Island's Own Albert Clements Captures Victory at Speedway
By MAX HART
You have to look hard to catch the blur of white and black zooming
around the oval-shaped, quarter-mile stretch of asphalt at close to 90
miles per hour.
If recent health data is accurate, suggesting that the rate of problem or binge drinking on the Vineyard significantly exceeds the nationwide averages, then it should come as no surprise that Vineyard House is bursting at the seams.
The bloom of toxic red tide that closed shellfish beds from Maine to Nantucket spared the Vineyard this week, fading off the eastern shore of Chappaquiddick into Nantucket Sound.
Shellfish samples taken on Monday in Oak Bluffs, Menemsha and Edgartown came back clean in two separate rounds of testing, so no ponds were closed on the Vineyard, despite vague reports in the mainland print press of closures in Edgartown.
The conch fishery in Nantucket Sound has been closed.
Red Sox Nation Alert: World Series Trophy Pays Visit
Island Red Sox fans, your appointment with destiny has arrived.
As they continue in their push to bring the World Series trophy to
every town in Massachusetts, Red Sox representatives are hitting the
Vineyard today, making time for photo opportunities with fans across the
Island.
After three public hearings, four design plans and five months of
intense debate, Chilmark voters next week will have their say in
deciding the future of the Middle Line Road project.
George Mathiesen Dies at Age 84
Vintner and Farmer Led Commission in Early Days
George H. Mathiesen, a well-known Vineyard figure who with his wife
Catherine founded Chicama Vineyards in West Tisbury, the first bonded
winery in the commonwealth and the first successful winery on the
Atlantic coast, died Monday at the age of 84.
Capawock Theatre Stays Closed; Owners Say Renovation Stalled
By MAX HART
There is bad news for Islanders and visitors hoping to catch the
latest blockbuster at the Capawock Theatre in Vineyard Haven this
summer. Owners of the landmark Main street movie house said this week
that the Capawock will remain closed at least until August.
Boards Forge Peace Accord
County and Airport Commissions Find Compromise in the Tussle Over
Airport Manager Salary; Lawsuit Remains Pending
By James Kinsella
Gazette Senior Writer
Caught in a costly legal battle over who controls the Martha's
Vineyard Airport, the airport commission and the Dukes County commission
have agreed on a compromise to help avoid such disputes in the future.
From Hills of Menemsha to Oak Bluffs, Hungry Caterpillars Munch Away
Leaves
By IAN FEIN
They're back.
A caterpillar outbreak that left large swaths of trees completely
bare of leaves last summer has returned to feast on Vineyard foliage.
Across the Island this weekend millions of tiny green winter moth
inchworms - which have been munching away on oak, apple and maple
leaves - dangled from branches on silky threads to announce their
uninvited arrival.
The raised letters on the silver badge Kaleena Strelecki wears to work most days says Tisbury Police, but you could make an argument that this traffic cop who just graduated from the Martha's Vineyard Regional High school has earned some other badges as well.
