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So far, very good for beer/wine sales in Tisbury
The record of the first season of beer/wine licensing for Tisbury restaurants conforms to the expectations of most reasonable townspeople.
Real estate prices here still forbiddingly high
Before the economy took a tumble, homeowners checked the weekly sales of nearby real estate rather than the Dow Jones Averages, to see how much their net worth had increased.
MVC proposes rules for wind turbines
Enclosed with this letter to Island planning boards are model regulations prepared for the Island Wind District of Critical Planning Concern.
Marjorie G. Masek
Marjorie Gibbon Masek, age 70, died on December 10 at her home in Vineyard Haven, with her family gathered to her bedside, and supported by Dyan Espindle, RN of Island Hospice.
MV boys win first inter-Island hockey game
Whenever Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket high schools meet to play a contact sport it is assumed that the game will be a highly spirited and a physically challenging contest.
Sports Highlights
The MVRHS girls' hockey team lost 6-3 to Marshfield on Wednesday, December 29.
Alma P. Barvenik
Alma Pjura Barvenik, 92, of Stratford, Connecticut, the widow of Frank X.
High school basketball girls team downs Wayland
Last Thursday, the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School girls varsity basketball team played host to the Wayland Warriors and treated them to a 52-37 whippin'.
Splash! New swim team will compete
The brand new Martha's Vineyard Regional High School swim team have begun practicing for their first meet this week.
RCBL week 8, Bulls lose
Tuesday, at the Boys & Girls Club in Edgartown, the Heat handed the Bulls their first defeat of the year, 107-94.
West Tisbury
It was like summer at the beach this New Year's Day.
Aquinnah
I think I say this every year, but, "Thank God the holidays are over.
Oak Bluffs
Welcome 2011.
Edgartown
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Islander in Service update, PVT2 Joseph Baldwin
Last week, The Times published updates on Islanders currently on active duty in military service.
Bad process, good outcome
When a good thing happens at an inopportune moment, in an unfortunate way, it's still a good thing.
Chilmark
We all have traditions.
Tisbury
Didn't we all glory in that beautiful spring weather last week? It was grand while it lasted.
State hikes penalties for higher income uninsured
Uninsured residents of Massachusetts who are deemed able to afford health insurance but fail to obtain coverage will face higher penalties this year under a plan quietly approved by the Patrick administration last week.