Brooke Kushwaha

Edgartown Pushes Back on State OSV Rules

The Edgartown select board voted Monday to send a letter to the state arguing against recent shorebird conservation rules.

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Legends and Locals Rock At Beach Road Weekend
Louisa Hufstader, Emily Gajda, and Brooke Kushwaha

More than 20 bands took the stage at Beach Road Weekend music festival this weekend. The three-day event brought high-profile acts to the Island and introduced Vineyard groups to the masses.

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Aquinnah Breaks Ground on Affordable Apartments

Tucked between dense foliage on a lot not far from town hall, the apartments will serve as the first phase of a larger plan to revitalize the town center with a new playground and “food forest” of indigenous edible plants.

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Private Home or Event Venue? Towns Mull Limits to Use

House parties are a regular feature of the summer season on Martha’s Vineyard, but a dispute in Edgartown over the use of a home in a residential neighborhood has spurred a new look at the sometimes blurry line between commercial and non-commercial activities.

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Aquinnah Shop Restaurant Sold for $2 Million

The Native Land Conservancy purchased the iconic cliffside restaurant and the surrounding land this week. It will hold the property until the Aquinnah Land Initiative, a new Wampanoag nonprofit, can raise funds to buy the property.

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A Year After Dobbs, Abortion Advocates Express Optimism

More than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down national abortion protections, reproductive health advocates are, of all things, hopeful.

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Whiskey House Parties Draw Neighbor Complaints

In a select board meeting Monday, neighbors lashed out against a property dubbed the Uncle Nearest House, claiming that the house’s frequent parties violate the residential area’s zoning laws.

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Hospital Reports New Covid Wave

The hospital has seen 43 patients with Covid in the past month, chief nursing operations officer Claire Seguin said, three of which have been hospitalized.

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Man Arrested For Break-Ins, Threats

Radu-George Radoi, of Romania, was arrested around 6:45 a.m. Sunday and has been charged with defacing property, resisting arrest, assault, threat to commit a crime and two counts of breaking and entering.

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Army Corps Takes Comments on Eversource Fifth Cable Plans

Eversource says it is proposing to build the new electric cable, as well as replace one of the existing ones, in order to deliver reliable and safe electricity.

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