The up-Island community boasts rolling hills dotted with sheep and horses that cascade down to Lucy Vincent beach and the picturesque fishing port of Menemsha.
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High school building costs for year-rounders sharpen into focus
Extensive mapping of deer population is in
From dusk to dawn, drones were flown daily this winter from more than 100 spots across the Island to collect and mark the heat signatures of deer, in what is regarded as the most extensive survey of the herd ever done. Now the results are in. The nonprofit Tick Free Martha’s Vineyard (Tick Free MV),…
New candidate emerges for Chilmark Select Board race
Rebecca Haag, a stalwart figure in the Island’s nonprofit world, was slated to be the sole candidate to run for the select board in Chilmark. But in a last-minute twist to what’s been an uneventful election cycle, a new candidate has entered the race with a write-in campaign. Chilmark residents recently received a letter from…
Important Dates
- Tuesday, April 21, 6:15 pm: Chilmark Select Board mtg. (Prop 2 1/2 override hearing)
- Monday, April 27, 7 pm: Annual Town Meeting
- Wednesday, April 29, 12 pm to 8 pm: Annual Town Election
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