Coast Guard May Pull Some Navigational Buoys from Vineyard Waters

A U.S. Coast Guard plan to remove hundreds of navigation buoys in the northeast, including about 20 around the Vineyard, Woods Hole and Gosnold, has raised concerns with some Island mariners. 

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Buzzards Bay Man Sentenced in Stabbing Case

Joseph Feliciano, who was accused of stabbing a man in the face last year, pleaded guilty in Dukes County Superior Court Tuesday to a charge of assault to murder.

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Tisbury Man Sentenced in Break-In Spree

Eric. J. Johnson pleaded guilty to 16 various larceny and breaking and entering charges in Dukes County Superior Court. He was facing more than 91 charges in all in connection with the break-ins in the down-Island towns. 

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OSHA Fines Construction Company After Worker's Death

Empire Builders, whose worker fell and died at an Edgartown construction site in February, is being fined nearly $20,000 for failing to give the proper safety training to its employees.

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New Undersea Electric Cables Expected to be Completed in 2026

As energy use on the Island continues to rise, Eversource has made strides in installing two 5-plus mile long electric transmission cables in the seabed between the Vineyard and Falmouth.

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Former Fire Chief Sues Tisbury Over His Termination

Greg Leland sued the town last week, arguing the town did not give him a proper hearing to defend himself over charges of favoritism and creating an uncomfortable work environment connected to his relationship with the lead paramedic supervisor.

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Friends and Family Mourn Construction Worker’s Death

Family and friends of Jorge Marcelo Yanza Riera, who died after falling at an Edgartown construction site last week, remembered him as a hard worker who had recently moved to the U.S.

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Worker Dies in Construction Site Fall

Officials said that Jorge Marcelo Yanza Riera, of Fall River, was working at a home on 14 Trapps Pond Road and fell from scaffolding between 20 and 30 feet onto a walk-out basement egress area below. 

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Edgartown Names New School Principal

Vineyard public schools superintendent Richard Smith last week offered the Edgartown job to Kate Campbell, the current Attleboro High School principal.

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Charges Dropped Against Corrections Officer

Prosecutors on Friday decided to not move forward with the charges against Craig A. Daley, who had been accused of assaulting and raping a woman in 2024.

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