Town Divided as Hard Liquor Question Tops Ballot in Tisbury

Tisbury voters will decide next week whether to add spirits to restaurant menus, in a referendum ballot question that has divided the business districts and residential neighborhoods.

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Two Weekend Car Crashes Lead to Citations

Police said speed was a factor in an accident that seriously injured two Vineyard men Sunday. A crash in Chilmark Saturday injured the driver, who faces charges.

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Legal Taking of Yellow House Inches Forward

The town of Edgartown and the Hall family have reached an agreement that is expected to clear the way for the town to take the Yellow House by eminent domain.

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Fallout from State Drug Lab Scandal Includes Vineyard Cases

A total of 58 criminal cases on Martha’s Vineyard will be dropped as a result of the statewide drug lab scandal that unfolded four years ago involving Annie Dookhan, the former state chemist who mishandled evidence in thousands of drug cases.

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Need to Find a Dragon? Deborah MacInnis Can Help

Deborah MacInnis has worked in libraries since she was in the eighth grade. And the biggest part of that work has been 40 years as children’s librarian in Edgartown.

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Shellfish Group Bestows Surprise Honor on Retiring Director

The hatchery on Lagoon Pond that has spawned a valuable shellfish industry on the Vineyard will be renamed the Richard C. Karney Solar Hatchery.

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Ice Rink Construction Starts and Stops, Lacking Permits

A $3.7 million overhaul of the Martha’s Vineyard Arena was quickly halted by the Oak Bluffs building inspector when it was discovered that the project had no permits.

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Airport Mobil Owner Sues Over Loss of Lease

The owner of the gas station and car wash facility has filed a lawsuit against the Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission after the commission voted to award a lease to a competing station in Edgartown.

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Ruling Favors Steamship Authority in Woods Hole Terminal Project

A ruling this week stated that the state Department of Environmental Protection was correct when it issued a license for a new Steamship Authority terminal and ferry slips in Woods Hole.

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Police Arrest Oak Bluffs Man on Fentanyl Charges

John Hathaway Jr., 48, was arrested Tuesday and will be charged with trafficking in fentanyl, according to police.

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