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U. Mass professor speaks about the state of the Vineyard economy

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At an event at the Harbor View Hotel on Thursday, Michael Goodman, a professor of public policy and head of the Public Policy Center at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, presented a fact-rich summary...

Abutters appeal Tisbury ZBA decision to approve Kuehn’s Way

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Kuehn’s Way, a 20-unit, $6.3 million affordable housing project proposed by the Island Housing Trust (IHT) for a site off State Road in Tisbury, which was unanimously approved by the Martha’s Vineyard Commision (MVC)...

Pressure mounts on Oak Bluffs selectmen to rein in moped rentals

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It was a full house at Tuesday night’s Oak Bluffs selectmen’s meeting, with the majority there to support the “Mopeds Are Dangerous Action Committee” (MADAC), a growing grassroots movement that is calling on town...

Chilmark selectmen and FinCom review special town meeting warrant

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Here’s a quick recap of what happened at the Chilmark joint selectmen-FinCom meeting on Tuesday: New finance committee (FinCom) member and retired Tufts engineering professor Robert Hannemann was voted onto FinCom. He takes the...

Mill Brook watershed committee wants answers about phosphorus

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The Mill Brook Watershed Management Planning Committee (MBWMPC) in West Tisbury continues to work on a report that will describe the challenges faced by bodies of water in the 3,400-acre drainage. The brook heads...

Misty Meadows, a gift to Martha’s Vineyard Community Horse Center

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Horse lovers across the Vineyard have dreamed that one day Misty Meadows would return to the Island community. On Tuesday, Nov. 15, that dream came true, when Carol and Jerry Kenney, owners of Misty...

Social media, a powerful tool for Martha’s Vineyard police departments

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In the recent years in the U.S., the relationship between police departments and the people in their communities has been marred on both sides by mistrust and violence. But on the local level, police...

Promotions at The MV Times

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On Wednesday, Nov. 23, MV Times publisher Peter Oberfest announced a number of staff promotions. Jamie Stringfellow was named executive editor, overseeing all of The Times’ publications. Geoff Currier was named associate editor and...

Online infographic illustrates the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts

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A new data visualization from the Baker-Polito administration shows the extent of the Massachusetts opioid epidemic, based on findings from the Chapter 55 Report. The report was collected by a public/private partnership that reviewed...

Christmas magic on Sunset Lake

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A crack investigative reporting team from The Times solved an annual Christmas mystery on Monday morning, when it stumbled across a crew from Crossland Landscape setting up the floating Christmas tree on Sunset Lake,...

Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has a new orthopaedic surgeon

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Dr. David A. Halsey will join Martha’s Vineyard Hospital this week as its new, full-time, permanent orthopaedic surgeon. Before joining Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, Dr. Halsey was director of the joint replacement program at the University...

MVRHS FY 2018 budget nears a vote

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The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS) budget will increase roughly $1.2 million for the fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018), a 7.1 percent increase from the year before, for a total assessed expense of...

School system email server is up and running; cause of crash unknown

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The main email server for all of Martha’s Vineyard public schools was restored on Monday, Nov. 21, after crashing on Nov. 14 and remaining down for a week. In a phone conversation with The...

Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group director steps down

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When The Times first reached Rick Karney on Nov. 18 to follow up on a rumor that he was retiring as the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group (MVSG) director, he was, appropriately, at an International...

Edgartown selectmen grant extensions: Tin Hangar liquor license to Dec. 31, school sidewalk to...

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The Edgartown selectmen quickly decided on Monday to extend the seasonal liquor license of the Tin Hangar, and to extend the sidewalk on Robinson Road near Edgartown School, before asking town administrator Pam Dolby...

Island moms organize weekly meeting in West Tisbury in response to election

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It started with a couple of mothers talking after school on the playground at the Chilmark School. They were upset about the outcome of the national election and wanted to do something constructive in...

Chilmark selectmen approve warrant for special town meeting

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Chilmark selectmen finalized eight warrant articles on Tuesday, Nov. 15. With costs totaling $150,622, they will be voted on at a special town meeting on Dec. 5 at 7:30 pm. Several articles focus on...

Offshore wind progress report: Politics and science

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Every chair was full on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the Vineyard Haven Council on Aging as eight speakers — five government officials and three offshore wind company representatives — presented progress reports on the...

West Tisbury selectmen hear update on highway barn

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On Wednesday, Nov. 16, West Tisbury selectmen heard from highway superintendent Richard Olsen and West Tisbury Police Chief Dan Rossi regarding the construction schedule for the new highway barn, which is expected to be...

Discussion about Chilmark public safety building site goes back to committee

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In a meeting on Friday, Nov. 18, Chilmark selectmen spoke with with resident Helen Benham and interested parties to hear a proposal to build the new town public safety building on Middle Road, instead...