Aidan Pollard

Fire Destroys Ocean View, Historic Oak Bluffs Bar and Eatery

The Ocean View restaurant was destroyed in a fire Thursday morning that drew a comprehensive response from Island fire departments.

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On and Off Track, All-State Runner Zach Utz Shines

As Vineyard runner Zach Utz closes out his senior year, he holds the regional high school record in the mile both indoors and out. Few can challenge him on the track.

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Boards of Health Set to Revisit Indoor Mask Mandate

Martha’s Vineyard boards of health will take up the question of whether to continue the mandatory Islandwide indoor mask mandate this week, as regional and national guidance shifts toward a looser approach to face coverings in public.

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Select Board Hears Proposals for Aquinnah Circle Business

The Aquinnah select board heard three business proposals for the vacant Aquinnah Circle No. 9 space, with some community members advocating it be reserved for a Wampanoag-owned business.

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ZBA Hears Neighbor Complaints Over Business Traffic

Edgartown residents whose access to their properties is a narrow dirt road urged the zoning board of appeals Wednesday to decline a special permit that would allow a business to continue to operate in the neighborhood.

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Ivory Silk Lilacs Join Oak Bluffs Streetscape Plan

The Oak Bluffs select board voted 4-0 to approve Ivory Silk Lilac trees to line Circuit avenue after a recommendation from Polly Hill Arboretum executive director Tim Boland.

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Airport Wrangles With Wastewater Upgrade

The Martha’s Vineyard Airport is scrambling to find grants to offset $6.8 million in necessary updates to its wastewater system or the costs will be passed on to its business park tenants.

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Abutters Take Exception to Agricultural Use in Residential Area

The definition of agriculture is under scrutiny by the Oak Bluffs zoning board of appeals, as neighbors butt heads with a landscaper operating on a property owned by Goodale Construction Company.

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Truck Crashes Into East Chop Home

A truck crashed into a home on Church street in Oak Bluffs yesterday, sending its 69-year-old driver to the hospital.

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Zach Utz, Relay Team Are Out in Front at Division 5 Track Meet

With two top performances, the regional high school indoor track and field teams made their mark at the MIAA Division Five Championship meet Friday night.

At the meet, Zach Utz won the boys mile, and the Martha’s Vineyard boys 4x800 meter relay landed a first place finish. Nearly all the athletes from both the boys and girls teams reached new personal bests at the meet, assistant coach Donald Brown told the Gazette.

“I’m really happy with how it went,” he said.

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