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How much more can the Island handle?
A 1.5-mile drive on Edgartown–Vineyard Haven Road took 40 minutes. It felt impossible to send a text or get a call through. Parking at State Beach was haphazard and unattainable.…
Hundreds of pounds of litter removed from Senge
The Friends of Sengekontacket and Beach BeFrienders MV announced that their beach cleanup during the holiday weekend, on July 5, removed more than 300 pounds of litter from the Island shoreline. Twenty-two volunteers collected trash and marine debris for over two hours on the shoreline of Sengekontacket Pond in order to alleviate the threats to…
Massachusetts fights for federal emergency funding
Massachusetts’ pursuit of more federal aid was quashed recently after the Trump administration denied the state’s request to approve a major declaration of disaster. But state officials are still fighting to get funding for state residents who were impacted by the February blizzard. Gov. Maura Healey announced the denial of the declaration on July 9,…
Oak Bluffs votes to join regional water protection fund
Oak Bluffs is now flush with funds to augment its wastewater system after becoming the first town to join the Cape and Islands Water Protection Fund. At a special joint meeting of the Oak Bluffs Select Board and the Oak Bluffs Wastewater Commission last Tuesday, board members unanimously approved joining the fund, which was created…
ticks, tick-borne conditions & hunting
Hospital president’s first summer at the helm
Claire Seguin is stepping into her first summer leading the largest provider of healthcare for Martha’s Vineyard. As new president and chief operating officer, she’s been the face of the hospital for the past six months. She took over the position just before the Island was rocked by winter storms…
Ten days in at the hospital’s new tick clinic
Last Thursday afternoon, June 25, the new Express Care and Tick Clinic was open for appointments. It’s one of many responses from health organizations to increased hospital visits and a rising number of positive tests for tick-borne conditions, like the allergy to mammalian products called alpha-gal syndrome. The new center,…
Gov. Healey backs Island leaders on tick mitigation
This summer, ticks are the talk of the town on Martha’s Vineyard. And on Wednesday, they were also the subject of a roundtable discussion at the Agricultural Hall in West Tisbury, where Gov. Maura Healey gave her support to Island organizations and town efforts, urging locals to push on with…
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Island’s benefits agreement with Vineyard Wind made public
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