Louisa Hufstader

Black Artists and Collectors Gather for Island Shows

Many art shows on the Vineyard this week are highlighting Black artists, whose work has become increasingly collectible in recent years.

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Steamship Ferries Plagued By Sandy Hyannis Harbor

The shallow harbor in Hyannis recently caused one Steamship ferry to go out for emergency repairs and officials are pushing for new harbor dredging.

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Missing Line Cited In Sankaty Slip Away

The Steamship Authority is updating its staff training program following an internal investigation of last month’s accident in Woods Hole, where the M/V Sankaty came loose from its slip.

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Scrimshaw Show Brings Old and New Together at the Carnegie

Scrimshaw, the centuries-old art of decorating ivory and bone from sea creatures, is getting a new appreciation at the Carnegie Heritage Center in Edgartown.

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Tisbury Sets Road Closures for Beach Road Weekend

Causeway Road and Lagoon Pond Road in Vineyard Haven will be closed to non-resident traffic during the three-day Beach Road Weekend festival.

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MVC Approves Extension for High School Fields Project

The two-year period of validity for the commission’s approval was set to expire August 27 because no work had begun on the project.

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Tisbury Gears Up for Beach Road Weekend

The town’s police and fire departments have completed safety plans for the festival, an expert has been called in to evaluate the conditions of the park fields and a protocol to deal with the festival’s sound is being put into place.

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Steamship Borrowing Limit Raised to $150 Million

With its borrowing limit increased by $50 million in the new state budget, the Steamship Authority now has the financial headroom to add a fourth ship to its growing fleet of identical former oilfield supply vessels, which the ferry line is converting into freight ferries.

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Despite HVAC Troubles, the Show Must Go On

The summer theatre season continues at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, despite a terminal failure of the main stage air-handling system last month.

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Island Grown Serves 14,000 Free Summer Lunches

By the time the eight-week community lunch service ends August 18, it will have served 14,000 lunches. That’s more than in both 2021 and 2022, though those programs didn’t run as long.

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