Oak Bluffs Man Indicted For Child Rape

Luciano Deoliveira, 28, was indicted on Dec. 19 on two counts of aggravated rape of a child and several other charges.

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Penikese Continues to Be a Biological Bounty

The Penikese School will host a series of events in the coming year year, celebrating the scientific heritage of the 75-acre island.

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Airport Readies Renovation Plan for Busy Terminal

Last week, the airport unveiled some of the first conceptual designs for a major airport terminal renovation, which would bring a permanent structure for departures.

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Trustees Reapply For Chappy Operations After 1990 Permit Found Missing

More than 30 years after first issuing a special permit that has since proved elusive, the Edgartown planning board and The Trustees of Reservations came together last week to seek a way forward. 

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Another Wind Farm Approved While Vineyard Wind 2 Hits Roadblock

The Biden administration approved plans to build a 141-turbine wind farm south of the Vineyard last week as another project off the Island’s coast appeared to be stalling out. 

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Regulators Defer New Restrictions for Striped Bass Fishery

Island fishermen expressed disappointment with federal fishing regulators after they declined to enact stronger protections last week for the struggling striped bass stock.

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Bank Robber Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

Miquel Jones, who prosecutors say was the ringleader of the 2022 armed robbery of the Rockland Trust bank, was sentenced in federal court Wednesday.

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Meeting House Way Project Heads to MVC

Katama Meadows, a reconfigured plan for the former Meeting House Way project along the road of the same name, proposes to develop 54 acres of land for 36 low-income rentals, 12 duplex units and 26 single-family lots.

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Islanders Appointed to Seasonal Housing Council

Laura Silber, the housing planner at the Martha’s VIneyard Commission, and James Anthony, the president and CEO of Martha’s Vineyard Bank, were appointed by the state housing secretary to the seasonal communities advisory council.

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Oak Bluffs Town Clerk Resigns

Colleen Morris, the sitting Oak Bluffs town clerk, plans to resign in the new year, but will serve as the acting clerk until the spring election. 

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