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Some residents of William Street in Vineyard Haven, a popular Halloween trick-or-treating neighborhood, have said they won't be handing out treats this year. What do you think? Will you be handing out candy this year?
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COVID-19 scares off Halloween events - The Martha's Vineyard Times

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Several residents of one of the most popular spots for trick-or-treating on Martha’s Vineyard have decided not to hand out candy and treats this year. Wiet Bacheller, a William Street resident of Vi...

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Trick or treat seems like one of those tumbleweed things that has to outdo itself every year and this is a good time to simply Stop. Do something small and different at home. I agree if its too much for kids to be in school 100% then kids do not need to be loading up on sugar in less than safe circumstances. Definitely think the Food Pantry is good alternative. The 20 and 30 somethings who can't manage to do what is needed to limit Covid spreading are the same ones started on getting something (free candy) for nothing couple decades ago.

I think it’s the appropriate thing to do during the Pandemic. Even the kids will understand.

Sad for the kids, but I understand the concern.

Makes sense to me , if they can’t go to school , they should NOT be going door to door around town ! Please stay safe everyone

Well said Sarah

What a bunch of crap

So sorry to see some people’s reactions to this. I am one of those residents of William Street. I have thrown myself into Halloween every year....full out decorations, handed out 1600 pieces of candy last year, have a party where my guests come dressed in characters from the theme I’ve chosen (Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, etc). I am a senior, in the vulnerable age bracket for the virus. Most of us are seniors. I cannot imagine handing out candy to hundreds of children in the middle of a pandemic with the possibility of being exposed myself, or exposing others if I am asymptomatic. Especially with the hundreds of people who come through our neighborhood. I, like many of my neighbors, are donating the money we would have spent on Halloween candy, to the Island Food Pantry. That’s about $400-500 from me, alone. I know many in the community are disappointed, but each of us are doing the best we can to navigate this pandemic. Please try to be understanding. You may not agree, and that is your right, but please respect our doing what we feel is best for our health. We have happily embraced this wonderful holiday over the years, welcomed your children, marveled at their costumes, and embraced with enthusiasm this wonderful event.

Risk vs. Reward Dont be a superspreader

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8 hours ago

The Steamship Authority is saying a state bailout may not be needed this year, but they will be looking for help from customers to fund their 2021 budget in the form of rate increases.
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A combination of increased vehicle traffic and freight traffic has helped float the Steamship Authority toward improved finances, which general manager Robert Davis said could eliminate the need for a...

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Virus is spreading and we’re probably going back into lock down so they’ll need a bail soon

You call the SSA a business? That's a joke, right?

Stop spending so much money on new buildings and new boats and you won't need a bailout! Seriously, Island Home, renovating all the boats, new offices in Falmouth, new OB terminal, new WH Terminal, new WH slips. STOP, to MV it's 45 minutes, and the Islander served us fine for over 50 years!

Get your checkbooks out!!! I'm old school!!!😮

"help from customers" - give me a break. #Gofundmeculture

Why because they plane to raid the ferry$$$$

Operate all Fright boats and keep the Nantucket, island Home, eagle and the Marthas vineyard in New Bedford for the year.

Oh well what is next?

Joke right?

Excellent

more RATE increases? they get paid too much, lay off the ones that do nothing

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It was a different kind of Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby this year, but the values the tournament exemplifies in the Island community remained.
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It was a different kind of Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby this year, but the values the tournament exemplifies in the Island community remained. At a scaled-down ceremony undernea...

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The Martha's Vineyard Times

2 days ago

Chilmark firefighters were called to a fire at an unoccupied house off South Road in Chilmark at about 3 am Sunday.
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Fire destroys Chilmark house - The Martha's Vineyard Times

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Chilmark firefighters were called to a fire at an unoccupied house off South Road in Chilmark at about 3 am Sunday. “I arrived on scene seven minutes after the page,” Chilmark Fire Chief Jeremy Br...

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Lightening start it ???

So sad for the owners

Devastating

Where was this?

The Martha's Vineyard Times

3 days ago

Eager voters flocked to Island polling places Saturday, the first day of early voting in Massachusetts. Do you plan to vote in person or are you mailing your ballot in?
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Uncertainty over mail-in ballots, an effort to avoid large crowds during the pandemic, and simple practicality were all motivators that sent voters to the polls Saturday morning for the first day of e...

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I mailed my early voting more than a week ago, directly at the Chilmark Town Hall's ballot box. Feels good to have it accomplished. Grateful that women have the right to vote in this country.

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5 days ago

The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network has officially accepted Edgartown Harbor as one of its 12 new listings this fall.
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The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network has officially accepted Edgartown Harbor as one of its 12 new listings this fall. Edgartown Harbor’s acceptance into the program i...

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Washington, NC has a wonderful Underground Railroad Museum. Check it out.

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The years of the Underground Railroad was from 1810 to 1865.

Edgartown was founded on the use of slaves ...

When I was a kid (a LONG time ago) my family owned a home in Boxford/Topsfield (my Dad had to pay taxes to BOTH towns)...it was SO cool! Secret tunnels trough all three floors! Just LOVED it!!!

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