Town Meeting Season Begins Tonight

Miniature liquor bottles sales could be banned on Martha’s Vineyard, Edgartown could get a new fire station, and the process of revamping the regional high school could gain some steam tonight as town meeting season gets underway.

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Driver in Crash that Killed MVRHS Grad Indicted on Manslaughter, OUI

Joshua Goncalves-Radding was indicted on 17 charges by a Maine grand jury Friday in connection with a 2022 car crash that killed four people, including an Aquinnah resident Riley Ignacio-Cameron.

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Oak Bluffs Man Pleads Guilty on 15 Charges

Felix Reagan, who was indicted on 46 charges in 2021, was sentenced to at least six years in prison.

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Seastreak to End New York-Vineyard Route

Changes in office habits have pushed Seastreak to stop running its summer ferry route from New York City to Martha’s Vineyard.

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Island Towns to Weigh in on High School Feasibility Study

Town meetings across the Island will consider funding a feasibility study for the replacement or reconstruction of the regional high school.

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Police Aren't Seeking Charges in Alleged Dog Stabbing

Tisbury police said they responded to the power line trails behind the department of public works building on Wednesday morning after the owner of an Australian shepherd said his dog had been stabbed with a knife by another dog walker.

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Battling Many Fronts for Affordable Housing

The refrain is familiar. Despite valiant efforts to create more affordable housing on Martha’s Vineyard, the gap between need and availability continues to widen.

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Bank Robbery Suspects Plead Not Guilty at Federal Arraignment

After being indicted by a federal grand jury last week, three men pleaded not guilty Friday to charges connected to the armed robbery of the Tisbury Rockland Trust Bank in November.

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Hospital Seeks to Shore Up Job Vacancies

The hospital and its nursing home had 219 job openings unfilled in February, an issue hospital staff say is part of a nationwide trend that has been exacerbated by the Island’s isolation and lack of affordable housing.

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Island Traffic Peaks Near Airport, Data Says

According to the data from the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, Edgartown-West Tisbury Road near the Martha’s Vineyard Airport saw the most cars in any single hour last year.

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