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Oak Bluffs pursuing new parking lot
Oak Bluffs is looking to create a paid parking lot with more than 30 parking spaces on Uncas Avenue, a short walk away from...
Construction begins on 40-unit affordable housing development
Updated August 29
The nonprofit Island Housing Trust’s largest affordable housing project to date took another step toward fruition.
Meshacket Commons, an affordable housing project in...
Regionalizing first responders: Is it inevitable?
With two Vineyard chiefs — Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz and Edgartown Police Chief Bruce McNamee — retiring in the next few months,...
Damaged propeller leads to SSA boat swap
Updated
The Steamship Authority ferry Woods Hole is out of commission due to damaged propellers, which could cause passenger cutoffs.
Why the propeller broke remains unclear,...
New Bedford freight service approved for Vineyard route
A New Bedford freight company has gotten approval to serve the Vineyard, more than eight months after it made the request.
The Steamship Authority board...
Police: Chilmark outage caused by alleged drunk driver
Updated August 27
A vehicle accident that took out a utility pole on Monday caused an outage for nearly 200 Chilmark residents.
According to a Tuesday...
State rep. candidates make their pitches
With the state primary less than two weeks away, candidates spoke on the issues in Edgartown.
Islanders gathered at Edgartown library on Wednesday evening to...
New details emerge on SSA worker injury
The Steamship Authority’s explanation for an incident that left one dock worker with an injured jaw has expanded.
Internal records obtained by The Times through...
Steamship Authority worried by dwindling mariners
Updated August 21
Following a week with numerous ferry trip cancellations resulting from crew shortages, Steamship Authority officials say the ongoing global mariner shortage and...
Mechanical issues cancel over eight Steamship trips
Updated 5:54 pm
Mechanical problems caused cancellations to two Steamship Authority ferries Monday and Tuesday.
The Island Home, one of the largest vessels in the ferry...
The show goes on despite ferry challenges
Oak Bluffs’ annual fireworks display, a pinnacle of the summer season, encountered a small snag after multiple ferry cancellations on Thursday, caused by a...
SSA reps. recommend recruitment changes after ‘disaster’ weekend
With a crew shortage, what they say is poor communication, and a slew of ferry cancellations over the weekend, Steamship Authority representatives are renewing...
Oak Bluffs considers regionalization for fire chief position
With Oak Bluffs Fire Chief Nelson Wirtz set to retire in December, the town is considering the possibility of regionalizing the chief position with...
Vineyard Wind resumes construction amid investigation
It’s been a month since a turbine blade within the Vineyard Wind lease area fractured, littering foam, fiberglass, and other debris into local waters,...
Biting into the oceanic legacy of ‘Jaws.’
A pop culture phenomenon was born from the mind of Peter Benchley when “Jaws” — the 1974 bestseller about a shark that terrorized a...
Outgoing Island rep endorses Moakley
With the state primary elections less than a month away, outgoing State Rep. Dylan Fernandes, who represents the Vineyard, has thrown his endorsement behind...
Jewish festival exceeded permitted ticket sales
West Tisbury officials voiced their displeasure with the organizers of the Jewish Cultural Festival for selling too many tickets.
The festival organized by Chabad on...
Firefighters extinguish small fire at Edgartown eatery
Firefighters from multiple agencies responded to Alchemy Bistro & Bar on Main Street in Edgartown to extinguish a small fire behind a kitchen stove.
Fire...
West Tisbury divided over residential tax exemption
Updated, August 6
Emotions intermittently flared between Islanders and seasonal residents during a tense meeting in West Tisbury last week as town officials consider implementing...
Edgartown wants accountability on turbine fracture
Updated August 1
With turbine debris now washing ashore onto Martha’s Vineyard, some town officials are calling for Vineyard Wind to address the community.
The scope...