State Bill Would Add Tribal Member to the MVC

A bill making its way through the state legislature would eliminate a 48-year-old provision that allows for a voting member appointed by the governor of Massachusetts.

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Meeting to Discuss High School Funding Formula Postponed

An all-Island meeting set for Monday to discuss the regional high school funding formula has been postponed.

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Federal Judge Strongly Upholds SSA Vaccine Mandate

A federal judge has firmly denied a request for an injunction by a group of Steamship Authority employees seeking to overturn the boat line’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for its workers.

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Test MV Will Close at Month’s End

TestMV, the Island’s free coronavirus testing site, will close at the end of March, some 22 months after it launched to overwhelming demand at the start of the pandemic.

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Ocean View Owner Vows to Rebuild; Fire Investigation is Ongoing

The proprietor of the Ocean View restaurant said he plans to rebuild as quickly as possible following the massive fire that left the building a total loss last Thursday.

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Court Complaints Decry Alleged Illegal Tree Cutting

In two new superior court lawsuits alleging illegal tree cutting — one in Chilmark another on Chappaquiddick — land owners are accusing their neighbors of destroying old-growth trees for the sake of creating water views.

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Edgartown Neighbor Sues Over Use of Boathouse Property

The owner of a waterfront home next door to the historic Vose boathouse in Edgartown filed a lawsuit last week in an effort to prevent neighbors from renting the property for weddings.

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Commercial Redevelopment Projects Have Vineyard Wind Ties

Commercial real estate redevelopment projects are beginning to proliferate along Beach Road in Vineyard Haven, with properties changing hands at a steady clip in the densely built, flood-prone harborfront corridor running from the head of Main street to the drawbridge.

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Homeowners Withdraw Plan to Demolish Historic House

Facing a possible denial by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission, the owners of a historic home on Indian Hill in West Tisbury have withdrawn their application to demolish the house

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Hospital Reports Its First Death From Coronavirus

Two years after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic began, the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital reported its first on-Island death from the coronavirus Tuesday.

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