MVC Deliberates on Katama Meadows Subdivision

Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission discussed the controversial Edgartown subdivision last week for two hours before tabling final deliberations and a decision until the end of the July. 

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Kinship Heals Looks to Build State's First Native-Run Shelter

Kinship Heals unveiled plans last week to build a domestic violence shelter and food pantry in Aquinnah for the Island’s tribal community.

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Father and Son in Critical Condition After Oak Bluffs Crash

Michael Ellis and his six-year-old son Nolan remain in critical condition and are in induced comas after they were injured in a crash along the bike path in Oak Bluffs last week.

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Trump Calls for Reopening of Georges Bank Fishing Grounds

The Trump administration is considering options to open up lucrative fishing grounds off the Vineyard coast that have been closed to scallopers for more than 30 years.

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Father and Son Seriously Injured in Oak Bluffs Crash

A father and his young son were flown to a Boston trauma center with life-threatening injuries Thursday after they collided with a pick-up truck while on an electric bike, according to police. 

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Proliferation of Pop-Ups Riles Downtown Business Owners

Long-simmering tensions over the future of retail shopping in downtown Edgartown boiled over this week after an Amazon subsidiary applied to host a pop-up event later this month. 

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Aimee Cotton Case to Move Off Island

Dukes County Superior Court Judge Peter Krupp said Wednesday that he would allow Aimee Cotton’s case to move to the superior court in Barnstable for trial after her lawyer raised concerns about the chances of an impartial jury on Martha's Vineyard.

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Officials Respond to Emergency on Steamship Ferry

An emergency aboard the Island Home ferry involving a car crash Wednesday morning is causing disruptions at the Steamship Authority’s Vineyard Haven terminal.

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Girls Hockey Looks to Middle Schoolers to Bolster Team

Faced with a dwindling pool of players, the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School girls hockey team will now recruit middle schoolers to keep a team on the ice.

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Mako Shark Devours Osprey to Win School Mascot Vote

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee voted 8-1 Monday to approve a request from students to make the mako shark the new school mascot.

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