Edgartown Library Receives Generous Bequest

The Edgartown selectmen this week accepted a gift of $574,000 for the town’s free public library. The donor has asked to remain anonymous. Library leaders said they were pleased and surprised.

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Rogue Pigs Keep Police Officers Busy in Aquinnah

A passel of pigs provided an adventurous Saturday evening in Aquinnah for police and residents of Lighthouse Road, who tried to corral the swine during a six-hour ordeal.

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Stiff Breeze and Tough Competition, Vineyard Cup Brings Surprises

At the Vineyard Cup awards ceremony Sunday, which followed three days of spirited racing in Vineyard waters, it was Nantucketer Wendy Schmidt who took the top prize in the classic division.

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Nothing But Net as Niantic Park Prepares for Reopening

After more than three years of planning, a year of construction and a fair share of financial stress, Niantic Park in Oak Bluffs will be fully open to the public within a matter of weeks.

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Flying Horses Spin On After Popcorn Fire Scare

The Flying Horses carousel building in Oak Bluffs was briefly evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a small fire in a popcorn machine.

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Vineyard Cup Regatta Set for This Weekend

The 11th annual Vineyard Cup is set to sail this weekend, with three days of racing in Martha's Vineyard waters. The annual Seafood Buffet and Auction precedes the sailing competition Thursday evening.

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For U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Martha's Vineyard Is Home

Jeh Johnson, a member of President Barack Obama’s cabinet, distinguished attorney and summer visitor to the Vineyard for more than five decades, took the pulpit of Union Chapel Sunday.

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No Serious Injuries after Unoccupied Car Rolls into Menemsha Creek

A young girl suffered minor injuries and a dog was rescued after an unoccupied Volkswagen Golf rolled into Menemsha Creek on Saturday morning, police said.

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Brothers in Arms Were Born to Serve

It is no surprise that Conor and Liam Smith have embarked on military careers. But it is a rare and laudable accomplishment that they are now enrolled in U.S. military academies.

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Embracing Faith and Forgiveness In Wake of Violence and Hate

Rev. Dr. Betty Deas Clark pastor of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., talked about faith and forgiveness last week at Union Chapel.

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