Louisa Hufstader

Vineyard School System Readies Safety Policy for Immigrants

The Martha’s Vineyard public schools system is updating its school safety policy to include a protocol for federal inquiries into the immigration status of students and their families.

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Steamship Restores Early Vineyard Haven Freight Boat

The 5:30 a.m. freight departure from Vineyard Haven is back in business for the next couple of months, after regulatory complications pushed back planned dock work at the Steamship Authority terminal until this fall.

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Temporary Pier Proposed for East Chop Project Construction

Oak Bluffs is seeking permission from the Martha's Vineyard Commission to reinforce the eroding East Chop bluff.

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Steamship Moves Forward on GM Search

A four-person committee of Steamship Authority governing board and port council members will interview four executive search firms for the job of finding a new general manager to replace Robert Davis.

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Philanthropist Sam Feldman Left an Island-Wide Legacy

Island nonprofit leaders are remembering Sam Feldman, who died on Jan. 8 at 95, as a true mensch: a man of boundless good will and generosity, who never tired of finding ways to help others and bring people together.

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Developer Sues Neighbors, Planning Board Officials Over Tisbury House

Developer Xerxes Aghassipour has filed a lawsuit against four people, including a member of the Tisbury planning board and the board’s staff administrator, claiming they engaged in a conspiracy to discredit his reputation and violate his rights by abusing the legal process.

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Patrick Rolston Named Tisbury Fire Chief

Acting Tisbury fire chief Patrick Rolston can now call the job his own, after the select board voted Friday afternoon to make the arrangement permanent.

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High School Committee Passes $29.5 Million Budget

The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School committee has unanimously certified a $29,560,540 school operating budget for fiscal year 2026, which begins this July 1.

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Building Inspections, Payroll Costs Prompt Budget Requests in Tisbury

The Tisbury building commissioner is looking for a 24 per cent increase in his department’s budget, with much of the proposed hike going to payroll including a new position for short-term rental inspections.

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Steamship Postpones Vineyard Haven Dock Work

Steamship Authority general manager Robert Davis announced the schedule change at the port council meeting Tuesday, saying the state had determined the construction needed to go through the town committee. 

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