Louisa Hufstader

Shout It Out! Libraries Are In-Person Again

This week brought grateful library patrons face to face once again with staffers in the stacks.

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First Fridays Set to Return to Vineyard Haven

After a virtual season last year due to the pandemic, Vineyard Haven’s First Friday celebrations will resume this summer on Main street, with live music and for the first time, food trucks.

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Salary Set for West Tisbury Fire Chief

Greg Pachico formally accepted the job of West Tisbury’s first full-time fire chief, after the select board offered him a $120,000 salary during Wednesday night’s regular board meeting on Zoom.

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Art Gallery Scene Heats Up as Summer Nears

Island art galleries are readying for a busy season, after many saw robust sales in 2020 as locked-down households grew tired of the same old walls.

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A Creative Light Burns in Yonder Window

Isolation, boredom, paranoia, shame and dread have never been more engaging than in a new artistic work by Abby Bender, Jesse Jason and Lisa Gross.

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MassDOT Requests More Time for Beach Road Work

Tisbury select board members said Tuesday they are open to allowing highway work to continue on Beach Road for another month, instead of requiring MassDOT to suspend work this week.

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Featherstone Blooms Again With Art of Flowers Exhibit

rises to orchids, daisies to hollyhocks and poppies to hydrangeas, a thousand flowers are blooming in the spring group show at Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs.

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VTA Charges Ahead with Solar Canopies, Energy Storage

A $4.5 million solar energy project at the Vineyard Transit Authority officially went online Friday, with a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the latest milestone.

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West Tisbury Backs Lot Transfer for Affordable Housing

An otherwise placid annual town meeting turned contentious Tuesday, as West Tisbury voters debated an article asking to transfer a parcel of land to the town’s affordable housing committee.

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Override Awaits West Tisbury Voters as They Head to Tabernacle

West Tisbury voters will decide on a $300,000 general override to offset the town’s $20 million budget, when the annual town meeting and special election are held next week.

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