Obama Vacation Begins In Low-Key Fashion

Golf, dinner out with his wife, more golf. President Obama’s Vineyard vacation has been low key and mostly below the radar as he and his family begin a two-week-plus visit to the Vineyard. The Obamas arrived Friday night, a day earlier than planned.

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Regional High School Principal Resigns

After barely a year on the job, high school principal Gil Traverso has resigned, Vineyard schools superintendent Matthew D’Andrea confirmed Friday. Mr. Traverso has taken a new position in New Haven, Conn.

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Jerome Kohlberg Jr., Businessman Who Challenged Wall Street, Owner of Gazette, Dies

Jerome Kohlberg Jr., the private equity industry visionary who became one of Wall Street’s biggest critics, quiet philanthropist, family man and nimble third baseman on the Chilmark softball field, died July 30 at his home on Job’s Neck cove in Edgartown.

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Sale of Oyster Watcha Home Is Near Record at $24.75 Million

A home in the Oyster Watcha Midlands section of Edgartown sold this week for $24.75 million, just shy of the record price for single family home sales on the Vineyard, set nine years ago. The sellers are Megan and Warren Adams.

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Downtown Edgartown Fire Contained Quickly

Edgartown firefighters swiftly contained an upper-story fire at the Atlantic Restaurant at the foot of Main street Saturday morning. Deputy fire chief Alex Schaeffer was first on the scene along with Edgartown police officer Ryan Ruley.

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Fire Calls, Concerns About Overcrowding Keep EMS Busy

Friday night capped a busy day for public safety officials around the Island. There were two fires and a major beach was closed to off-road vehicles as the Vineyard filled up with cars and people at the outset of the Fourth of July holiday.

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Home Rented by President Goes on Market

The Chilmark home rented by President Obama and his family for their summer vacation two years ago went on the market this week with an asking price of $22.5 million. The home off South Road is owned by David and Patty Schulte, residents of Chicago and Chilmark.

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Yates Family Gift of $1 Million Goes to Permanent Endowment for Scholarships

The Yates drugstore was a fixture on Main street Vineyard Haven for decades. Now the family name will forever be tied to an annual scholarship for a Vineyard student, thanks to a generous bequest.

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Finalists Named for Oak Bluffs School Principal

John Rizzo, an elementary school principal from Springfield, and Phyllis Dubina, an assistant superintendent for the Beverly public schools, are in the final running. Public visits are planned for Monday and Tuesday at the Oak Bluffs School.

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Medical Clinic Adds Physicians, Continues Lyme Research

Vineyard Medical Care announced this week that three familiar physicians have joined the Vineyard Haven walk-in clinic, as laboratory services and research work continue to expand.

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