Thomas Humphrey

Despite Pushback, Middle Road Pole Project Passes

The project, which aims to bolster the grid in Chilmark and Aquinnah, was significantly scaled back from Eversource’s original proposal to install 48 poles along Middle Road last year.

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Historic District Against Plastic Pickets

The picket fence around the West Tisbury Cemetery will remain wooden for now, after the historic district commission asked the town select board not to replace rotten pickets with new ones made of plastic.

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From First Sip to a Growing Business, Coffee Fuels a Passion

Leif Iversen, founder and owner of the Martha’s Vineyard Coffee Company, doesn’t remember exactly when he took his first childhood sip of coffee, but he certainly remembers where it happened: Costa Rica.

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West Tisbury Schedules Fall Town Meeting

West Tisbury will hold a fall special town meeting in November to consider funding a program incentivizing town residents to build affordable housing on their property, along with a series of minor funding articles.

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Ever-Increasing Demand Fuels Landscaping Business Growth

As development has spread on the Island, yard and garden services have exploded, employing a growing segment of Vineyard residents.

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Evening Weigh-In Is Where the Action Is, No Matter the Weather

Gray-orange light struggled to glow through a thick overcast evening skies in Edgartown as fishermen lined up on a dour night to weigh in their derby catches for the day.

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Hat Whisperer Focuses on the Fundamentals

Jim (Brooksie) Brooks opened his hat store in Oak Bluffs 48 years ago. His sales style is fast paced — filled with motion, enthusiasm and profanity.

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Vineyard Under Tropical Storm Warning

With Hurricane Lee expected to pass offshore of Martha’s Vineyard Saturday, the National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm warning for Dukes County. The storm could hit the Island with tropical storm-force winds within the next 36 hours.

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Historic Erford Burt Building Gets a New Lease on Life

After seven decades on Lagoon Pond Road, the Erford Burt house was moved last week in a bid to preserve and restore the historic building.

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Howes House Project in Holding Pattern

Plans to renovate the Howes House in West Tisbury are on-hold indefinitely as the town select board reckons with policy violations on the Up-Island Council on Aging, the intermunicipal body headquartered there.

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