Selectmen Strike Compromise in Hotel Bar Dispute

In the spirit of compromise, Edgartown selectmen voted to limit the hours at the Harbor View Hotel’s outdoor pool bar.

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New Owners Want to Replace Red Cat Kitchen Building

The new owners of the building that houses the Red Cat Kitchen have submitted plans to demolish the downtown Oak Bluffs bungalow.

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A Year of Shifting Tides, 2019 Was a Time to Reflect and Act

The year that began with a historic, emergency birth would be characterized by crisis and history as well, as an Island that has long been immersed in its own past was time and again forced to confront it.

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MVC Designates Two Ancient Ways Off Lambert's Cove Road

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted unanimously to designate specific sections of Shubael Weeks and Red Coat Hill roads as ‘special ways.'

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Rapid Spread of Lone Star Ticks Alarms Experts

The rapid and unexpected expansion of the lone star tick into New England poses an ominous public health risk for coastal communities like Martha’s Vineyard.

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Woods Hole Climate Expert Delivers Urgent Message to MVC

At a special presentation to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday, Dr. Phil Duffy spelled out the grave state of the global climate crisis for the planet.

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Hospital Eyes Land in Edgartown for New Nursing Home

Faced with steep financial losses and the threat of closure at Windemere, the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has made an offer on a 26-acre property in Edgartown for a new senior living community.

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Island UPS Facility Fined by Department of Labor

An enforcement arm of the U.S. Department of Labor has fined the United Parcel Service upwards of $400,000.

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Edgartown Officials Demystify Real Estate Rules

The town of Edgartown has the largest land mass on the Island, the second largest population, 26 government subgroups, 200 employees, and an annual budget of $45 million.

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Selectmen Allow Oysterman Jack Blake to Take on a Partner

Longtime Sweet Neck Farm oysterman Jack Blake has a new business partner, with selectmen voting to add resident Dan Gilkes to Mr. Blake’s aquaculture lease at their meeting Monday.

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