Tribe Petitions Federal Court to Re-Hear Appeal

Attorneys for the Wampanoag tribe have asked U.S. Court of Appeals to re-hear their appeal in the legal dispute with the town of Aquinnah over building permits for the planned bingo hall.

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U.S. Department of Interior Jump Starts Vineyard Wind, Approving Final EIS

The department announced that a long-awaited environmental analysis of the plan to build the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm 12 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard is complete.

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Vernon Jordan Was Longtime Vineyard Visitor, Friend of the Island

The civil rights activist and Washington power broker who died Monday had been a longtime summer visitor to the Vineyard.

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Herb Foster, Outgoing Islander Who Championed Veteran Causes, Dies at 93

The perpetually vibrant linguist, library trustee and World War II veteran who trained his beaming smile on everyone he knew and met, died Friday night at his home in Edgartown.

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Northeast Winter Storm Lashes Island With High Winds, Sleet, Snow

The fierce northeast winter storm bearing down on New England Monday lashed the Vineyard with high winds, sleet and moderate snowfall throughout the day. The storm, which brought blizzard conditions on the mainland, saw increasing intensity by nightfall.,

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Barbara Erickson, 42, Led Trustees as First Woman President

The Trustees of Reservations paid quiet tribute last week to Barbara Erickson, who had served as president and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts conservancy since 2012. Ms. Erickson died Jan. 15.

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Oak Bluffs Town Administrator Will Leave for Job in Yarmouth

Town administrator Robert Whritenour will leave to take a job as town administrator in Yarmouth, it was announced Wednesday by the Oak Bluffs selectmen.

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In Post-Holiday Catchup, Island Boards of Health Report 28 Cases

In the first report of the new year, the Island boards of health reported 28 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday, as well as three new probable cases.

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Island Health Care Begins Vaccinations; Case Spread Slows

Marking another pandemic milestone, Island Health Care, the federally qualified community health center in Edgartown, began vaccinating its front line health care workers Wednesday afternoon.

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Land Bank on Track to Post Record Revenues This Year

As a booming Island real estate market roars along in a year of no normals, the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank is on track to post record revenues for 2020.

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