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Disney adventure led to mostly illegal eight year stay

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How Adalberto Pires got to America, and how he hopes to leave.

Chilmark selectmen fine tune Tea Lane Farmstead lease

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Chilmark selectmen have again reviewed the lease for the Tea Lane farmhouse.

Planned Center for Living home: big idea, small space

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The Center for Living has no permanent home. A county sponsored plan to build one wouldn't be big enough for the agency's needs.

Oak Bluffs selectmen green light roundabout utility plan

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Oak Bluffs selectmen Tuesday approved a request from NSTAR to install two new utility poles, and move four others, to accommodate the new road layout for the roundabout project at the intersection of Barnes Road and Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Road.

Lagoon Pond drawbridge committee mulls over the final details

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It was apparent at a meeting of the Lagoon Pond Drawbridge Committee yesterday that the devil is in the details.

Edgartown police provide safe place to drop old pills

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A new secure drop box allows people to safely dispose of unwanted or expired prescription medications.

Massachusetts presidential primary is March 6

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Seven Republican candidates are on the March 6 primary ballot.

The Pit Stop gets on track with a weekend music lineup

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Don Muckerheide will waste no time opening Oak Bluffs's newest music venue.

Martha’s Vineyard joins state program for a healthier life

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Martha's Vineyard joins 47 other Municipalities in Massachusetts to participate in Mass in Motion Municipal Wellness and Leadership Program.

Agricultural Society announces fund raising drive

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MV Agricultural Society begins fund raising drive to help pay off new land purchase.

Coast Guard Auxiliary offers boating skills class

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The Martha's Vineyard Detachment of the Coast Guard Auxiliary will offer a 10-week Boating Skills and Seamanship (BS&S) course.

Martha’s Vineyard’s only hunter safety class is in April

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Mass Wildlife will sponsor a free hunter education class in April.

Vineyard leap year baby Richie Walker, 59, turns 15 next week

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It's leap year babies' turn to celebrate.

Pets that swallow thread, floss, or yarn find strings attached

Vets call them "linear foreign bodies," a complicated name for a simple concept "” swallowing string.

Snow-drop madness in Britain; pragmatic garden books over here

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When a solitary bulb goes for more than $1,000, gardening has become a competitive sport.

Edgartown hotel and restaurant managers pitch in for Habitat

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A volunteer group of 28 managers from Edgartown's Harbor View Hotel, the Kelley House, and Newes From America Pub painted doors and trim and installed rigid insulation on two Habitat for Humanity houses in West Tisbury on Wednesday, February 15.

Palmer sisters make Locks of Love donation

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Madison and Lexington Palmer of Edgartown proved that two heads are indeed better than one last week when the sisters donated 22 inches of their hair to the Locks of Love organization.

Poet’s Corner: Cat’s Smile

Revealing the hidden corners of your life.

Births

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Havilah S.