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Cape Cod Hospice Merger Leads to Changes on Island

The recent merger of two mainland hospice organizations has left hospice services on Martha’s Vineyard in a state of change as well.

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Bids Due in Spring for Solar Array in Oak Bluffs

Oak Bluffs selectmen discussed ongoing plans for a solar array at the capped landfill and heard a proposal for an Islandwide health collaborative at their meeting Tuesday night.

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At Request of Two Towns, High School Trims Budget

Heeding a request from two towns with strained budgets, the regional high school committee voted Monday to cut some $90,000 from its budget.

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Zoning Board Denies Lambert's Cove Inn Expansion

The West Tisbury zoning board of appeals this week denied a request from the Lambert’s Cove Inn to expand by adding guest cabins on the property.

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Driver Facing Charges After Two-Car Crash

A 22-year-old Chilmark man is facing criminal charges following a two-car collision in Vineyard Haven Thursday afternoon that sent four people to the hospital, one with serious injuries.

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Making Music With Shakespeare, High School Play Aims High

As You Like It opens on Thursday, Feb. 14. Director Brooke Ditchfield said she wanted to continue to stretch her students after last year's hit West Side Story.

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Divided School Committee Votes for Turf on New Athletic Fields

The regional high school district committee voted 5-4 at an overflow meeting Monday to press ahead with a plan to rebuild the school athletic fields, using artificial turf for the main field.

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Major Grant Goes to The Yard From Doris Duke Foundation

The Chilmark dance colony founded by the late Patricia Nanon 46 years ago has been awarded a prestigious $350,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, both organizations announced today.

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Care and Comfort At No Cost

Whether for end-of-life care or bereavement counseling, Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard, founded in 1981, takes no insurance and never charges a patient or family for services.

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Medical Marijuana Facility Announces New Staff

The businessman who plans to operate the Island’s first medical marijuana establishment announced that he has hired dispensary staff.

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