No More Cutting the Line at Chappy Ferry, at Least for the Fall

Nobody can cut the Chappy Ferry cut line — but Edgartown selectmen can suspend it, as they unanimously voted to do at a public hearing Monday.

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MVC Approves Mill House Demolition, But at a Cost

Capping a lengthy and at times emotional process, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission begrudgingly approved the historic Mill House demolition 13-1 Thursday night.

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Commission Postpones Vote on Meeting House Subdivision

A key subcommittee of the MVC voted 7-2 this week to recommend denial of a large subdivision proposed for off Meetinghouse Way, amid debate that followed familiar battle lines.

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Wings of Freedom Puts History in the Cockpit

The Wings of Freedom exhibit at the Martha's Vineyard Airport included a B24 Liberator, a fully-restored B17 Flying Fortress, B25 Mitchell and the P51 Mustang—all of them cleared for takeoff.

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Mass Casualty Drill Includes Medivac Demonstration

At approximately 10 a.m. Sunday, a Boston medivac helicopter landed smack-dab in the middle of Oak Bluffs’ Waban Park as part of a mass casualty incident drill.

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In Race for Offshore Wind, Three New Bids

Three offshore wind developers, including Vineyard Wind, have submitted bids to build the state’s second offshore wind farm — even as the first one remains mired in permitting issues.

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Peter Burke Wins Vineyard Cross Country Invitational

Over 600 runners and 17 teams participated in the annual Vineyard Invitational, with some schools traveling from as far away as Worcester and Barrington, R.I.

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History at Sea Reveals Brave Young WWII Pilots

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers final report was released this week about the crash of a Curtiss SB2C Helldiver during a training run in Cape Pogue Pond.

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Inaugural Summer for Rental Tax Sees Mixed Reviews

Martha’s Vineyard’s first summer with a tax on short-term rentals is in the books, and real estate brokers and listing agents are voicing frustration.

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Edgartown Presses Its Points on High School Funding Issue

Edgartown officials doubled down on their criticism of proposed changes to the high school funding mechanism Monday.

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