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Stories by Mike Seccombe

Mike Seccombe

Storm Erodes South Shore, Imperiling Homes

August 29, 2011
Mike Seccombe

Martha’s Vineyard lost a lot of sand from its beaches, a lot of limbs from its trees, and electricity for varying periods, but otherwise came through Hurricane Irene largely unscathed.The...

Islanders Brace for storm surge, winds as Hurricane Irene churns up the coast

August 25, 2011
Mike Seccombe

Hurricane Irene is expected to pass west of Martha’s Vineyard this weekend, but Islanders still should be prepared for a very strong storm with sustained winds of 80 to 90 miles an hour with...

Use of Reverse 911 by Oak Bluffs To Send Fireworks Alert comes under fire from other towns

August 25, 2011
Mike Seccombe

Selectmen from three towns say they will push for changes to the Vineyard’s reverse 911 phone system, following complaints about its use by Oak Bluffs last week to publicize arrangements for...

Panel Discusses Palestinian Statehood

August 25, 2011
Mike Seccombe

Next month an overwhelming majority of members of the United Nations is expected to vote in favor of recognizing Palestine, including areas now occupied by Israel, as a sovereign state.In Chilmark...

Poverty and Failure of Education System Weigh on Black Students

August 22, 2011
Mike Seccombe

Since 1968, the black middle class in America has quadrupled, Henry Louis (Skip) Gates told a packed house at the Edgartown Whaling Church on Thursday evening.But that was the only positive news in...

Gov. Wilder: Education for Equality

August 18, 2011
Mike Seccombe

Lawrence Douglas (Doug) Wilder, grandson of slaves, first made history by being elected to the state Senate in Virginia in 1969. In 1986 he took office as lieutenant governor of the state...

Beach Closures Blamed on Rainfall

August 18, 2011
Mike Seccombe

Heavy rainfall on Monday was likely the reason several Island beaches were closed to swimming on Tuesday.Seth’s Pond, Medeiros Cove at Sailing Camp Park in Oak Bluffs, and the pond at Lucy...

Tisbury Sergeant Is Placed on Leave

August 18, 2011
Mike Seccombe

A senior Tisbury police officer, Sgt. Robert Fiske, has been placed on administrative leave by police chief Daniel Hanavan for the duration of an investigation of his conduct, town officials have...

SSA Shops for Space on Island, Divers to Inspect Boats at Sea

August 18, 2011
Mike Seccombe

The Steamship Authority is expected to confirm new premises for its Island booking office within the next few weeks. Boat line general manager Wayne Lamson told the board of governors...

Bring in da Noise Creator Brings Civil Rights to Next Generation

August 15, 2011
Mike Seccombe

As playwright, theatre and film director George C. Wolfe tells it, the event which first motivated him toward the arts was the same one that led him to his latest ambitious project, presenting the...

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