benefiting the Rotary Club of Martha’s Vineyard, opens Thursday for a weekend program in the Edgartown Elementary School on the West Tisbury Road in Edgartown,

The show kicks off Thursday, July 17, 6 to 8 p.m. with an hors d’oeuvre reception. Admission to the preview is $40, and it’s best to make reservations by calling 508-627-6024.

Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19, the show is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Raising Boys, Raising Girls: Scholars Talk for Parents

Queen Bees and Wannabes author Rosalind Wiseman will square off with psychologist Michael Thompson in a discussion on the do’s and don’ts of raising girls versus boys on Wednesday at the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center in Vineyard Haven.

Ms. Wiseman’s reputation has been built on striving for justice and empowerment for girls, and she has written and spoken extensively on the topic.

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