Louisa Hufstader

Electric Ferries Will be a Heavy Lift for Steamship Authority

More than three years after the Steamship Authority began investigating the potential for electrified ferries, the boat line is no closer to reducing its dependence on diesel fuel.

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Ocean View Property Owner Unveils New Hotel Plan

The Ocean View in Oak Bluffs, where generations of Islanders met for family dinners, date nights and drinks before it burned to the ground in 2022, will not be rising from its ashes as a restaurant.

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A Contemporary Take on Stations of the Cross Tradition

The Federated Church of Martha’s Vineyard has updated the traditional good Friday devotion of the Stations of the Cross to include contemporary issues to highlight how atrocities are ongoing in present-day society.

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Green Villa Developers Say They Would Drop Retail for More Apartments

In an April 10 email to the commission, William Cumming said he is willing to replace the four retail buildings in his application with four two-story apartment buildings holding 36 dwellings. 

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High School Building Committee Continues to Weigh Design Options

The building committee for the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School is giving itself more time to narrow down options for a new or renovated school.

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Ferry Mishap Closes a Nantucket Slip

One of the two ferry slips at the Steamship Authority terminal in Nantucket is out of commission after the M/V Eagle collided with and damaged the outermost dolphin, a cluster of pilings used to extend the berthing area.

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MVC Continues Hearing on Spring Street House

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission continued its public hearing Thursday on developer-landlord Xerxes Aghassipour’s proposed workforce housing project in Vineyard Haven.

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SSA Port Council Hears Terminal Updates

Major construction at the Woods Hole terminal is due to wrap up for the summer before Memorial Day, but work will continue inside the ticket and waiting room building.

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Federal Cuts Jeopardize Veterans Counseling Program

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently chose not to renew a contract with Martha’s Vineyard Community Services for veterans counseling. But newly-appointed community services chief executive officer Dean Teague said on Thursday that the program will continue.

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Tisbury to Remove Bus Shelter Benches at SSA Terminal

The Tisbury select board this week agreed to remove the benches from two bus stop shelters across from the Steamship Authority terminal in Vineyard Haven.

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