From the Congo to the Shenandoah
News Daniel Greenman - 0
A group of student refugees who have left behind war-ravaged areas in Africa are spending a week on board the iconic tall ship the Shenandoah.The students showed up full of energy to Owen Park...
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Dolphin spotted near Dike Bridge
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 0
Bob Carroll spotted something out the window of his Chappaquiddick home on Sunday morning that doesn’t happen every day. Originally, he saw a fin, and thought what we’d all be thinking on Amity Island...
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New England Wind projects slated for construction
News Eunki Seonwoo - 0
UpdatedConstruction of wind projects off the coast of the Vineyard is starting to ramp up.The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved construction and operations plans for two major offshore wind projects recently: Ørsted’s...
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Charges ramp up to murder for Ravizza
News Eunki Seonwoo - 0
Updated July 2Connecticut police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Jared Ravizza on a charge of murder.While police have connected Ravizza to the death of his roommate in their Deep River home...
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Cape, Island sheriffs push back against D.A.
News Daniel Greenman - 0
The legal dispute between the Cape and Islands D.A. and two sheriffs continued in the state’s highest court on Friday, as both the Dukes and Barnstable County Sheriffs filed to dismiss the D.A.’s attempt...
Two loggerheads washed ashore in June
News Hayley Duffy - 1
The bodies of two loggerhead sea turtles were found on the Vineyard in recent weeks, both of which likely died out at sea before washing ashore on the Island.While there were no signs that...
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Island dispensary reopens after state ruling
News Hayley Duffy - 1
Island Time, one of two dispensaries on the Island, reopened after a successful back-and-forth with state regulators Saturday, June 29, and saw a surge of customers. Doors were closed for 6½ weeks, starting in...
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Price increases on third SSA vessel conversion
News Sam Houghton - 2
The Steamship Authority is going forward with the retrofit of a new freight vessel, the third in line from a series of vessels purchased from a Louisiana company in 2022. The price tag for...
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MV Commission conducting Island-wide survey
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 1
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission regional planning agency wants seasonal and full-time Vineyarders to fill out a 12-question anonymous survey asking for people’s thoughts on a variety of issues, including real estate development, climate change,...
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Basketball champ returns to the Island
News Nikeya Tankard - 2
On Wednesday evening, police officers, firefighters, and the press were called to the Martha’s Vineyard Airport — not for an emergency, but for a special welcome for Vineyard basketball star Geovane Meikle.18-year-old Geo, as...
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The Island’s hidden homeless
News Hayley Duffy - 23
Jonathan Scoggins sat up halfway from his position lying in the shade to arrange a small fan, powered by his portable solar panel, at a 45° angle so that the light breeze lifted to...
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Osprey nest blamed for Oak Bluffs power outage
News Eunki Seonwoo - 10
Updated 10:53 pmMore than 2,000 Eversource customers in Oak Bluffs were struck by a power outage on Wednesday night.Eversource officials say an osprey nest on top of a utility pole came in contact with...
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Sunrise Wind cleared to start construction
News The Martha's Vineyard Times - 35
Another industrial offshore wind farm off the coast of the Vineyard is preparing to start construction.The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved Sunrise Wind’s construction and operations plan on June 21, according to...
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Tisbury hires a new harbormaster
News Julia Goujiamanis - 3
Gary Kovack has been tapped to be the new harbormaster in Tisbury. The town’s select board offered Kovack — a former U.S. Coast Guard member — the job of leading the town’s waterfront office...
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Edgartown Fourth parade to honor D-Day Vet
News Hayley Duffy - 0
When the Old Whaling Church’s bell rings five times in a row next Thursday July 4, Edgartown’s Independence Day Parade will step off from the Edgartown School and start their march.“We step off, even...
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Oak Bluffs fixes funding defect two years later
News Eunki Seonwoo - 0
Oak Bluffs fixed a timing defect for funding on major town projects’ during a special town meeting this week, two years after voters had originally approved the borrowing item.The two warrant articles asked voters...
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Stabbing suspect pleads not guilty in Quincy
News Eunki Seonwoo - 0
Jared Ravizza, the man with Island ties accused of stabbing multiple people in Braintree and Plymouth on Memorial Day weekend, pleaded not guilty at Quincy District Court last week.Ravizza was arraigned on June 20,...
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PETA lobster ad prompting Steamship policy change
News Eunki Seonwoo - 2
Posters hung by an animal rights advocacy group has the Steamship Authority (SSA) reconsidering its advertising policy.The board is considering only allowing advertisem*nts from federal, state, and town governments, or the SSA itself. In...
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Islanders come together for fish donations
News Julia Goujiamanis - 4
An Island fishing vessel captained by Wes Brighton carried about 800 pounds of fluke that was headed into Menemsha Thursday last week with plans to sell the abundance of fish to an Island wholesaler....
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Transfer fee stripped from Senate housing legislation
News State House News Service - 16
Senate Democrats unveiled plans Monday to authorize more than $5 billion in borrowing to spur housing production, releasing a bill that would make numerous housing policy changes while not recommending a proposal to allow...
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