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Parking ticket zeal helps no one in Tisbury
I thought it important and helpful to convey my thoughts regarding a recent experience that clearly is not pro MV business.
Between a rock and a rooster
For almost three years I have remained silent about a situation that has finally become intolerable.
Correction
The December 30 article "Library plan costs expand in Edgartown," reports incorrectly that the town purchased the Capt.
Deer hunting season ends on a Bambi note
The muzzleloader deer hunting season ended Friday, and with it Massachusetts' 2010 deer hunting.
Voters called to cut budgets in Oak Bluffs
Oak Bluffs town officials plan a special town meeting, most likely in February, to cut spending in the current budget year.
Trustees, design committee clash over Edgartown library plans
The Edgartown library trustees Tuesday declined to endorse the latest plan to build a new library at the site of the Old Edgartown School.
Homeowner’s mistaken town identity is corrected
Last April, Chilmark resident Elizabeth Pickett Gray switched her telephone service from Verizon to Comcast.
Reel Picks
A disappointing third in the C.
Fire station is first choice for new West Tisbury police station
The West Tisbury police station site and planning committee will recommend that the Public Safety Building complex on State Road be selected as the future location of a new police station.
Martha’s Vineyard District Court Report
Annette Moreis, Oak Bluffs; DOB 5/21/58, breaking and entering a building during nighttime to commit a felony: guilty — two years in the house of correction suspended, two year probation, must pay $372.
On their Way – Alex Baynes
Alex Baynes, class of 2000, made his public mark as an athlete, playing baseball, hockey, and running track. Navy Lieutenant Baynes continues to excel.
Vineyarders adopt new resolutions for the new year
As 2011 swept ashore over the weekend, Vineyarders were asked about how they planned to handle the new year. Gwyn McCallister collected some of our resolutions.
Announcements
Stela P.
The Yard regroups in the new year
The off-season gives Vineyard nonprofits time to regroup after the busy summer.
Rooster splits ears, and a Martha’s Vineyard neighborhood
It is 4:53 am on Tuesday morning.
The new Edgartown Hardware “” more product, more parking
Edgartown Hardware will open at 7:30 am on Monday and will close at 4 pm just as it does every day in winter.
Stela, welcome to 2011
Stela Plamenova Duncheva, the first baby born on Martha's Vineyard in 2011, weighed 7 pounds when she arrived at 1 am, Saturday, New Year's Day.
New Year’s Eve was mostly quiet, a little splashy
On a warm and mild New Year's Eve, Martha's Vineyard revelers were generally well-behaved.
To three buddies
can be glimpsed some days near Linda Jean's.
Mansion House offers Vineyard residents low-cost getaway
The Mansion House Inn in Vineyard Haven announces its Slumber Party January special to Island residents looking for an affordable local winter vacation.