Louisa Hufstader

High School Mulls Legal Action Against Planning Board Over Fields

With a $7 million overhaul of the high school athletic fields now stalled, the high school committee meets Monday to decide the next steps.

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Final Vote on Housing Bank Set in Tisbury

Tisbury voters head to the polls Tuesday for the last annual town election of the year and a final vote on the Islandwide housing bank.

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West Tisbury Boards Debate Food Trucks, Retail Sales

Are food trucks restaurants? Do they qualify as fast food? There’s no answer in the West Tisbury zoning bylaws, which led to a joint meeting of three town boards Wednesday night

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In New Book, a Literary Critic Turns Personal

With eight books of literary criticism to his name, retired Swarthmore College professor Philip Weinstein has taken a new direction in his latest work, a collection of personal essays titled Soul-Error.

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Farmers Market Clears Town Hurdles to Make Ag Society Its Home

The West Tisbury Farmers’ Market will continue at the Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society on Panhandle Road, following a unanimous vote by the town zoning board of appeals Thursday.

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New Town, New Team; Film Festival Opens Wednesday

The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival is about to unveil its new home at Grange Hall in West Tisbury; the 22nd annual festival opens May 18.

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Neighbors Lead Rescue at Tisbury House Fire

Quick-thinking neighbors — including a professional tree climber — helped save a woman who was trapped atop a blazing home on Mt. Aldworth Road in Vineyard Haven Monday.

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Networking and Nurturing at Nonprofit Night Out

Representatives from about 60 Island nonprofits, along with the general public, gathered on Saturday at the PA Club for a nonprofits mixer and fundraiser.

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Price Tag Rises Sharply for Tisbury School Project

The Tisbury School project is an estimated $10 million over budget, forcing the school building committee to throttle back plans.

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High School Theatre Teacher Announces Resignation

Eight years after directing her first Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School musical, theatre teacher Brooke Hardman Ditchfield is leaving the school, but not the Island.

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