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Tisbury harbormaster’s boat sinks

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Updated 2:50 pm The Tisbury harbormaster’s boat sank at the Owen Park dock Thursday morning due to causes not yet known. Tisbury Harbormaster John Crocker...

Davis pressed on ferry electrification at O.B. open house

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At an open house held in the Oak Bluffs library to field public questions about proposed fare increases, Steamship Authority general manager Robert Davis...

Chilmark forms climate change working group

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Chilmark selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday night to form a five- to seven-member climate change working group to address the needs of the town and...

State pitches shellfish initiative

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Former state Senator Robert O’Leary and Chris Schillaci, a scientist from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, hosted a hearing on the Massachusetts Shellfish...

Healy sues Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Sept. 25 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Edgartown, Vineyard Wind settle cable dispute

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Vineyard Wind and the town of Edgartown have reached a settlement in an appeal to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) over cables...

East Chop Light lead pollution disclosed

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Like West Chop Lighthouse, testing has shown the Coast Guard lighthouse on East Chop has lead pollution in its soil. The U.S. Coast Guard...

Chilmark fetes Norton

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Former Chilmark Fire Chief David Norton received a catered retirement party Wednesday night at the Chilmark Community Center. Norton, who served half a century...

SSA hires project engineer, fulfilling another HMS recommendation

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The Steamship Authority has fulfilled another recommendation from the HMS consulting report by hiring Liam J. Slein as project engineer — an entirely new...

Hunt for Pat Gregory’s killer ongoing

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Law enforcement officials have released a sketch of a suspect in the shooting death of West Tisbury town moderator Francis “Pat” Gregory. Gregory, a...

Vineyard firefighters undergo hazardous materials training

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Firefighters from several Vineyard departments took part in a hazardous materials training over four days last week at West Tisbury Fire Station No. 2....

SSA pitches fare increases

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The Steamship Authority predicts a net income of $2.4 million for 2020, a figure it finds too low. In order to arrive at a...

West Tisbury learns adult-use pot has different approval path

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Marijuana entrepreneur Geoff Rose came before West Tisbury selectmen Wednesday to field questions from the board about a draft host agreement before that document...

New Tri-Town ambulance headquarters debated

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Tri-Town Ambulance hopes Aquinnah, Chilmark, and West Tisbury will divide the construction costs for a new $2 million Tri-Town Ambulance headquarters into thirds, to...

Police, fire respond to Edgartown moped crash

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Edgartown police and fire personnel responded to a moped crash on Dock Street Wednesday afternoon. The woman driver hit the curb, police said. She was...

Chilmark fire engine damaged on narrow road

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A Chilmark fire truck took about $800 worth of damage during a drill on Stonewall Road on Sept. 9. Chilmark Fire Chief Jeremy Bradshaw...

Fernandes presses for youth voting rights

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Rep. Dylan Fernandes, D-Falmouth, is backing a bill aimed at giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in municipal elections.  “For too long our...

O.B. conducts boat collision drill

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A multiagency drill meant to hone marine and shoreside response in the event of a two-boat collision unfolded Sunday morning off Inkwell Beach in...

Edgartown approves prohibited tree

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Updated Sept.18   At a shade-tree hearing Monday afternoon, Edgartown selectmen voted unanimously to permit James and Carolyn Berluti to remove two trees from their property...

Medical evacuation executed from Queen Mary II

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Updated at 12 noon The U.S. Coast Guard executed a medical evacuation from the Queen Mary II Monday morning about 75 nautical miles southeast of...