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In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to warn and notify the inhabitants of the Town of Chilmark, qualified to vote in elections and town affairs, to assemble at the Chilmark Community Center in said Town of Chilmark on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of April in the year Two Thousand and Eleven A.

Federal and Wampanoag tribal officials Friday introduced the 2011 Native American $1 coin during a ceremony at the Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth.

Two Wampanoag tribe employees saw a bald eagle sitting in a tree on the Flanders property, near the intersection of North Road and Menemsha Crossroad, at about 3:30 pm, Wednesday afternoon.

In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of West Tisbury qualified to vote in elections and in Town affairs to meet in the West Tisbury Elementary School, Old County Road, in said Town on Tuesday the Twelfth day of April, Two Thousand Eleven, at Seven O'Clock in the evening; then and there to act on the articles of this Warrant.

Dozens of winter-weary Islanders gathered at the Ag Hall Saturday night for the annual spring potluck supper and social.

The Oyster Bar Grill on Circuit Avenue in Oak Bluffs remains closed, after the corporation that owns the restaurant and bar filed for bankruptcy a second time.

In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts you are hereby directed to notify and warn the inhabitants of said Town, qualified to vote in elections and Town affairs, to meet in the auditorium of the Old Whaling Church (Methodist Church) on Main Street in said Edgartown on Tuesday, the Twelfth day of April, Two Thousand Eleven at seven o'clock in the evening, then and there to act on the Articles in this Warrant, with the exception of Article One.

The Martha's Vineyard Arts and Culture Collaborative (MVACC) is conducting a survey through April 8 to find out how many individuals, organizations, and businesses are directly involved in arts and culture on the Island.

A discussion about large houses takes place at a meeting of the Martha's Vineyard Commission's (MVC) Land Use Planning Committee on April 4, 5:30 pm, at the MVC offices in Oak Bluffs.

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Consolidating the Oak Bluffs and Tisbury police departments is economically viable, would save some money, and would improve supervision and increase operational efficiency in the two towns.

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The Edgartown Library will host a presentation by Tia Costello from the Boston office of the U.

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Eugene Casey, Boston; DOB 6/17/82, drug violation near school/park: dismissed at the request of the Commonwealth; possession of Class B drug (cocaine): guilty — one year in the house of correction suspended, two years probation, must pay $50 VW and $50 PSF; disorderly conduct: dismissed at the request of the Commonwealth.

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If experience is any guide and as the chart that accompanies this story shows, only a small percentage of voters will decide how to spend more than $96 million.

Edgartown police opened a criminal investigation this week, as new allegations of fraud and missing client funds surfaced against prominent Edgartown attorney and town official Edward W.

The February 22 arrest of a Middleboro man by Middleboro police on child sex-abuse charges is linked to an arraignment that took place Friday in Edgartown District Court.

As Gov.